Beethoven and Mozart: String Quartets

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Label
Supraphon
Release Date
May 19, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BEETHOVEN MOZART
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Vlach Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      VLACH QUARTET
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 19, 2017
    • UPC
      099925422127
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SU4221-2
    • LABEL
      Supraphon
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    2. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    3. III. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    4. IV. Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    5. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    6. II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    7. III. Scherzo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    8. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    9. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    10. II. Andante

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    11. III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    12. IV. Allegretto ma non troppo - Più allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    13. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    14. II. Adagio cantabile

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    15. III. Scherzo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    16. IV. Allegro molto, quasi presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    17. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    18. II. Menuetto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    19. III. Andante cantabile - Poco adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    20. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    21. I. Allegro ma non tanto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    22. II. Scherzo: Andante scherzoso quasi allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    23. III. Menuetto: Allegro - Trio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    24. IV. Allegretto - Prestissimo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    25. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    26. II. Adagio ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    27. III. Scherzo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    28. IV. La Malinconia: Adagio - Allegretto quasi allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    29. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    30. II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    31. III. Adagio molto e mesto -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    32. IV. Thème russe: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    33. I. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    34. II. Allegro molto vivace -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    35. III. Allegro moderato - Adagio -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    36. IV. Andante, ma non troppo e molto cantabile

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    37. V. Presto - Molto poco adagio -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    38. VI. Adagio quasi un poco andante -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague

    39. VII. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague


After having paid tribute to the legacy of the Czech Chamber Orchestra, Supraphon has now commemorated another ensemble connected with the violinist and conductor Josef Vlach, a gifted pupil of Josef Talich. Established in 1950, since 1954 the Vlach Quartet performed in the line-up in which it had triumphed in the competition in Liege and in which it conquered stages worldwide and made all the recordings featured on this album. Two exciting quartets, teh Smetana and the Vlach, were active in Prague, ensembles whose difference represented an inspiring polarity of approaches to music interpretation. Ivan Medek thus described the personality of Josef Vlach, who with kindness and authority alike formed the quartet's soul: ''Similarly to Talich, Vlach was not a scholarly artist. Yet he possessed a remarkable ability, an acute sense for that which is really strong and communicative in music. His intellect seemed to be constantly fed from an immense source of profound emotional inspiration.'' The Vlach Quartet recorded Beethoven's quartets within 10 years. Given the year in which it was recorded, 1956, the ''bonus'' Mozart quatet in D minor is one oft he ensemble's oldest recordings made soon after their victory in Liege. The presented Beethoven tracks are merely part of the Vlach Quartet's remarkable legacy, which encompasses quartet works by Czech composers, as well as by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Ravel.