Dvorak Chamber Works / Panocha Quartet

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Supraphon
Release Date
April 25, 2008
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      DVO?ÁK, ANTONIN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Panocha Quartet, Suk Trio & Guests
    • PERFORMER
      PANOCHA QUARTET SUK TRIO & GUESTS
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 25, 2008
    • UPC
      099925392123
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SU3921-2
    • LABEL
      Supraphon
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio - Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Josef Klusoň

    2. II. Lento

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Josef Klusoň

    3. III. Finale: Allegro con brio

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Josef Klusoň

    4. I. Allegro non tanto

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

    5. II. Allegro vivo

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

    6. III. Larghetto

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

    7. IV. Finale: Allegro giusto

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

    8. I. Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Pavel Nejtek

    9. II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Pavel Nejtek

    10. III. Poco andante

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Pavel Nejtek

    11. IV. Finale: Allegro assai

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Pavel Nejtek

    12. Nocturne in B Major, Op. 40, B. 48a

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Pavel Nejtek

    13. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Josef Klusoň, Michal Kaňka

    14. II. Dumka: Poco allegretto

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Josef Klusoň, Michal Kaňka

    15. III. Furiant: Presto

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Josef Klusoň, Michal Kaňka

    16. IV. Finale: Theme: Allegretto grazioso, quasi andante

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Josef Klusoň, Michal Kaňka

    17. I. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Jan Panenka

    18. II. Andante sostenuto

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Jan Panenka

    19. III. Finale: Allegro con brio

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Jan Panenka

    20. I. Allegro ma non tanto

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Jan Panenka

    21. II. Dumka: Andante con moto

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Jan Panenka

    22. III. Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Jan Panenka

    23. IV. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Panocha Quartet

      Performer: Jan Panenka

    24. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Suk Trio

      Performer: Josef Koďousek

    25. II. Andantino con variazioni

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Suk Trio

      Performer: Josef Koďousek

    26. III. Finale: Allegretto scherzando

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Suk Trio

      Performer: Josef Koďousek

    27. I. Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Suk Trio

      Performer: Josef Koďousek

    28. II. Lento

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Suk Trio

      Performer: Josef Koďousek

    29. III. Allegro moderato, grazioso

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Suk Trio

      Performer: Josef Koďousek

    30. IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Suk Trio

      Performer: Josef Koďousek


This 4-disc set contains all of Dvorák’s piano quartets and quintets, plus his string quintets, the Sextet, and the Intermezzo (Nocturne) for string quintet–a movement that journeyed from the Fourth String Quartet to the Double Bass Quintet (the arrangement here), finally winding up as the Nocturne for String Orchestra. It remains one of the most harmonically forward-looking and poignant pieces that Dvorák ever wrote, and it’s no wonder that he loved it. One of the great things about the internet is the fact that everyone can use it to express their opinion. One of the worst things about the internet is that everyone can use it to express their opinion. In the latter category we find a whole host of what I call “dot-com cowards,” anonymous posters who feel they have a duty to share their views with the rest of us without having the guts or decency to stand behind their opinions by letting us know just who they are. Many of these people post on Amazon.com, where one such moron described these performances as “insensitive” and “heavy-handed,” and among the worst available.

It’s a pity, really, that such people are given a forum to display their ignorance, the evidence of which is strengthened by their need for anonymity and enchanting freedom from any feeling of obligation to describe a performance accurately. It’s not that I personally disagree with their judgment. It’s rather that the statements of what purport to be musical facts are audibly untrue. Consider, for example, the Panocha Quartet’s performance of finale of the “American” String Quintet. Is this “heavy handed?” Or how about the Suk Trio in the Second Piano Quartet’s first movement. Insensitive? Please.

The fact that we are dealing with Czech musicians does not guarantee that they will be successful in Czech music. The reason that these are great performances stems from the fact that they are played by great musicians generally. The Panocha Quartet is one of the supreme ensembles of its kind, period. The Suk Trio, similarly, which tackles the two Piano Quartets, is a superb ensemble, and not just in Dvorák (try their Beethoven). Anyone reading this will already know to take the random “reviews” posted on sales sites with a big grain of salt, but it still infuriates me to see audibly first class performances maligned by people too cowardly even to post their names.

-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com