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Dvorak: String Quartets, Opp. 106 & 96 "american"
Supraphon

Dvorak: String Quartets, Opp. 106 & 96 "american"

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Details

Composer
DVO?ÁK, ANTONIN
Artist
PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Sep 24, 2010
Catalog #
SU4038-2
UPC
099925403829

About

This recording, although relatively new, is one of the rarest gems in the Supraphon archives. After the initial positive reactions the extraordinary quality of the recording was confirmed by prestigious Gramophone Awards; in addition to winning the chamber music category, the young ensemble also brought home from London the top prize: Recording of the Year. Eight years after the first edition, Supraphon is releasing this delicacy for true audiophiles. Dvorák's mature works perhaps best mirror the ensemble's extraordinary qualities: the equilibrium between precision and spontaneity, the remarkable ensemble playing, and the solo potential of all of the individual players. At the end of the draft of his Quartet Op. 96, Antonín Dvorák wrote the comment: "I'm satisfied; it went quickly..." Soon after the "New World Symphony", he composed one of the most beautiful of all string quartets while still in America - and the critics were unsparing in their praise. For the Pavel Haas Quartet, both the "American" Quartet and the following Quartet Op. 106, the first work composed after the composer's return home from America, are literally affairs of the heart. According to the Sunday Times: "In this repertoire, they are simply matchless today." Dvorák might even have written his comment "I'm satisfied" about this recording as well.

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 09:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:18
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pavel Haas Quartet
  2. 2 II. Adagio, ma non troppo 10:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio, ma non troppo
    Duration
    10:13
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pavel Haas Quartet
  3. 3 III. Molto vivace 06:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Molto vivace
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pavel Haas Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Andante sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco 10:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Andante sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    10:34
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pavel Haas Quartet
  5. 5 I. Allegro ma non troppo 09:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:35
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pavel Haas Quartet
  6. 6 II. Lento 07:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pavel Haas Quartet
  7. 7 III. Molto vivace 03:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Molto vivace
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pavel Haas Quartet
  8. 8 IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo 05:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pavel Haas Quartet