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Dvorak: String Quintet, Etc / Waldmann, Vlach Quartet Prague

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Details

Composer
DVORAK
Artist
Jakub, Waldmann
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Nov 01, 2002
Catalog #
8555378
UPC
747313537822

About

Dvorák's String Quintet with double bass can be counted among his finest chamber works (or actually among his finest works, period). It contains all of the composer's trademark compositional virtues: vibrant energy, gorgeous melodies, dancing rhythms, and an overall life-affirming spirit. There's spirit aplenty in the Vlach Quartet's joyous reading, augmented by Jakub Waldmann's double bass, which, thanks to Naxos' beautifully balanced, sonorous recording, adds a satisfyingly deep bottom to the ensemble sound. The Quintet originally contained five movements, but Dvorák removed the intermezzo and published it separately as the familiar Nocturno, which here receives an exquisitely tender and serene reading from the Prague players.


The tunes in Drobnosti (miniatures) will be recognizable to anyone familiar with Dvorák's Romantic Pieces for piano and violin, here in their original version for two violins and viola. This arrangement sounds slight after the robust tones of the preceding Quintet, but the delicate tunes nonetheless retain their power to enchant. Finally, the melancholy Andante appassionato (from an aborted early string quartet project), is notable for its beautiful tunes and an animated middle section that bears a striking stylistic resemblance to Tchaikovsky. In sum, a richly varied and highly enjoyable program. [12/19/2002]
--Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro con fuoco 11:07
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    11:07
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Jakub Waldmann
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague
  2. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 08:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Jakub Waldmann
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague
  3. 3 III. Poco andante 07:37
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Poco andante
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Jakub Waldmann
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro assai 07:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro assai
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Jakub Waldmann
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague
  5. 5 Intermezzo (Nocturno), B. 19 04:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    Intermezzo (Nocturno), B. 19
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Jakub Waldmann
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague
  6. 6 I. Cavatina: Moderato 03:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Cavatina: Moderato
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague
  7. 7 II. Capriccio: Allegro 02:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Capriccio: Allegro
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague
  8. 8 III. Romance: Allegro 02:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Romance: Allegro
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague
  9. 9 IV. Élégie: Larghetto 04:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Élégie: Larghetto
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague
  10. 10 Andate appassionato in F Major, B.40a 06:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    Andate appassionato in F Major, B.40a
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Vlach Quartet Prague