Starter Packs

Complete your collection with these curated titles, grouped at a special discount.

Shop Now
Martinu: String Quartets / Stamic Quartet
Brilliant Classics

Martinu: String Quartets / Stamic Quartet

Contemporary Romantic Dramatic Nostalgic
$18.99

Details

Composer
Bohuslav Martinu
Artist
Stamic Quartet
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 19, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96902
UPC
5028421969022

About

Long available only in a larger box, the only available digital-era set of Martinu’s string quartets, recorded in 1990 by a native Czech ensemble.

Martinu composed seven quartets over the course of his career, from the First in 1918 to the Seventh in 1947. This chronological range therefore mirrors the development of his music, from Debussy and Franck-accented Bohemianism in the First to a more up-to-date French influence on the Second from 1925, which arrives in the finale at the kind of chugging accumulations of motoric energy that became his trademark.

The direct emotional appeal of all seven quartets is vividly brought to life by the Stamitz Quartet in a recording first issued in 1990, and which still has very few rivals on disc. Established in 1985, the Stamitz Quartet quickly became known as leading interpreters of Czech repertory. ‘I can heartily recommend this comprehensive traversal of the unpredictable, occasionally highly impressive works that make up the corpus of Martinu’s Quartets.’ (MusicWeb International)

Tracklist 29 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo 09:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato - Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:40
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  2. 2 II. Andante moderato 07:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante moderato
    Duration
    07:36
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  3. 3 III. Allegro non troppo 10:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    10:18
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  4. 4 IV. Allegro con brio 12:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    12:41
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  5. 5 I. Moderato (Andante) - Allegro vivace 07:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Moderato (Andante) - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  6. 6 II. Andante - Moderato 06:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante - Moderato
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  7. 7 III. Allegro - Scherzando 05:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro - Scherzando
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  8. 8 I. Allegro 04:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  9. 9 II. Andante 04:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  10. 10 III. Vivo 03:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Vivo
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  11. 11 I. Allegro poco moderato 05:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro poco moderato
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  12. 12 II. Allegro scherzando 03:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Allegro scherzando
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  13. 13 III. Adagio 06:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  14. 14 IV. Allegro 04:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  15. 15 I. Allegro ma non troppo 06:01
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  16. 16 II. Adagio 06:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  17. 17 III. Allegro vivo 05:34
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Allegro vivo
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  18. 18 IV. Lento - Allegro 08:25
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Lento - Allegro
    Duration
    08:25
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  19. 19 I. Adagio moderato 06:40
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Adagio moderato
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  20. 20 II. Andante 07:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  21. 21 III. Allegro 07:50
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    07:50
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  22. 22 I. Poco allegro 07:11
    Track
    22
    Title
    I. Poco allegro
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  23. 23 II. Andante 07:58
    Track
    23
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    07:58
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  24. 24 III. Allegro vivo 06:00
    Track
    24
    Title
    III. Allegro vivo
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Stamic Quartet
  25. 25 I. Poco allegro 04:26
    Track
    25
    Title
    I. Poco allegro
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    members Stamic Quartet
  26. 26 II. Poco andante 06:02
    Track
    26
    Title
    II. Poco andante
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    members Stamic Quartet
  27. 27 III. Allegro 05:36
    Track
    27
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    members Stamic Quartet
  28. 28 I. Allegro 07:53
    Track
    28
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:53
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    members Stamic Quartet
  29. 29 II. Poco moderato 06:50
    Track
    29
    Title
    II. Poco moderato
    Duration
    06:50
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    members Stamic Quartet