Leos Janacek.Leos Janacek String Quartet string quartet Ensemble consisting of two violins, viola, and cello, or a work written for such an ensemble. Since c. 1775 such works have been perhaps the predominant genre of chamber music. no. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata "Kreutzer Sonata" is the name of several works of art.
Erwin Schulhoff Erwin Schulhoff (June 8, 1894 – August 18, 1942) was a Czech composer and pianist. Life Born in Prague of Jewish-German origin, Schulhoff was one of the brightest figures in a generation of European musicians whose successful careers were prematurely terminated by String Quartet no. 1 The Talich Quartet: Jan Talich, Petr Macecek, Vladimir Bukac, Petr Prause. Production: Jacques le Calve calve act of parturition by a cow or other mammal producing a calf as offspring. , Michael Adda Adda (äd`dä), river, 194 mi (312 km) long, rising in the Rhaetian Alps, N Italy, and flowing SW through Lake Como, then S into the Po River near Cremona. . Text: Fr., Eng. Recorded: 12/2004, 3/2005, Studio Arco Diva, Praha. Released: 2005. TT: 57:08. DDD DDD Direct Distance Dialing DDD Digital/Digital/Digital (audio CD format, recording/mixing/mastering) DDD Degenerative Disc Disease DDD Domain Driven Design DDD Data Display Debugger (GNU Project) . 1 CD Caliope CAL 9333 (distribution Classic). The Talich Quartet has brought off another daring feat. Two years ago they crowned their complete Mendelssohn, then they shocked the experts with a highly mature conception of Smetana's quartets and Fibich's 1st Quartet, and now they have released another wonderful title with their home French record company. Their interpretation of Janacek astounds the listener with the tension of each phrase, the dramatic spirit, the erotic punch, and despite all the abrasiveness an intoxicating in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. sweetness of tone. Currently it would be hard to find any parallel for their treatment of agogics, which pervades even the details. The expressiveness is taken so far that in places I wondered if it wasn't over the top, yet everything is so beautifully balanced and in proportion that I was entirely convinced. Of course it is just one of the possible interpretations of a complex score and other ensembles offer other versions (the Panoch, Stamic, Kocian, Wihan, Hass and other quartets). As far as the standard of the performers is concerned, the ensemble is ideally balanced. The first violin Jan Talich is a brilliant violinist, able and dominant, but the violist Vladimir Bukac is also capable of masterly solo play. The second violin Petr Macecek is not just someone who provides the accents and the "feedlines", but a complementary partner to the first violin, and background is reliably created by cellist Petr Prause. The Talich Quartet seem to be entering a golden period when they can record almost anything at top level. The Schulhoff Quartet is a good supplement, and played with no less enthusiasm, but it is just one of the possible solutions. Filling extra time on a CD of brilliant Janacek quartets is difficult and can never be absolutely right. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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