Dvor?k: String Quartet No.12
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Performer: Michal KankaComposer: Antonin Dvorak
Performer: Josef Kluson
Performer: Vaclav Remes
Performer: Vlastimil Holek
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1998-06-09
Music Label: Praga Czech Rep.
Soundtracks:
- Str Qt No.12 in F, 'The American' Op.96 B 179: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Prazak Qt
- Str Qt No.12 in F, 'The American' Op.96 B 179: II. Lento - Prazak Qt
- Str Qt No.12 in F, 'The American' Op.96 B 179: III. Molto Vivace - Prazak Qt
- Str Qt No.12 in F, 'The American' Op.96 B 179: IV. Finale: Vivace Ma Non Troppo - Prazak Qt
- Terzetto in C: I. Introduzione, Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Vaclav Remes/Vlastimil Holek/Josef Klosen
- Terzetto in C: II. Larghetto - Vaclav Remes/Vlastimil Holek/Josef Klosen
- Terzetto in C: III. Scherzo. Vivace-Trio, Poco Meno Mosso - Vaclav Remes/Vlastimil Holek/Josef Klosen
- Terzetto in C: IV. Thema Con Variazoni-Poco Adagio-Moderato-Molto Allegro - Vaclav Remes/Vlastimil Holek/Josef Klosen
- Bagatelles Op.47 B 79: I. Allegro Scherzando - Vaclav Remes/Vlastimil Holek/Michal Kanka/Jaroslav Tuma
- Bagatelles Op.47 B 79: II. Tempo Di Minuetto, Grazioso - Vaclav Remes/Vlastimil Holek/Michal Kanka/Jaroslav Tuma
- Bagatelles Op.47 B 79: III. Allegro Scherzando - Vaclav Remes/Vlastimil Holek/Michal Kanka/Jaroslav Tuma
- Bagatelles Op.47 B 79: IV. Andante Con Moto - Vaclav Remes/Vlastimil Holek/Michal Kanka/Jaroslav Tuma
- Bagatelles Op.47 B 79: V. Poco Allegro - Vaclav Remes/Vlastimil Holek/Michal Kanka/Jaroslav Tuma
Free Music Notes for Dvor?k: String Quartet No.12
Free Music Review: Thermonuclear Dvorak
Hit: 5 Stars
The Prazak is reputed to be the best string quartet in the Czech Republic, and after listening to this performance of the "American" quartet, it's easy to see why. We've all heard this beloved warhorse 100 times either live or in recordings, but never *ever* have I heard a performance like this one. Pick your favorite quartet's performance of the "American." Emerson? Guarneri? Tokyo? Orion? Prazak's is in a completely different league. The conventional wisdom about Russian music is that only Russians can *really* play it the way it was meant to be played. Maybe the same is true of Czech music, though Dvorak's universal appeal would suggest otherwise. Nonetheless the Prazak's performance has a depth of soul like I've never heard before. From the opening announcement of the theme of the first movement on the viola, you know you're in for something completely different--earthy and crisp, it sets the tone for everything that follows. The slow movement is filled with a pathos that moves you to tears; the scherzo is sharp, witty and even a bit naughty; the finale is breathtaking in its joy, yet the middle chorale recalls some of the pathos of the lento, before launching into the exalting coda. No matter how many recordings you have of the "American" this one's a must. A stunner.
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