Leos Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" / String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" / Violin Sonata - Prazak Quartet / Vaclav Remes / Sachiko Kayahara

Leos Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" / String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" / Violin Sonata - Prazak Quartet / Vaclav Remes / Sachiko Kayahara

Leos Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" / String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" / Violin Sonata - Prazak Quartet / Vaclav Remes / Sachiko Kayahara
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Composer: Leos Janacek
Performer: Prazak Quartet
Performer: Vaclav Remes
Performer: Sachiko Kayahara
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1997-12-09
Music Label: Praga Czech Rep.
Soundtracks:
  1. Str Qt No.1: I. Adagio. Con Moto
  2. Str Qt No.1: II. Con Moto
  3. Str Qt No.1: III. Con Moto. Vivace. Andante. Tempo I.
  4. Str Qt No.1: IV. Con Moto
  5. Son For Vn And Pno: I. Con Moto
  6. Son For Vn And Pno: II. Ballade. Con Moto
  7. Son For Vn And Pno: III. Allegretto
  8. Son For Vn And Pno: IV. Adagio
  9. Str Qt No.2, 'Intimate Letters': I. Andante-Con Moto-Allegro
  10. Str Qt No.2, 'Intimate Letters': II. Adagio-Vivace-Andante-Presto-Allegro-Vivo-Adagio
  11. Str Qt No.2, 'Intimate Letters': Moderato-Adagio-Allegro
  12. Str Qt No.2, 'Intimate Letters': Allegro-Andante-Con Moto-Adagio-Tempo I

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From the heart of Central Europe in the first quarter of the twentieth century comes this penetrating, challenging, occasionally disturbing, and ever rewarding music for small ensembles. The Prague-born Prazak Quartet is of course equal to the challenge.

Leos Janacek's music for string quartet show what the genre can be. Easily mistaken for a weak, limpid subset of classical music, music for quartet a la Janacek is as sinewy and energetic as it gets.

The Quartets for String Quartet Nos. 1 and 2 and the same composer's Sonata for Violin and Piano alternately set the listener on edge and set his heart to soaring. One wonders whether music can get any more emotionally gripping than this. One wonders, too, what angels and demons plucked the strings of Janacek's heart while he wrote it.

I first heard Janacek for quartet played by the Takacs Quartet during a 2007 visit to Indianapolis. A little research turned up the Prazak as equally fine interpreters of the Czech legend. You could hardly do better for getting acquainted with this most modern of composers than this CD.
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Leos Janacek: String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" / String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters" / Violin Sonata - Prazak Quartet / Vaclav Remes / Sachiko Kayahara Poster

Janácek's two string quartets are without question the most exiting pieces of their type composed this century, and they are certainly among the most enjoyable. Both have strong programmatic components. The First Quartet was inspired by Tolstoy's story "The Kreutzer Sonata," a passionate protest against the maltreatment of women. The Second Quartet, subtitled Intimate Letters, describes the composer's love affair with a woman 38 years his junior (it was a one-sided love; she was happily married and apparently totally confused by Jan´cek's attentions). Both works are superbly performed by the Panocha Quartet, one of the finest string quartets in the world. This music belongs in every collection. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. --David Hurwitz

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