Dvorak: Complete String Quartets

Published: 15 June 2023
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Given their infrequent appearances on concert programmes, Dvořák’s string quartets have done rather well in the recorded catalogues. There are several recordings of the complete cycle of 16 works, which span the composer’s career. A couple have been made by native ensembles from the composer’s Czech homeland but also a couple more by central-European ensembles such as the Stamitz Quartet, who since their foundation in 1985 have been known as leading interpreters of Czech repertoire.

Composer: Antonín Dvorák
Artists: Stamitz Quartet

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The approach of the Stamitz Quartet is quite different from either the Panocha or Prague ensembles, noted David Hurwitz in Classics Today: ‘more relaxed, less rhythmically charged, and gracious in an
old-world sort of way… The group also gives unusual stature to the somewhat formally scattered early works, particularly the monstrous Third Quartet, which at 72 minutes has to be just about the all-time longest string quartet that ostensibly observes the rules of classical form.’ Taken as a whole, the quartets chart the evolution of Dvořák’s style, from his interest in Wagnerian music in the years prior to 1870 – in the String Quartet in D major – to the folk-infused works of his later life, such as the String Quartet in G major Op.106, and show the influence of his time in the United States, with the String Quartet in F Op.96 'American'. If the only Dvorák quartet that you’re familiar with is the ‘American’, then this set will provide an embarkation point for what should prove an immensely fruitful musical journey. The late quartets in particular are shaped by the oscillations between varied weather and song that sit at the heart of the three late symphonies.

According to the Taipei Times, this set is ‘a feast for a lifetime. They’re gorgeously warm and evocative recordings, and no one could possibly go wrong in choosing them...this remains an astonishing bargain.’ This reissue includes full programme notes on each work.


Tracklist:
Antonín Dvorák:
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, B. 18:
00:00:00 I. Allegro con brio
00:26:24 II. Andantino
00:43:54 III. Allegro energico
00:58:40 IV. Finale, allegretto
String Quartet No. 2 in B-Flat Major, B. 17:
01:12:18 I. Allegro non troppo
01:23:43 II. Largo
01:39:10 III. Allegro con brio
01:46:06 IV. Finale. Andante-allegrogiusto-allegro con fuoco
02:01:21 Quartettsatz in A Minor, B. 40a: I. Andante appassionato
String Quartet No. 8 in E Major, B. 57:
02:08:21 I. Allegro
02:17:39 II. Andante con moto
02:25:22 III. Allegretto scherzando
02:30:40 IV. Finale, allegro con brio
Echo of Songs, B. 152:
02:38:54 I. I Know That on my Love. Moderato
02:43:01 II. Death reigns. Allegro ma non troppo
02:45:18 III. When Thy Sweet Glances. Andante con moto
02:47:55 IV. Never Will Love Lead Us. Poco adagio
02:53:55 V. Here Gaze I. Andante
02:57:20 VI. O Charming, Golden Rose. Andante moderato
02:59:56 VII. I Wander Oft. Andante con moto
03:02:02 VIII. In Deepest Forest Glade. Lento
03:05:06 IX. Thou Only Dear One. Moderato
03:07:59 X. There Stands an Ancient Rock. Andante maestoso
03:10:13 XI. Nature Lies Peaceful. Allegro scherzando
03:12:47 XII. You Are Asking Why. Allegro animato
String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, B. 19:
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