Quartets

STRING QUARTET No. 5 (1979), dedicated to Prague City Quartet

STRING QUINTET (two violas) (1972), dedicated to Smetana Quartet

STRING QUARTET No. 6 (1993), dedicated of the members of Pražák Quartet

PRAGUE CITY QUARTET

SMETANA QUARTET, Jan TALICH senior, viola

PRAŽÁK QUARTET

This disc is dedicated to the memory of Jindrich Feld with whom I worked from 1959 until his death July 8, 2007. We created together in 1992 the label PRAGA, we had devoted to the defense and illustration of the musical genius of Czech composers and performers. Are gathered here three concerts given in France in the presence of Jindrich Feld by the musicians dedicatees.

Pierre. E. BARBIER

PRD/DSD 350 037

STRING QUARTET no. 3, in C major, op.33 no.3 Hob.III.39 ‘ The Bird’

STRING QUARTET no. 2, in E flat major, Op.33 no.2 Hob.III.38 ‘The Joke’

STRING QUARTET no. 5 in G major Op.33 no.5 Hob.III.41

PÁRKÁNYĺ QUARTET

István PÁRKÁNYĺ, Heinz OBERDORFER, violins/Violinen/violins, Ferdinand ERBLICH, viola/ Bratsche/alto, Michael MÜLLER, cello/Violoncello/ violoncelle

STRING QUARTETS Op.74 ‘APPONYI’ (II) :

STRING QUARTET in C major, Op.74 No.1 (1792) (Hob.III :72)

STRING QUARTET in F major, Op.74 No.2 (Hob. III:73)

STRING QUARTET in G minor, Op.74 No.3 “The Rider” (Hob.III :74)

KOCIAN QUARTET

Pavel HŮLA, Miloš ČERNÝ, violins/Violinen/violon Zbyněk PAĎOUREK, viola/Bratsche/alto Václav BERNÁŠEK, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

STRING QUARTET in B flat major “Sunrise”, op.76 No.4 (Hob.III:78)

STRING QUARTET in D major, op.76 No.5 (Hob.III:79)

STRING QUARTET in E flat major, op.76 No.6 (Hob.III:80)

PRÁŽAK QUARTET

Vâclav REMEŠ, Vlastimil HOLEK, violins, Josef KLUSOŇ, viola - Michal KAŇKA, violoncello

OVERTURE to the „Flying Dutchman“ as played at sight by a second-rate Concert Orchestra at the Village Well at 7 o'clock in the morning

„MILITÄRMINIMAX“ For String Quartet

STRING QUARTET OP. 22 (1922)

KOCIAN QUARTET

Pavel HŮLA, Miloš ČERNÝ, violins/Violinen/violons, Zbyněk PAĎOUREK, viola/Bratsche/alto Václav BERNÁŠEK, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

PRD 350 036