STRING QUARTET No.10 in A flat major, Op.118

STREICHQUARTETT Nr.10 As-Dur op.118

QUATUOR A CORDES No.10, en la bémol majeur, Op.118 (1964)

1. I. Andante

2. II. Allegro furioso

3. III. Adagio - attacca

4. IV. Allegretto – Andante

Live recorded in Moscow, 10 January 1966

STRING QUARTET No.11 in F minor, Op.122, to the memory of Vasily Shirinsky

STREICHQUARTETT Nr.11 f-Moll op.122

QUATUOR A CORDES No.11, en fa mineur, Op.122 (1966)

5. I. Introducion: Andantino

6. II. Scherzo: Allegretto

7. III. Recitative: Adagio

8. IV. Etude: Allegro

9. V. Humoreska: Allegro

10. VI. Elegia: Adagio

11. VII. Finale: Moderato

Live recorded in Moscow, 25 March 1969

STRING QUARTET No.12 in D flat major, Op.133

STREICHQUARTETT Nr.12 Des-Dur op.133

QUATUOR A CORDES No. 12, en ré bémol majeur, Op.133 (1968)

12. I. Moderato - Allegretto

13. II. Allegretto - Adagio –Moderato - Allegretto

Live recorded in Moscow, 25 March 1969

STRING QUARTET No.13 in B flat minor, Op.138

STREICHQUARTETT Nr.13 b-Moll op.138

QUATUOR A CORDES No. 13, en si bémol mineur, Op.138 (1970)

14. Adagio – Doppio movimento – Tempo primo

Live recorded, Radio Leningrad,,27 January 1971

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BEETHOVEN QUARTET

Dmitri TSYGANOV, Nicolai ZABAVNIKOV violins/Violinen/violons,

Fyodor DRUZHININ, viola/Bratsche/alto, Sergey SHIRINSKY, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

Leningrad and Moscow Radio Broadcasts: 1966-1971

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PRD 250 318

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH 1906 -1975

STRING QUARTET No.1 in C, Op.49 (1938) 13:59
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.1 C-Dur op.49
QUATUOR À CORDES No1, en ut majeur op.49
1. I. Moderato 04:37
2. II. Moderato 04:22
3. III. Allegro molto 01:58
4. IV. Allegro 03:01
Moscow, 4-5 August 1964

STRING QUARTET No.2 in A major, Op.68 (1944) 36:14
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.2 A-Dur op.68
QUATUOR À CORDES No2, en la majeur op.68
5. I. Overture - Moderato con moto 08:12
6. II. Recitative and Romance - Adagio 12:07
7. III. Waltz - Allegro 05:29
8. IV. Theme with variations - Adagio 10:27
Moscow, 6-7 January August 1966

9. STRING QUARTET No.5 in B flat major, Op.92 (1952) 29:42
STREICHQUARTETT Nr. 5 B-Dur op.92
QUATUOR À CORDES No5, en si bémol majeur op.92
I. Allegretto non troppo - attacca • II. Andante - attacca • III Moderato - Allegretto
Moscow, 4 &10 January 1966

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BORODIN QUARTET
Rostislav Dubinsky, Jaroslav Alexandrov violins / Violinen / violons
Dmitry Shebalin viola / Bratsche / alto
Valentin Berlinsky cello / Violoncello / violoncelle

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PRD 250 323

Disc 1

STRING QUARTET No.1, Sz 40 (1927)

STRING QUARTET No. 3, Sz 85 (1927)

STRING QUARTET No. 5, Sz 102 (1934)

Disc 2

STRING QUARTET No. 2, Sz  67 (1917)

STRING QUARTET No. 4, Sz  91 (1928)

STRING QUARTET No. 6, Sz  114 (1939)

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VÉGH QUARTET

Sándor VÉGH (1^st violin)  Sándor ZÖLDY (2^nd violin) Georges JANZER (viola) - Paul SZABO (cello)

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PRD 250 358

Arrangements or Transfigurations?
Bearbeitungen oder Verklärungen ?
L’art de la transcription ou de la transfiguration ?

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
1-2 The Well-Tempererd Clavier Vol.I. Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor BWV 853 (1742) 08:25
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Teil.1 Präludium und Fuge es-Moll BWV 853
Le Clavier bien tempéré Vol.1 – Prélude et fugue en mi bémol mineur BWV 853
1. Prelude 03:14 - 2. Fugue 05:01
Recorded in Berlin, January 1961, Ufa Tonstudio
Wilhelm KEMPFF, piano

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
3-4 Six Preludes and Fugues, KV 404a (1782), for violin, viola and cello, No.1 07:58
Sechs Präludien und Fugen für Violine, Viola und Violoncello KV 404a, Nr.1
Six Préludes et Fugues, pour trio à cordes K 404a, no1
3. In D minor - Adagio 04:00 - 4. In D minor - Fuga 03:50
Recorded in Switzerland, January 1967
GRUMIAUX TRIO: Arthur GRUMIAUX, violin – Georg JANZER, viola – Eva CZAKO, cello

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
5 Piano Quartet No.1, Op.25, for piano, violin, viola and cello (1861) 08:19
Klavierquartett Nr.1 g-Moll op.25 / Quatuor no1, en sol mineur op.25
II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo
Recorded in New York-City, 30 December 1967

Artur RUBINSTEIN, piano
GUARNERI QUARTET: John DALLEY, violin – Michael TREE, viola – David SOYER, cello

Orchestrated by / Orchestriert von / Orchestré par ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG (1874-1951)
6 II. Intermezzo. Allegro ma non troppo 08:04
Recorded in Chicago City, September 1962
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Robert CRAFT

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
7 Three Pieces for String Quartet (1914) 06:55
Drei Stücke für Streichquartett / Trois pièces pour quatuor à cordes
7. Danse 00:50 - 8. Excentrique 02:03 - 9. Cantique 03:45
Recorded live in Prague, 2 February 1987.

TOKYO STRING QUARTET
Peter OUNDJIAN, Kikuei IKEDA, Kazuhide ISOMURA, Sadao HARADA
10-12 Four Etudes for Orchestra (1914) 06:37
Vier Studien für Orchestert / Quatre études pour orchestre
10. I. Danse 00:47- 11. II. Excentrique01:59 - 12. III. Cantique 03:50
Recorded in London, July 1964.

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Antal DORATI

13-16 LEOŠ JANÁČEK (1854-1928)
Youth (Mládí), suite for wind sextet (1924) 16:21
Die Jugend für Bläsersextett / Jeunesse, pour sextuor d'instruments à vent
13. I. Allegro 03:24 - 14. II. Andante sostenuto 04:49
15. III. Vivace 03:41 - 16. IV. Allegro animato 04:27
Recorded in Prague, Domovina Studio, July 1999

PRAŽSKÉ DECHOVÉ KVINTETO - PRAGUE WIND QUINTET
Jan RIEDLBAUCH, flute - Jurij LIKIN, oboe - Vlastimil MAREŠ, clarinet
Miloš WICHTERLE, bassoon - Vladimíra KLÁNSKÁ, French horn - Zbyněk CICHA, bass-clarinet

17-20 Transcribed for string quartet by KRYŠTOF MAŘATKA (b.1972) 17:42
durchkomponiert für Streichquartett von / arrangé pour quatuor à cordes par
17. I. Allegro 03:31 - 18 II. Andante sostenuto 05:37
19. III. Vivace 03:45 - 20. IV. Allegro animato 04:49
Recorded in Prague, September 2016, Studio Martinek, in the presence of the Arranger
Publisher: Editions Bärenreiter, Praha, Czech Republic
ZEMLINSKY QUARTET (Zemlinského kvarteto):
František SOUČEK, Petr STŘĺŽEK, violins - Petr HOLMAN, viola - Vladimír FORTIN, cello

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PRD/DSD 350 132

The Budapest String Quartet

FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)

STRING QUARTET in D major, Op.44 no.1 (1838) 28:58
STREICHQUARTETT D-Dur, Op.44/1
QUATUOR à CORDES en ré majeur op.44 n°1
1. I. Molto allegro vivace 09:48
2. II. Menuetto (un poco allegretto) 05:49
3. III. Andante espressivo con moto 06:12
4. IV Presto con brio 07:07
Live recording, 13 November 1959,Coolidge Auditorrium Library of Congress, Washington,
played on the Stradivari instruments in the Gertrude Clarke Whitehall Collection

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)

STRING QUARTET Op.41 No.1 in A minor (July 1842) 22:31
STREICHQUARTETT Op.41/1.a-Moll
QUATUOR à CORDES op.41/1 en la mineur
5. I. Introduzione: Allegro espressivo – Allegro – 09:49
6. II. Scherzo in A minor. Presto - Intermezzo 02:31
7. III. Adagio 02:26
8. IV. Presto 09:02
Live recording, 5 October 1961,Coolidge Auditorrium Library of Congress, Washington,
played on the Stradivari instruments in the Gertrude Clarke Whitehall Collection

PIANO QUINTET in E flat major, Op.44 (Nov 1842) 29:49
KLAVIERQUINTETT Es-Dur, op.44
QUINTETTE POUR PIANO & CORDES en mi bémol majeur op.44
7. I. Allegro brillante 08:43
8. II. In modo d’una Marcia 09:26
9. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace 04:40
10. IV. Allegro ma non troppo 06:57
Recording, 13 November 1959 ,Coolidge Auditorrium Library of Congress, Washington,
played on the Stradivari instruments in the Gertrude Clarke Whitehall Collection

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THE BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET
Joseph ROISMAN, Jac GORODETZKY, (1-4) Alexander SCHNEIDER, violins
Boris KROYT, viola – Mischa SCHNEIDER, cello
Rudolf SERKIN, piano

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PRD 250 391