ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY (1871-1942)

STRING QUARTET no.2, Op.15 (1914)

STRING QUARTET no.4, op.25 (1936)

TWO MOVEMENTS FOR STRING QUARTET (1929)

ZEMLINSKY QUARTET

František SOUČEK, Petr STŘĺŽEK, violins /Violinen / violons Petr HOLMAN, viola /Bratsche / alto Vladimír FORTIN, cello /Violoncello / violoncelle

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THE SEVEN LASTWORDS OF OUR SAVIOUR ON THE CROSS (String Quartet version)

I. Introduzione, Maestoso ed Adagio

II. Sonata I, Largo Pater, dimitte illis, quia nesciunt, quid faciunt (Luke, 23,24)

III. Sonata II, Grave e Cantabile Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso (Luke 23, 24)

IV. Sonata III, Grave Mulier, ecce filius tuus (John, 19, 26)

V. Sonata IV, Largo Deus meus, Deus meus, utquid dereliquisti me ? (Mark 15, 34 ; Matthew 27, 46)

VI. Sonata V, Adagio Sitio (John 19, 28)

VII. Sonata VI, Lento Consummatum est (John 19,30)

VIII. Sonata VII, Largo In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum (Luke 23, 46)

Il terremoto (presto e con tutta la forza)

PRAŽÁK QUARTET

Pavel HŮLA, Vlastimil HOLEK, violins/Violinen/violons Josef KLUSOŇ, viola/Bratsche/alto Michal KAŇKA, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

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THE FIREBIRD, ballet in two scenes (version original 1910) - DER FEUERVOGEL, vollständiges Ballett / L’OISEAU DE FEU, ballet intégral

SYMPHONY IN C / C-DUR SYMPHONIE / SYMPHONIE EN UT (1940)

CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, VÁCLAV NEUMANN

THE WEDDING (1917-1923) - EINE BAUERNHOCHZEIT - LES NOCES, “scènes chorégraphiques russes”

Brigita Šulcová, soprano • Miroslav Švejda, tenor • Anna Barová, mezzo-soprano • Dalibor Jedlička, bass

PRAGUE RADIO CHOIR (PSČR), Milan MALÝ, choirmaster

Zdeněk Jílek, Petr Adamec, Jiří Holena, Stanislav Bogunia, pianos

PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY (SOČR) SOLOIST

Zdeněk KOŠLER

THE SOLDIER’S TALE, instrumental suite (1920) - DIE GESCHICHTE VOM SOLDATEN - L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT, suite instrumentale

BOSTON SYMPHONY CHAMBER PLAYERS

Joseph SILVERSTEIN, violin • Henry PORTNOI, double-bass • Harold WRIGHT, clarinet • Sherman WALT, bassoon Armando GHITALLA, trumpet • William GIBSON, trombone • Everett FIRTH, percussion

THREE PIECES FOR STRING QUARTET (1914) - DREI STÜCKE FÜR STREICHQUARTETT - TROIS PIÈCES POUR QUATUOR À CORDES

CONCERTINO FOR STRING QUARTET (1920) - FÜR STREICHQUARTETT - CONCERTINO POUR QUATUOR À CORDES

TOKYO STRING QUARTET

Peter OUNDJIAN, Kikuei IKEDA, violins • Kazuhide ISOMURA, viola • Sadao HARADA, cello

THREE SONGS FROM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE for mezzo-soprano, viola, flute and clarinet (1953)

Für Mezzosopran, Bratsche, Flöte und Klarinet / Pour mezzo-soprano, alto, flûte et clarinette.

Music to hear / Musique à écouter (Sonnet VIII Thorpe Edition, 1609)

Full fathom five / Par cinq brasses sous les eaux (Ariel Song, The Tempest)

When Daisies pied / Quand les pâquerettes diaprées.

Milada Boubliková

Members of the MUSICA NOVA PRAGENSIS : Pavel Janda, viola • Josef Mokroš, flute • Milan Kostohryz, clarinet

PRD/DSD 350 057    (2 CD)

STRING QUARTETS Op.71 - STREICHQUARTETTE, op.71 – APPONYI-QUARTETTE. B.I - QUATUORS A CORDES op.71

STRING QUARTET in B flat major, Op.71 No.1 Hob III:69 (1792)

STREICHQUARTETT B-Dur op. 71 Nr. 1

QUATUOR à CORDES en si bémol majeur op.71 n°1

STRING QUARTET in D major, Op.71 No.2 (1792)

STREICHQUARTETT D-Dur op. 71 Nr.2

QUATUOR à CORDES en ré majeur op.71 n°2 (Hob. III:70)

STRING QUARTET in E flat major, Op.71 No.3 (1793)

STREICHQUARTETT Es-Dur, op.71 Nr.3

QUATUOR à CORDES en mi bémol majeur op.71 n° 3 (Hob.III :71)

PRÁŽAK QUARTET

Pavel HŮLA, Vlastimil HOLEK, violins, Josef KLUSOŇ, viola - Michal KAŇKA, violoncello

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SPAIN THROUGH STRINGS :

JUAN CRISÓSTOMO DE ARRIAGA (1806-1826)

STRING QUARTET No. 3 in E flat major

STREICHQUARTETT Nr. 3 Es-Dur

QUATUOR à CORDES n° 3 en mi bémol majeur

JOAQUÍN TURINA (1882-1949)

LA ORACIÓN DEL TORERO (the Toreador’s Prayer) Op.34, for string quartet (1925) - (La Prière du Toreador) op.34

EDUARDO TOLDRÁ (1895-1962)

VISTAS AL MAR (Evocaciones poeticas), original version for string quartet (1920)

MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO (1895-1968)

QUINTET FOR GUITAR AND STRING QUARTET, Op.143 (1950)

QUINTETT für Gitarre und Streichquartett Op.143

QUINTETTE pour guitare et quatuor à cordes op.143

Miriam RODRIGUEZ BRÜLLOVÁ – guitar

ZEMLINSKY QUARTET

František SOUČEK, Petr STŘĺŽEK, violins/Violinen/violons Petr HOLMAN, viola/Bratsche/alto - Vladimír FORTIN, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

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CHAMBER MUSIC vol. X

STRING SEXTET no.1 in B flat, Op.18 (1860)

STREICHSEXTETT Nr. 1 B-Dur op.18

SEXTUOR A CORDES  n° 1 en si bémol majeur op.18 (1860)

STRING SEXTET no.2 in G, Op.36

STREICHSEXTETT Nr. 2 G-Dur, op. 36

SEXTUOR à CORDES n°2  en sol majeur op.36 (1864/5)

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PRAŽÁK QUARTET

Pavel HÚLA, Vlastimil HOLEK, violins, Josef KLUSON, viola - Michal KANKA, cello

ZEMLINSKY QUARTET members

Petr HOLMAN, viola - Vladimír FORTIN, cello

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STRING QUARTET no.10 in E flat major, ‘Slavonic’, op.51 B 92 (1879)
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.10 Es-Dur op.51 B 92 „Slawisches“
QUATUOR à CORDES n°10 en mi bémol majeur op.51 B 92

STRING QUARTET no.11 in C major, Op.61 B 121 (1881)
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.11 in C-Dur op.61 B 121
QUATUOR A CORDES n°11 en ut majeur op.61 B 121

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Zemlinského kvarteto/ ZEMLINSKY QUARTET
František SOUČEK, Petr STŘĺŽEK, violins /Violinen / violons
Petr HOLMAN, viola / Bratsche / alto
Vladimír FORTIN, cello /Violoncello / violoncelle

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STRING QUARTET no.12 in F major Op.96 B 179, ‘The American’

STREICHQUARTETT Nr.12 in F-Dur, „Amerikanisches Quartett“ op.96 B 179

QUATUOR A CORDES no 12 en fa majeur “américain” Op.96 B 179

STRING QUARTET no.14 in A flat major, Op.105 B 193

STREICHQUARTETT Nr.14 in As-Dur op.105 B 193

QUATUOR A CORDES no 14 en la bémol majeur op.105 B 193

TERZETTO, TERZETTO, in C major Op.74 B 148, for two violins & viola

in C-Dur für zwei Violinen und Bratsche

en ut majeur pour deux violons et alto

ZEMLINSKY QUARTET (Zemlinského kvarteto)

František SOUČEK, Petr STŘĺŽEK, violins/Violinen/violons

Petr HOLMAN, viola/Bratsche/alto, Vladimír FORTIN, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

A FRENCH-HUNGARIAN IMPRESSIONISM ?

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918)
STRING QUARTET in G minor (1893)
STREICHQUARTETT g-Moll / QUATUOR à CORDES en sol mineur
1. I. Animé et très décidé
2. II. Scherzo. Assez vif et bien rythmé
3. III. Andantino, doucement expressif
4. IV. Très modéré – Très mouvementé – Très animé

MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)
STRING QUARTET in F major (1903)
STREICHQUARTETT F-Dur / QUATUOR à CORDES en fa majeur
5. I. Allegro moderato – Très doux
6. II. Assez vif. Très rythmé
7. III. Très lent
8. IV. Vif et agité

BÉLA BARTÓK (1881-1945)
STRING QUARTET No.4 Sz. 91 (1928)
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.4 Sz 91 / QUATUOR à CORDES no 4 Sz.91
9. I. Allegro
10. II. Prestissimo, con sordino
11. III. Non troppo lento
12. IV. Allegretto pizzicato
13. V. .Allegro molto
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PÁRKÁNYÍ QUARTET
István PÁRKÁNYÍ, Heinz OBERDORFER, violins / Violinen / violons
Ferdinand ERBLICH, viola / Bratsche / alto
Michael MÜLLER, cello / Violoncello / violoncelle

Mieczysław Weinberg : Chamber Music

PIANO QUINTET Op.18
1. First movement – Moderato con moto
2. Second movement – Allegretto
3. Third movement – Presto
4. Fourth movement – Largo
5. Fifth movement – Allegro agitato
Peermusic Classical GmbH, Hamburg

STRING QUARTET No.10, Op.85
6. First period – Adagio
7. Second period – Allegro
8. Third period – Adagio
9. Fourth period – Allegretto
Peermusic Classical GmbH, Hamburg

STRING QUARTET No.13, Op.118
Musikverlag Hans Sikorski GmbH, Hamburg
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Nikita MNDOYANTS, piano / Klavier
Zemlinského kvarteto/ ZEMLINSKY QUARTET
František SOUČEK, Petr STŘĺŽEK, violins / Violinen / violons
Petr HOLMAN, viola / Bratsche / alto
Vladimír FORTIN, cello / Violoncello / violoncelle

Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975) : In the wake of World War II (1944-47)

SYMPHONY No.9 in E flat major, Op.70 (1945) 25:15
SYMPHONIE Nr.9 Es-Dur, Op.70 / SYMPHONIE no 9 en mi bémol majeur, op.70
1. I. Allegro 05:08
2. II. Moderato 06:58
3. III. Presto 03:00
4. IV. Largo 03:35
5. V. Allegretto – Allegro 06:15
Live recording, Dvořák Hall, in the Rudolfinum, 26 May 1967

PIANO TRIO No.2 in E minor, Op.67 (1944) 23:10
TRIO Nr.2 e-Moll Op.67, FÜR KLAVIER, VIOLINE UND VIOLONCELLO
TRIO pour PIANO, VIOLON et VIOLONCELLE no 1 en mi mineur op.67
6. I. Andante – Moderato – Più mosso 06:44
7. II. Allegro con brio 02:43
8. III. Largo 04:18
9. IV. Allegretto – Pesante – Adagio 09:25
Live recording, Dvořák Hall, in the Rudolfinum, 26 May 1961

STRING QUARTET No.3 in F, Op.73 (1947) 28:35
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.3 F-Dur Op.73 / QUATUOR à CORDES no 3 en fa majeur, op.73
10. I. Allegretto 04:51
11. II. Moderato con moto 05:09
12. III. Allegro non troppo 04:05
13. IV. Adagio 05:25
14. V. Moderato 09:20
Live recording, Dvořák Hall, in the Rudolfinum, 20 January 1961

(1-5) CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, Zděnek KOŠLER
(6-9) OISTRAKH TRIO
Lev OBORIN, piano - David OISTRAKH, violin - Svjatoslav KNHUSHEVITZKY, cello
(10-14) SMETANA QUARTET
Jiří NOVÁK, Lubomír KOSTECKÝ, violins - Milan ŠKAMPA, viola - Antonín KOHOUT, cello

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PRD 250 319

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)

CD 1
STRING QUARTET No.2 in A minor, Op.51 No.2 (1873) 31:14
STREICHQUARTETT a-Moll op.51 Nr.2
QUATUOR À CORDES en la mineur op.51 no2
1. Allegro non troppo 09:00
2. Andante moderato 09:38
3. Quasi menuetto, moderato - Allegretto vivace 05:25
4. Finale. Allegro non assai 07:09
STRING QUARTET No.3 in B flat major, Op.67 (1876) 34:21
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.3 B-Dur, op.67
QUATUOR À CORDES no3 en si bémol majeur op.67
5. I. Vivace 07:46
6. II. Andante 07:39
7. III. Agitato. Allegretto non troppo 09:18
8. IV. Finale - Poco allegretto con variazioni 09:40

CD 2
STRING QUARTET No.1 in C minor, Op.51 No.1 (1873) 30:29
STREICHQUARTETT c-Moll op.51 Nr.1
QUATUOR À CORDES en ut mineur op.51 no1
1. Allegro 07:57
2. Romanze. Poco adagio 07:28
3. Allegretto molto moderato e comodo - Un poco più animato 09:13
4. Allegro 05:50

STRING QUINTET No.1 in F major, Op.88 (1882) 25:55
STREICHQUINTETT Nr.1 F-Dur op.88
QUINTETTE Á CORDES no1 en fa majeur op.88
5. Allegro non troppo ma con brio 08:40
6. Grave ed appassionato - Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto - Tempo I 12:04
7. Allegro energico 05:12
STRING QUINTET No.2 in G major, Op.111 (1890) 26:22
STREICHQUINTETT Nr.2 G-Dur op.111
QUINTETTE À CORDES no2 en sol majeur op.111
8. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio 09:20
9. Adagio 06:57
10. Un poco allegretto 05:22
11. Vivace ma non troppo presto 04:43

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The Budapest String Quartet
Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, violins
Boris Kroyt, viola
Mischa Schneider, cello
(5-11) Walter Trampler, viola

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PRD 250 348

Shostakovich and the Borodin Quartet in Moscow vol. II

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH 1906 -1975

STRING QUARTET No.4 in D, Op.83 (1949) 25:12
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.4 D-Dur op.83
QUATUOR À CORDES no 4, en ré majeur op.83
1. I. Allegretto 04:09
2. II. Andantino 07:02
3. III. Allegretto - 03:54
4. IV. Allegretto 10:10
Moscow USSR Radio Broadcasts:– January 1966

STRING QUARTET No.6 in G major, Op.101 (1956) 24:50
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.6 G-Dur op.101
QUATUOR À CORDES no 6, en sol majeur op.101
5. I. Allegretto 07:02
6. II. Moderato con moto 04:45
7. III.Lento - 05:56
8. IV. Lento – Allegretto 07:16
Moscow USSR Radio Broadcasts:– January 1966

STRING QUARTET No.9 in E flat major, Op.117 (1964) 28:37
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.9 Es-Dur op.117
QUATUOR À CORDES no 9, en mi bémol majeur op.117
9. I. Moderato con moto - attacca 04:15
10. II. Adagio-- attacca 06:00
11. III Allegretto - attacca 03:48
12. IV. Adagio – attacca 04:37
13. V. Allegro 10:18
Moscow USSR Radio Broadcasts:– January and November 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 250 331

STRING QUINTET in C, Op.29, ‘Storm’ 32:26
STREICHQUINTETT C-Dur op.29
QUINTETTE à CORDES en ut majeur op.29 (1801)
1. I. Allegro 11:25
2. II. Adagio molto espressivo 09:50
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio 03:38
4. IV. Presto 07:13
New York, December 6-7, 1965

PIANO QUARTET in E flat major, Op.16 24:27
KLAVIERQUARTETT Es-Dur, op.16
QUATUOR POUR PIANO & CORDES en mi bémol majeur op.16
5. I. Grave. Allegro ma non troppo 09:39
6. II. Andante cantabile 07:45
7. III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo 04:03
New York, November 11, 1962

8. GREAT FUGUE in B flat major, Op.133 16:50
GROßE FUGE B-Dur, op.133
GRANDE FUGUE en si bémol majeur, op.133
Overture: Allegro, Fuga – Meno mosso e moderato – Allegro molto e con brio
Meno mosso e moderato – Allegro molto e con brio – Allegro
New York, May 21, 1961

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The Budapest String Quartet
Joseph Roisman, Alexander Schneider, violins / Violinen / violons
Boris Kroyt, viola / Bratsche / alto
Mischa Schneider, cello / Violoncello / violoncelle

Walter Trampler, viola / Bratsche / alto
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano / Klavier

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PRD 250 381

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)
CD1

PIANO QUINTET IN A op.posth.114 D.667, ‘Trout’ (1819) 36:14
KLAVIERQUINTETT A-Dur D.667, „Forellen-Quintett“
QUINTETTE POUR PIANO ET CORDES en la majeur D.667, “La Truite”
1. I. Allegro vivace 09:21
2. II. Andante 07:44
3. III. Scherzo (presto) - trio 04:05
4. IV. Thema (andantino) - Variations I-V - Allegretto 08:18
5. V. Allegro giusto 06:54
8-11 January 1962, New York

6. STRING QUARTET IN C MINOR no.12 D.703 08:48
QUARTETTSATZ c-Moll D.703 Nr.12
QUATUOR à CORDES n°12 en ut mineur D.703
Allegro assai
4 April 1934, Abbey Road Studio, London – Hmv DB 2221

STRING QUARTET No.13 IN A MINOR, op.29 no.1 D.804 35:34
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.13 a-Moll, op.29 Nr.1 D.804
QUATUOR à CORDES N°13 en la mineur op.29 n°1 D.804
7. I. Allegro ma non troppo 13:51
8. II. Andante 07:12
9. III .Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio 07:46
10. IV .Allegro moderato 07:02
19 May 1953, Coolidge Auditorium, played on the Stradivari instruments in the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Collection,
The Library of Congress, Washington DC

CD2

STRING QUARTET No.14 IN D MINOR ‘Death and the Maiden’ D.810 37:18
STREICHQUARTETT Nr.14 d-Moll „Der Tod und das Mädchen“ D.810
QUATUOR à CORDES N°14 en ré mineur “La Jeune Fille et la Mort” D.810 (1824)
1. I. Allegro 12:02
2. II. Andante con moto 13:33
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto 03:55
4. IV. Presto 08:48
13 May 1953, Coolidge Auditorium, played on the Stradivari instruments in the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Collection,
The Library of Congress, Washington DC

STRING QUARTET IN G MAJOR No.15 D.887 40:08
STREICHQUARTETT G-Dur Nr.15
QUATUOR à CORDES n°15 en sol majeur D.887
5. I Allegro molto moderato 13:24
6. II. Andante un poco moto 10:36
7. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. Allegretto 06:50
8. IV. Allegro assai 09:38
14 May 1953, Coolidge Auditorium, played on the Stradivari instruments in the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Collection,
The Library of Congress, Washington DC

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THE BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET
Joseph ROISMAN, Jac GORODETZKY, violins
(D.703) Alexander SCHNEIDER violin
Boris KROYT, viola
Misha SCHNEIDER, cello
(D.667) Mieczyslaw HORSZOWSKI, piano, Julius LEVINE, double-bass

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PRD 250 386