Quintettes

QUINTETTE POUR PIANO, FLÛTE, CLARINETTE, COR & BASSON en si bémol majeur (1876)

SEXTUOR A CORDES EN LA MAJEUR (1876)

Members of the PRAGUE WIND QUINTET :

Jan RIEDLBAUCH, flute/Flöte/flûte, Vlastimil MAREŠ, clarinet/Klarinette/clarinette, Miloš WICHTERLE, bassoon /Fagott/ basson, Vladimíra KLÁNSKÁ, horn/Horn/cor

KOCIAN QUARTET

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

Guest soloists :

Ivan KLÁNSKÝ, piano/Klavier (Quintet) Josef KLUSOŇ, viola/Bratsche/alto (Sextet) Michal KAŇKA, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle (Sextet )

ANDANTE & VARIATIONS POUR DEUX PIANOS, DEUX VIOLONCELLES ET COR WoO 10,1 (1843)

FÜNF STÜCKE IM VOLKSTON, Op.102, POUR VIOLONCELLE ET PIANO (1849)

ADAGIO & ALLEGRO, Op.70, POUR COR ET PIANO (1849)

PHANTASIESTÜCKE, Op.88, POUR PIANO, VIOLON ET VIOLONCELLE (1842-50)

(WoO 10,1) PRAGUE PIANO DUO : Zdeňka and Martin HRŠEL

Vladimíra KLÁNSKÁ, horn/Horn/cor

Vladan KOČĺ, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

Simona HEČOVÁ, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

(op.70) Radek BABORÁK, horn/Horn/cor

(Op.88) GUARNERI TRIO PRAGUE

Ivan KLÁNSKÝ, piano/Klavier (+ opp.70 & 102), Čeněk PAVLÍK, violin/Violine/violon, Marek JERIE, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle (+ Op.102)

LE MARCHAND DE SABLE QUI PASSE, musique de scène op.13 (1908) pour quintette à cordes, harpe, flûte, clarinette et cor

IMPROMPTU op.21, pour harpe (1919)

SÉRÉNADE op.30, pour flûte, harpe, violon, alto et violoncelle (1925)

DUO, pour basson et contrebasse, dédiée à Serge Koussevitzki (1925)

DIVERTISSEMENT op.6 pour quintette à vent et piano op.6 (1906)

TRIO op.40, pour flûte, alto et violoncelle (1929)

CZECH NONET and associated artists

Jiří SKUHRA, flute, Aleš HUSTOLES, clarinet, Jiří KREJČÍ, oboe, Pavel LANGPAUL, bassoon, Vladimíra KLÁNSKÁ, french horn, Jana HERAJNOVÁ, violin, Jan NYKRÝN, viola, Vladan KOČÍ, cello, Michal RYCHLÝ, double-bass Guest artists: Kateřina ENGLICHOVÁ, harp/Harfe/harpe, Daniel WIESNER, piano/Klavier

PRD 350 018

(prev. PRD 250 089)

QUATUOR à CORDES en la mineur op.41 n°1 (1841)

QUINTETTE POUR PIANO en Mi bémol majeur op.44 (1842)

Evgeni KOROLIOV piano/Klavier

PRAŽÁK QUARTET

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

PRD/DSD 250 265

Alexander ZEMLINSKY (1871-1942)

“MAIBLUMEN BLÜHTEN ÜBERALL”  pour soprano et sextuor à cordes (1898)

SONATE POUR VIOLONCELLE ET PIANO en la mineur (1894)

DEUX PIÈCES POUR QUINTETTE à CORDES (1894-96)

TROIS PIÈCES pour violoncelle et piano (1891)

ZEMLINSKY QUARTET

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

Vladimír FORTIN, cello /Violoncello / violoncelle, Jaromír KLEPÁČ, piano / Klavier

Lucie HÁJKOVÁ, soprano

Josef KLUSOŇ, viola /Bratsche / alto, Michal KAŇKA, cello /Violoncello / violoncelle

PRD/DSD 250 284

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

PRD DSD 250 095

STRING QUINTET in C, Op.163 D 956 (1828)
STREICHQUINTETT C-Dur op.163 D 956
QUINTETTE à CORDES en ut majeur op.163 D 956
1. I. Allegro ma non troppo
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Scherzo: Presto - Trio: Andante sostenuto
4. IV. Allegretto

5. STRING TRIO in B flat, D 471
STREICHTRIO B-Dur D 471
TRIO à CORDES en si bémol majeur D 471
Allegro

STRING TRIO in B flat, D 581
STREICHTRIO B-Dur D 581
TRIO à CORDES en si bémol majeur D 581
6. I. Allegro moderato
7. II. Andante (Fragment)
8. III. Menuetto (allegretto)
9. IV. Rondo (allegretto) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Marc COPPEY, cello / Violoncello / violoncelle (D 956)
Pražákovo kvarteto - PRAŽÁK QUARTET
Václav REMEŠ, Vlastimil HOLEK, violins / Violinen / violons
Josef KLUSOŇ, viola / Bratsche / alto (+ D 471, 581)
Michal KAŇKA, cello / Violoncello / violoncelle (+D 471, 581)
Pavel HŮLA, violin / Violin / violin (D 471, 581)

Shostakovich plays... Shostakovich (1955-1957)

CD1
FROM JEWISH FOLK POETRY, op.79 (1948) 24:14
1. I. Lament for A Dead Child / Lamentation sur la mort d’un jeune enfant 02:48
Die Klage über das tote Kind
2. II. The Thoughtful Mother and Aunt / Les petits soins de Maman & Tantine 01:54
Die sorgsame Mutter und Tante
3. III. Lullaby / Berceuse / Wiegenlied 03:21
4. IV. Before a long separation / Avant une longue absence / Vor der langen Trennung 02:48
5. V. A warning / Avertissement / Eine Warnung 01:08
6. VI. The abandoned Father / Le Père abandonné / Der im Stich gelassene Vater 02:08
7. VII. Song of Hardship / La misère / Das Lied über die Not 01:24
8. VIII. Winter / Hiver / Winter 03:10
9. IX. The good life / La belle Vie / Ein gutes Leben 01:19
10. X. Young girl’s song / Chanson de jeune fille / Das Lied eines jungen Mädchen 02:36
11. XI. Happiness / Le Bonheur / Das Glück 01:26
Recorded live in Moscow, 15 January 1955

PIANO CONCERTO No.2 in F major, Op.102 (1957) 16:16
12. I. Allegro 06:12
13. II. Andante 05:09
14. III. Allegro 04:55
Recorded live in Moscow, 10 May 1957

PIANO CONCERTO No.1 in C minor, Op.35 (1933) 21:16
15. I. Allegretto 06:49
16. II. Lento – attacca 05:37
17. III. Moderato – attacca 01:22
18. IV. Allegro con brio 06.40
Recorded live in Moscow, 27 November 1957

19. CONCERTINO FOR TWO PIANOS, in A minor, Op.94 (1954) 08:03
Adagio – Allegretto
Recorded in Moscow Conservatory, 1957

CD 2
PIANO QUINTET in G major, Op.57 (1940) 29:59
1. First movement: Prelude, Lento 04:55
2. Second movement: Fugue, Adagio 12:25
3. Third movement: Scherzo, Allegretto 03:40
4. Fourth movement: Intermezzo, Lento 06:29
5. Fifth movement: Finale, Allegretto 05.58
Recorded live in Moscow, 10 May 1957

CELLO SONATA in D minor, Op.40. (1934) 24:21
6. I. Moderato 10:48
7. II. Moderato con moto 03:06
8. III. Largo 07:59
9. IV. Allegretto 03:28
Recorded live in Moscow Conservatory, 10 May 1957

PRELUDES (4) Op.34, arranged for violin and piano par Dmitry Tsyganov 05:00
10. I. No.10 in C sharp minor 01:47
11. II. No.16 in B fat ininor 01:06
12. III. No.15 in D flat 00:55
13. IV. No.24 in D minor 01:10
Recorded in Moscow Conservatory, 1957

PRELUDES and FUGUES, Op.87 (1950-1) (excerpts) 12:14
14. I. No.5 in D major 03:03
15. II. No.23 in F major 06:09
16. III. No.3 in G major 03:02
Recorded in Moscow, May 1957

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Dmitry Shostakovich, piano
CD1 (1-11) Nina L’volvna Dorliak, Zara Dolukhanova, Alexei Maslennikov
(12-14) Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Gaouk
(15-18) Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuel Samossoud, Josif Volovmk, trumpet
(19) Maxim Shostakovich, piano
CD 2 (1-5) The Beethoven Quartet: Dmitry Tsyganov, Vassily Shirinsky, Vadim Borissovsky, Sergei Shirinsky
(6-9) Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
(10-13) Dmitry Tsyganov, violin

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PRD 250 365-366

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) : Exercises in fugue and counterpoint, in preparation of…Scheherazade

STRING SEXTET IN A (1876) 32:47
STREICHSEXTETT A-Dur
SEXTUOR À CORDES en la majeur
1. Allegro vivace 06:40
2. Rondo fugato 04:48
3. Scherzo. Vivace alla Saltarello 05:50
4. Andante espressivo 09:01
5. Finale. Allegro molto 06:18
Studio recorded in Prague, 31 January 2003, previously available PRD 250188

6. QUINTET IN B FLAT MAJOR for piano, flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1876) 08:56
QUINTETT B-Dur für Klavier, Flöte, Klarinette, Horn Und Fagott
QUINTETTE pour piano, flûte, clarinette, cor & basson en si bémol majeur
II. Andante – Fughetta. Poco più mosso
Studio recorded in Prague, 22 January 2003, previously available PRD 250188

SCHÉHÉRAZADE, symphonic suite Op.35 (1888)* 44:02
7. I. The Sea and Sindbad’s ship 09:03
8. II. The Story of the Kalender Princes 10:56
9. III. The young Prince and the young Princess 08:27
10. IV. Festival in Bagdad. The Sea. 11:50
The ship goes to pieces on a rock surmounted by a bronze warrior.
Conclusion
Recorded in London in September 1957

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(1-5) Kocianovo kvarteto - KOCIAN QUARTET
Pavel HŮLA, Miloš ČERNÝ, violins / Violinen / violons
Zbyněk PAĎOUREK, viola / Bratsche / alto
Václav BERNÁŠEK, cello / Violoncello / violoncelle
Ivan KLÁNSKÝ, piano / Klavier (Quintet)
Josef KLUSOŇ, viola / Bratsche / alto (Sextet)
Michal KAŇKA, cello / Violoncello / violoncelle (Sextet )
(6) Members of the PRAGUE WIND QUINTET
Jan RIEDLBAUCH, flute / Flöte / flûte
Vlastimil MAREŠ, clarinet / Klarinette / clarinette
Miloš WICHTERLE, bassoon / Fagott
basson, Vladimíra KLÁNSKÁ, horn / Horn / cor
(7-10) Hugh MAGUIRE, violin
London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre MONTEUX*

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PRD 250 362

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