Prazak Quartet - Pražák Quartet in Concert 2008 [Haydn, Martinů, Feld, Beethoven] (Live) (2008) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Prazak Quartet
- Title: Pražák Quartet in Concert 2008 [Haydn, Martinů, Feld, Beethoven] (Live)
- Year Of Release: 2008/2022
- Label: Praga Digitals
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz
- Total Time: 01:15:24
- Total Size: 403 mn / 1.37 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49 "The Frog": I. Allegro
02. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49 "The Frog": II. Poco adagio
03. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49 "The Frog": III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
04. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49 "The Frog": IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
05. String Quartet No. 3, H. 268: I. Allegro
06. String Quartet No. 3, H. 268: II. Andante
07. String Quartet No. 3, H. 268: III. Allegro vivo
08. Saxophone Quintet, J. 194: I. Allegro moderato
09. Saxophone Quintet, J. 194: II. Grave
10. Saxophone Quintet, J. 194: III. Lento - Allegro agile - Lento - Allegro agile
11. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
12. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
13. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
14. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß. Grave (Muss es sein?) - Allegro (Es mus sein!) - Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Although all of the quartet's original members with the exception of violist Josef Kluson have moved on since its 1972 founding, the Prazák Quartet has maintained many of its original traditions. For starters, the Prazák Quartet has long distinguished itself as an ensemble almost obsessed with technical precision. From its earliest recordings to the present, intonation, articulation, balance, phrasing, and even the matching of vibrato have been among its trademarks. All of these technical proficiencies have never come at the expense of musical integrity. Quite the contrary, in fact; the performances are typically quite passionate and musically sating. Another tradition of the ensemble is diverse programming, frequently beginning and ending with works from the "standard" repertoire while performing more "modern" works in the middle. This album, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the quartet's win of the International Evian Prize, keeps with both of these traditions. It opens with Haydn's Op. 50/6 quartet, subtitled "The Frog," one of Haydn's most jovial but infrequently performed quartets. At the end of the program is Beethoven's ethereal, profound Op. 135 quartet, one of the last pieces he was to complete. Sandwiched between these two pillars is the rhythmically complex Third Quartet of Martinu and the intriguingly unique Saxophone Quintet of fellow Czech Jindrich Feld. Despite the extreme diversity of the program, the Prazák members offer listeners a commandingly unified, easy-to-follow performance. Whether in the light refinement of Haydn or the dense frenetic passagework of Martinu, Prazák seems quite comfortable, confident, and set to begin another 30 years of chamber music.
01. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49 "The Frog": I. Allegro
02. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49 "The Frog": II. Poco adagio
03. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49 "The Frog": III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio
04. String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50 No. 6, Hob.III:49 "The Frog": IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
05. String Quartet No. 3, H. 268: I. Allegro
06. String Quartet No. 3, H. 268: II. Andante
07. String Quartet No. 3, H. 268: III. Allegro vivo
08. Saxophone Quintet, J. 194: I. Allegro moderato
09. Saxophone Quintet, J. 194: II. Grave
10. Saxophone Quintet, J. 194: III. Lento - Allegro agile - Lento - Allegro agile
11. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: I. Allegretto
12. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: II. Vivace
13. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: III. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo
14. String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß. Grave (Muss es sein?) - Allegro (Es mus sein!) - Grave, ma non troppo tratto - Allegro
Although all of the quartet's original members with the exception of violist Josef Kluson have moved on since its 1972 founding, the Prazák Quartet has maintained many of its original traditions. For starters, the Prazák Quartet has long distinguished itself as an ensemble almost obsessed with technical precision. From its earliest recordings to the present, intonation, articulation, balance, phrasing, and even the matching of vibrato have been among its trademarks. All of these technical proficiencies have never come at the expense of musical integrity. Quite the contrary, in fact; the performances are typically quite passionate and musically sating. Another tradition of the ensemble is diverse programming, frequently beginning and ending with works from the "standard" repertoire while performing more "modern" works in the middle. This album, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the quartet's win of the International Evian Prize, keeps with both of these traditions. It opens with Haydn's Op. 50/6 quartet, subtitled "The Frog," one of Haydn's most jovial but infrequently performed quartets. At the end of the program is Beethoven's ethereal, profound Op. 135 quartet, one of the last pieces he was to complete. Sandwiched between these two pillars is the rhythmically complex Third Quartet of Martinu and the intriguingly unique Saxophone Quintet of fellow Czech Jindrich Feld. Despite the extreme diversity of the program, the Prazák members offer listeners a commandingly unified, easy-to-follow performance. Whether in the light refinement of Haydn or the dense frenetic passagework of Martinu, Prazák seems quite comfortable, confident, and set to begin another 30 years of chamber music.
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