50th Anniversary of the Smetana Quartet

50th Anniversary of the Smetana Quartet

On this CD:

1. String Quartet No. 1 in E minor ("Z mého, zivota," "From My Life"), JB 1:105
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

2. String Quartet No. 2 in D minor, JB 1:124
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

3. String Quartet No. 1 ("Kreutzer"), JW 7/8
Composed by Leos Janacek
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

4. String Quartet No. 2 ("Listy duverné," "Intimate Letters"), JW 7/13
Composed by Leos Janacek
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

5. Quartet for stings, No 2
Composed by Jiri Jaroch
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

6. String Quartet No. 12 in F major ("American"), B. 179 (Op. 96)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

7. String Quartet No 1 in B flat, Op 11 Allegro moderato
Composed by Josef (composer) Suk
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

8. String Quartet No 1 in B flat, Op 11 Intermezzo Tempo di Marcia
Composed by Josef (composer) Suk
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

9. String quartet No 2 in D major, Op 35
Composed by Vitezslav Novak
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

10. String Quartet No. 15 in D Minor, K. 421 (K. 417b)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

11. String Quartet No. 17 in B flat major ("Hunt"), K. 458
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

12. String Quartet No. 15 in A minor ("Heiliger Dankgesang"), Op. 132
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

13. Fugue for string quartet in B flat major ("Grosse Fuge"), Op. 133
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

14. String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Antonin Kohout, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

15. String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Smetana Quartet, Lubomir Kostecky, Jiri Novak, Milan Skampa

Editorial Reviews
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This six-disc set contains recordings chosen by the surviving members of the Smetana Quartet. It includes both string quartets by its namesake, Smetana, along with major works by Janácek, Jaroch, Dvorák, Novák, Mozart, and Beethoven, and--unfortunately--half a quartet by Suk, which should have been included complete. Obviously a set like this will appeal mostly to those already acquainted with the group. (If you're not, try virtually anything of theirs currently available.) After that, knowing that this set includes first issues of a couple of broadcast performances and numerous items that have been unavailable for years, most string quartet devotees will probably be eager to buy this splendid box, a fine representation of one of the great chamber ensembles of the century. --Leslie Gerber

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50th Anniversary of the Smetana Quartet

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