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2024-04-10 00:30:00
Beethoven: String Quartet op. 130, Große Fuge op. 133
Beethoven: String Quartet op. 130, Große Fuge op. 133 (Smetana Quartet, 1965 recording)String Quartet No.13 in B-flat Major, Op. 1301. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro (8:55)2. Presto (2:05)3. Andante con moto ma non troppo (6:31)4. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro assai (3:20)5. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo (6:10)6. Grosse Fuge in B-flat major Op. 133 (15:46)7. Finale. Allegro (newly composed as the finale of Op.130) (9:40)Supraphon – Japanese Edition COCO-70434, remastered by RMThis is one of my desert island discs. I think the interpretation of Beethoven's op. 130 has never been surpassed. However, in all previous CD editions the sound has been marred by excessive noise reduction (I've checked them all). The Japanese edition, on which this remastering is based, is the least affected by the problem. However, there were still audible and annoying artifacts caused by the noise reduction. With modern tools, it is now possible to eliminate the unwanted artifacts and […]
2021-08-04 00:02:00
Mozart: String quintets 1-6 -- Smetana Quartet, Suk (1981-83)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Smetana QuartetJiří Novák, Lubomír Kostecký, vnMilan Škampa, vaAntonín Kohout, vcand Josef Suk, va Mozart String quintets n1 in B-flat KV174 & 5 in D KV593 [1983]01-04 Quintet n1 in B-flat KV174 (I Allegro moderato - II Adagio - III Menuetto ma allegretto - IV Allegro)05-08 Quintet n5 in D KV593 (I Larghetto-Allegro - II Adagio - III Menuetto-Allegretto - IV Allegro) flac tracks, front and back covers302 MB1fichier ici (for 7 days) ici Mozart String quintets n2 in c KV406 & 6 in E-flat KV614 [Denon 1981]01-04 Quintet n2 in c KV406(516b) (I Allegro - II Andante - III Minuetto in canone - Trio in canone al rovescio - IV Allegro)05-08 Quintet n6 in E-flat KV 614 (I Allegro di molto - II Andante - III Menuetto- Allegretto - […]
2020-07-24 23:00:00
Martinu - Piano Quintets Nos. 1 and 2 - Sonata for Two Violins and Piano
Bohuslav MartinuPiano Quintet No. 1Piano Quintet No. 2Sonata for Two Violins and PianoKarel Kosarek pianoMartinu SQNaxos 2007flac, cue, logs, booklet and covers Martinu’s Second Piano Quintet dates from 1944, the same time as the Third and Fourth Symphonies, and if you love those works you’ll be thrilled by this quintet, which sounds just like them albeit scored for smaller forces. Right from the dreamy opening Martinu’s personal blend of impressionistic harmony and sweetly lyrical, syncopated melody makes the work instantly recognizable, and unforgettable. The Adagio second movement must number among his finest in any medium, while the finale, with its alternations of quick and slow tempos and unsettled emotional climate, anticipates that of the Fifth Symphony. In short, this is a great work, certainly one of the best piano quintets of the 20th century (not that there are all that many worth noting).The Piano Quintet No. 1 dates from 1933, when […]
2018-04-15 21:45:29
Czech violist and pedagogue Milan Škampa has passed away – aged 89. A student of Ladislav Černý, Mr Škampa served as violist with the famed Smetana String Quartet from in 1956 until the ensemble’s disbandment in 1989. He served a long-term Professorship on faculty at the Prague Academy of Music – and in 2016, was […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..