Antonín Dvořák STRING QUARTETS Apollon Quartet
Quartet in D minor opus 34 1/ Allegro 2/ Allegretto scherzando (alla polka) 3/ Adagio 4/ Finale. Poco allegro Quartet in F major opus 96 “American” 5/ Allegro ma non troppo 6/ Lento 7/ Molto vivace 8/ Vivace ma non troppo 50:56 Total Time Recorded in Prague December 2000 and January 2001 Music Director Jiří Gemrot Sound Engineer Karel Soukeník Executive Producer Pavel Vlček Sleeve Notes Jarmila Tauerová Photography and Design Pavel Vlček Translation Hannah Vlček Cover Painting Jiří Borský 'Night Descending' Cube-Bohemia Catalogue no. CBCD 2111 Cube-Bohemia is a label of Cube-Metier Ltd. (UK)
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Antonín Dvoøák's creative oeuvre, rich and varied in its genres, includes approximately thirty chamber works. These occurred frequently during periods of the composer's creative development, offering an overview of changes in Dvoøák's musical expression, from its beginning almost to the end of his life. Bohatá a žánrově pestrá tvorba Antonína Dvořáka obsahuje zhruba tři desítky komorních skladeb. Početněji jsou zastoupeny vždy v dùležitých okamžicích skladatelova tvůrčího vývoje, a tak poskytují zajímavý obraz proměn Dvořákova hudebního vyjadřování od počátku téměř do konce jeho kompoziční aktivity.
Pavel Kundelásek violin Radek Križanovský violin Pavel Ciprys viola Pavel Verner cello