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