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Smetana: String Quartets Nos.1 & 2; Sibelius: Voces Intimae / Dante Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-05-10

Works: Jean Sibelius: Quartet for Strings in D minor ("Voces Intimae"), Op. 56; Bedrich Smetana: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E minor ("Z mého, zivota," "From My Life"), JB 1; Quartet for Strings no 2 i...

Interestingly, Smetana and Sibelius, both renowned for their skillful dealing with symphonic forces, turned to the intimacy of the string quartet form at specific points...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (07/07/2010-07/10/2010)....continue...

Smetana, Martinu, Eben: Piano Trios

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-05-11

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Trio for Piano and Strings in G minor, JB 1; Bohuslav Martinu: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 ("Cinq pièces brèves"), H. 193; Petr Eben: Piano Trio
Performers: Trio, Florestan

The Florestan Trio is one of Britain's best-loved chamber groups, and its many Hyperion recordings are routinely acclaimed as benchmark versions of the repertoire. The...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (12/09/2008-12/11/2008)....continue...