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Dvorák: String Quartets Opp. 34, 106 / Zemlinsky Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-08-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 9 in D minor, B. 75 (Op.34) (once listed as Op. 43); Quartet for Strings no 13 in G major, Op. 106/B 192
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zemlinsky Quartet

Although Dvorák's string quartets are among the finest ever written, other than the famous "American" quartet, they remain largely unfamiliar to most listeners. This is...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Martinek Studio (03/24/2012-03/25/2012)....continue...

Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; L'Histoire du Soldat, suite; Les Noces; Symphony in C / Neumann; Dohnanyi

2 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-07-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Symphony in C; Les Noces I (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra; L'histoire du...
Performers: Adamec, Petr; Barova, Anna; Bogunia, Stanislav; Boublikova, Milada; Holena, Jiri; Janda, Pavel; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Jilek, Zdenek; Kostohryz, Milan; Mokros, Josef; Sulcova, Brigita; Svejda, Miroslav
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Neumann, Václav; Kosler, Zdenek;
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Radio Choir; Tokyo String Quartet

This specially priced two disc celebration of the music of Igor Stravinsky features historic stereo recordings made between 1970 to 1987, all remastered for SACD....continue...

Russian Season / Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, etc.

1 CD / Praga / 2012-03-13

Works: Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D; Petite Suite for Piano; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4, Op. 36; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 30; Sergey Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op....
Performers: EB, Christoph [Horn]; Hrsel, Martin; Janackova, Marketa; Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]; Kondratenko, Irina; Prague Piano Duo
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny;
Ensemble: ; Czech Nonet; Kinsky Trio Prague; Prazák Quartet (String Quartet)

This fascinating and musically rewarding collection from Praga samples the many recordings of Russian music from the label's extensive back catalog. It offers the listener...continue...

Glazunov: String Quartets Nos.3 & 4 / Zemlinsky Quartet, Christoph Ess

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-03-13

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Quartet for Strings no 3 in G major ("Slavonic"), Op. 26; Idyll for Horn and Strings; Quartet for Strings no 4 in A minor, Op. 64
Performers: EB, Christoph [Horn]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zemlinsky Quartet

Composer, conductor and teacher Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) served as director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 1905 and 1928. A student of Balakirev and Rimsky-Korsakov,...continue...
Recording information: Martinek Studio, Prague (2011-09-04_2011-09-05&2011-)....continue...

Russian Piano Trios: Rimsky-Korsakov; Arensky / Kinsky Trio Prague

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-02-14

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Trio, for violn, cello & piano in C minor (completed by Maximilian Steinberg); Anton Arensky: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 32
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kinsky Trio Prague

This disc pairs trios by two Russian late Romantic composers, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Anton Arensky, played by the Kinsky Trio Prague. It brings together a...continue...
Recording information: Martinu Hall, Prague (2011-09-10_2011-09-12&2011-)....continue...

Alexander Zemlinsky: String Quartets nos 2 & 4; Two Movements (1927) / Zemlinsky Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-12-13

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 15; Quartet for Strings no 4, Op. 25; Movements (2), for string quartet
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zemlinsky Quartet

Typically minimalist, Anton Webern summed up each of Zemlinsky's four quartets with single word descriptions. "Aufbruch" (departure) corresponded to No.1 and getting out from under...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Martinek Studio....continue...

Borodin: Piano Trio; String Sextet; Trios (2) Two Violins and Cello / Kinsky Trio, Prazak Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-12-13

Works: Alexander Borodin: Trio for Piano and Strings in D major (3 movements only); String Sextet in D minor (3rd & 4th movements lost); Trio for 2 violins & cello in G minor (based on a Russian song "How I...
Performers: Holek, Vlastimil; Hula, Pavel; Hulova, Lucie Sedlakova; Kanka, Michal; Kluson, Josef; Pechocova, Slavka; Peruska, Jan; Sedlak, Martin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kinsky Trio Prague; Prazak Quartet

The youthful Kinsky Trio continues the venerable tradition of the Czech chamber music school with their idiomatic performances of works by their countrymen and impassioned...continue...

String Quartet Masterworks of the First Viennese School / Zemlinsky Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "Emperor"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet f...

Recording information: Martinek Studio, Prague, Czech Republic....continue...

Alexander Zemlinsky: Maiblumen blühten überall; Two Pieces for String Quintet; Cello Sonata; Three Pieces for Cello

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-07-12

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Mailblumen blühten überall, for soprano & string sextet; Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor; String Quintet (movements 2 & 3 lost); Pieces (3) for Cello and Piano
Performers: Fortin, Vladimir; Hajkova, Lucie; Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]; Kluson, Josef
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prazak Quartet

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

A pianist and composer, Zemlinsky's primary musical influence was Johannes Brahms. The centerpiece of this program is Maiblumen blühten...continue...
Recording information: Lichtenstein Palace Martinu Hall (Hamu), Prague (2010-12-09&2010-12-19&2011-)....continue...

Richard Strauss: Piano Quartet Op. 13; Cello Sonata Op. 6; Capriccio String Sextet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 13 (TrV 137); Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 6; Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Coelho, Miguel Borges; Fortin, Vladimir; Holman, Petr; Kanka, Michal
Conductors:
Ensemble: Capriccio String Sextet; Prazak Quartet

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

This disc contains pieces from both the beginning and the end of Strauss' career. A master of the lyrical stage,...continue...
Recording information: Lichtenstein Palace Martinu Hall (Hamu), Prague....continue...

Borodin: Quartet No. 2; Cello Sonata; Piano Quintet in C minor / Prazak Quartet

1 CD / Praga / 2011-07-12

Works: Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Sonata for cello & piano in B minor; Piano Quintet in C minor
Performers: Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prazak Quartet

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

An amateur cellist, the composer of Prince Igor was the only one of the Group of Five to have...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague (03/1999/01/2000)....continue...

Piano Trios of Foerster; Novák, Janácek & Fibich

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-04-12

Works: Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 38; Vitezslav Novák: Trio for Piano and Strings, Op. 27 "Quasi una ballata"; Leos Janácek: Fairy tale; Zdenek F...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kinsky Trio Prague

An original program of post-Smetana chamber music, this release places works by Janácek alongside those of his contemporary competitors. These composers dominated the Czech music...continue...
Recording information: Martinu Hall, Prague (2010-10-23_2010-10-24&2010-)....continue...

Edvard Grieg: String Quartet Op. 27; Johan Svendsen: String Octet Op. 3

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-02-08

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27; Johan Svendsen: Octet for strings in A, Op 3

Praga offers an original pairing of composers who were compatriots and friends. Although Grieg’s career as a soloist was less successful than Svendsen’s, a century...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Domovina Studio....continue...

Joseph Haydn: String Quartets Op. 54

1 CD / Praga / 2010-12-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings no 43 in G major, Op. 54/1, H. 3/58; Quartet for Strings no 42 in C major, Op. 54/2, H. 3/57; Quartet for Strings in E major, Op. 54 no 3/H 3 no 59

Haydn’s opus 54 quartets fit the archetype of the Classical quartet, but expand the emotional and harmonic language in fascinating ways. The usual wit, humor...continue...
Recording information: Prague, Domovina Studio (05/17/2010-05/19/2010)....continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quartets Op. 44 Nos. 1, 3

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-12-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 44 no 1; Pieces (4) for String Quartet, Op. 81; Scherzo for string quartet in A minor, Op. 81/2; Quartet for Strings no 5 in E flat major, ...

Their radiant, virtuoso allegros and singing slow movements tinged with nostalgia are brilliant examples of the composer’s knack for eloquent musical communication. The Four Pieces...continue...
Recording information: Prague (06/16/2010-06/17/2010)....continue...

Schumann: String Quartet Op. 41 No. 1; Piano Quintet Op. 44

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-08-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A minor, Op. 41/1; Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44
Performers: Koroliov, Evgeni

In commemoration of Robert Schumann' bicentennial, the Prazak Quartet is joined by the Russian pianist Evgeni Koroliov to reproduce a concert given in January of...continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartets Opp. 108, 110; Piano Quintet, Op. 57

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-08-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Op. 110; Quartet for Strings no 7 in F sharp minor, Op. 108; Quintet for piano & strings in G minor, Op. 57
Performers: Hula, Pavel; Koroliov, Evgeni

Dedicated to the joint memory of Sviatoslav Richter and Dmitri Shostakovich, this recording features three of the most powerful chamber works of the twentieth century....continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague; MC2, Grenoble....continue...

Dohnányi: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3; Ruralia Hungarica

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-07-13

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major, Op. 7; Ruralia hungarica for Cello and Piano, Op. 32d; Quartet for Strings no 3 in A minor, Op. 33
Performers: Bernasek, Vaclav; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]

Recording information: Prague, Domovina Studio....continue...

Mendelssohn: String Quartets Nos. 4 & 6; Capriccio

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-07-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 44 no 2; Capriccio in E minor, Op. 81 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 6 in F minor, Op. 80

Martinu: String Quartets

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2009-12-08

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Quartet for Strings no 6, H. 312; Quartet for Strings no 3; Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat minor ("French"), H. 117
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prazák Quartet (String Quartet) ; Zemlinsky Quartet

Haydn: Prussian Quartets Op 50 / Prazák Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2009-11-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 50 no 3/H 3 no 46; Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 50 no 5/H 3 no 48 "Dream"; Quartet for Strings no 41 in D major ("Frog"), Op. 50/6...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prazák Quartet (String Quartet)

The three string quartets of the Op.50 cycle performed here by the Prazak Quartet are both bright and full of humor. Haydn wrote sixty-eight quartets,...continue...

Smetana, Sibelius: String Quartets / Kocian Quartet, et al

1 CD / Praga / 2009-10-13

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

Dvorák: Complete Piano Trios / Guarneri Trio Prague

2 CD / Praga / 2009-07-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in F minor, Op. 65/B 130; Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, Op. 21/B 51; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in G minor, Op. 26/B 56; T...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Guarneri Trio (Prague)

Just fifteen years separate Dvorak's piano trios and all four were written before his fiftieth birthday. The early trios reflect his rediscovery of Czech folk...continue...

Martinu: Piano Quintets H 229 & 298 / Ivan Klansky, Kocian Quartet

1 CD / Praga / 2009-04-14

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Piano Quintet no 2, H. 298; Piano Quintet no 1, H. 229; Piano Quartet, H. 287
Performers: Klansky, Ivan

Chamber music, from duos to ensembles of up to nine instruments, occupies a significant place in the vast output of Bohuslav Martinu. There are few...continue...

Prazak Quartet in Concert - Thirty years after his International Evian Prize

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2008-10-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings no 41 in D major ("Frog"), Op. 50/6, H. 3/49; Bohuslav Martinu: Quartet for Strings no 3; Jindrich Feld: Quintet for Saxophone and Strings; Ludwig van Beethov...
Performers: Hekkema, Raaf

The Prazak Quartet - one of today's leading international chamber music ensembles - was established in 1972 while its members were students at the Prague...continue...

Schubert: String Quartet no 15, etc / Prazák String Quartet, et al

1 CD / Praga / 2008-04-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 15 in G major, D 887/Op 161; String Trio in B flat major, D. 581; Trio for Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 471

"Schubert's last quartet teems with harmonic and melodic inventiveness and near-symphonic scope. The Prazàk Quartet players are exemplary Schubertians, their performance well-paced and incisive...continue...

Schoenberg: String Quartet no 4, etc / Prazák Quartet

1 CD / Praga / 2007-06-12

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings no 4, Op. 37; Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4
Performers: Bukac, Vladimir; Prause, Petr

"At first it is hard to hold on to much of anything in the music as it slips and slithers by, but the excellent playing...continue...

Dvorák: Early Works for String Quartet / Zemlinsky Quartet

4 CD / Praga / 2007-04-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 5 in F minor, B. 37 (Op.9); Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major, B. 8 (Op. 2); Waltzes (2) for strings (arr. from Waltzes for piano, B. 101), B. 105; Quart...
Performers: Kluson, Josef

Since its foundation in 1994, the Zemlinsky Quartet has continued the deep Czech tradition of the string quartet. The ensemble won both the 3rd prize...continue...

Dohnányi: Chamber Music / Kocian Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2007-04-10

Works: Ernst von Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio in C major, Op. 10; Quartet for Strings no 2 in D flat major, Op. 15; Sextet for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet & horn in C major, Op. 37
Performers: Hustoles, Ales; Klanska, Vladimira; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Beethoven String Trio of London

"The Sextet is in four movements and makes brilliant use of the combination of piano, horn, clarinet, and strings. This is by far the best...continue...

Dvorák: Dumky Piano Trio; Beethoven / Guarneri Trio Prague

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2006-12-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Trio for Piano and Strings no 4 in E minor, Op. 90/B 166 "Dumky"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Conductors:
Ensemble: Guarneri Trio (Prague)

Brahms: String Quartet Op 51, etc / Moraguès, Prazák Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2006-06-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op. 115
Performers: Moragues, Pascal

This new SACD offers an uncommon pairing of two essential chamber scores by Brahms. The quartet of Op.51 is heroic and rigorous, nurtured at length...continue...

Martinu: String Quartets no 2, 4 & 5 / Kocian Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2006-03-14

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for Strings no 4, H. 256; Quartet for Strings no 5, H. 268
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kocian Quartet

"They are bright and bouncy pieces in essence, though that a lively persona usually disguises a kind of frenetic activity and terrified in its haste...continue...

Beethoven: Complete String Quartets / Prazák Quartet

7 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2006-01-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 4 in C minor, Op. 18 no 4; Quartet for Strings no 5 in A major, Op. 18/5; Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D maj...

The Prazak Quartet is one of todays leading international chamber music ensembles. The ensemble was established in 1972 while its members were students at the...continue...

Brahms: Piano Quintet Op 34, etc / Klánsky, Prazák Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2006-01-10

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Strings no 3 in B flat major, Op. 67; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Performers: Klansky, Ivan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prazák Quartet (String Quartet)

For nearly 30 years, the Prazak Quartet has been at home on music stages worldwide, including those of nearly every major US city. The Quartet...continue...

Most Famous Czech String Quartets / Prazák Quartet

3 CD / Praga / 2006-01-10

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E minor ("Z mého, zivota," "From My Life"), JB 1; Z domoviny (From the Homeland), pieces (2) for violin & piano, JB 1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in D ...
Performers: Kayahara, Sachiko; Remes, Vaclav

Mendelssohn: String Octet, etc / Prazak Quartet, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2005-11-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110
Performers: Hudec, Jiri; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]

"Despite the fact that the Octet enjoys plenty of attention on disc, this is a performance of unusual distinction. There isn't a single moment in...continue...

Ravel, Debussy: Strings Quartets / Parkanyi Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2004-12-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10

In 1984, the Orlando String Quartet members went their separate ways, but in 2004 three of the founding members, together with a new cellist, Michael...continue...

Czech "Degenerate Music" Vol 4 - Schulhoff: Chamber Music

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2004-09-14

Works: Erwin Schulhoff: Pieces (5) for string quartet; Concertino for Flute, Viola and Double Bass; Duo for Violin and Cello; Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos
Performers: Hudec, Jiri; Hula, Pavel; Kanka, Michal; Kluson, Josef; Kunt, Václav
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kocian Quartet; Prazák Quartet (String Quartet)

"This lively and well-played program combines some of the most popular works by Erwin Schulhoff... There is a lot of imagination in his style. It...continue...

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, etc / Moraguès, Braley, Prazak SQ

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2004-01-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K 498 "Kegelstatt"; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581
Performers: Braley, Frank; Mendelssohn, Vladimir; Moragues, Pascal

"...the moment I hear a few notes from the...romantically inclined Carpenter, especially at the start of the Larghetto, I am left quite bereft of the...continue...

Schubert: Piano Trios no 1 & 2 / Guarneri Trio Prague

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2004-01-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, D 929
Conductors:
Ensemble: Guarneri Trio (Prague)

Schönberg: String Quartet, String Trio, etc / Prazak Quartet

1 CD / Praga / 2002-06-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings in D major; String Trio, Op. 45; Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47
Performers: Holek, Vlastimil; Kanka, Michal; Kayahara, Sachiko; Kluson, Josef; Remes, Vaclav

"This recording begins with Gustav Mahler's only extant piece of chamber music, the 12-minute Piano Quartet that he wrote in 1876 while he was student...continue...

Schubert - Death, the teenager and the maiden

1 CD / Praga / 2000-05-01

Works: Franz Schubert: String Trio in B flat major, D. 581; Eine kleine Trauermusik, nonet for wind instruments, D. 79; Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"
Conductors:
Ensemble: Czech Nonet

Dvorák: String Quartet no 12, Terzetto, Bagatelles / Prazák

1 CD / Praga / 1998-06-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Terzetto for 2 violins & viola in C major, B. 148 (Op. 74); Bagatelles (5) for 2 violins, cello & harmonium, B. 79 ...
Performers: Holek, Vlastimil; Kanka, Michal; Kluson, Josef; Remes, Vaclav