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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..
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2018-04-15 12:25:25
Tears for a great quartet violist
We hear that Milan Škampa, last survivor of the eternal Smetana Quartet, has died in Prague at the age of 89. He was a hugely sought-after viola and quartet teacher.