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In exemplary DSD sound we have now come to expect, this disc of never-before-paired works is a must-have hour of chamber music. The “intimate” music of the Czech and the Finn is like two-way mirror where all is said without ever being seen, all is seen without ever being said. Nothing less.” The String Quartet in D minor “Voce Intimae” Op.56 by Jean Sibelius, which was completed in 1909, has five movements and also stems from the composer’s most inner intimacy, that of “Interior voices.” The Kocian Quartet takes charge of these works with all the expressive weight they require, and their musical discourse provides just the right amount of feelings divulged. That, in short, is a summary of this composition written for a limited number of instruments – the string quartet they must get along, as would a circle of friends, something that has real importance. The fourth movement: awakening of the real force of a national music, joy in observing that the path followed lead to success, until the moment of the brutal interruption brought on by the catastrophe beginning of deafness, perspective of a sad future, little hope of improvement, and, in the end, a feeling that was deeply painful.
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The second movement, quasi-polka, takes me once again to the joyous tumult of my youth when I was composing innumerable Czech dances and I myself had a reputation as an untiring dancer… The third movement, largo sostenuto, is a recollection of my first love for a young girl who later became my dear wife. Review by JJ Aug(3 of 6 found this review helpful)īedrich Smetana’s String Quartet N☁, subtitled “In My Life,” dating from the year 1876, is a program work the composer commented on as such: “What I wanted to do is to retrace in music the course of my life: First movement: taste for art in my youth, romantic atmosphere, unspeakable nostalgia… In parallel, this prologue augurs a warning of future unhappiness, this E note in the finale: it is this fateful, strident squeal that went off in my ears in 1874, marking the beginning of my deafness. I have noticed this rather sloppy production problem on another Praga release too: Schnittke: Chamber Music - Janacek Trio By contrast, here, the Smetana runs immediately and straight into the Sibelius. and certainly such a gap between different works. Normally, on CDs, there is a few seconds gap between movements. The Kocian version seems rushed (5minutes 57seconds for the first movement versus 8 minutes by the Fitzwilliam), it almost always sounds forced, and shrill. Here, I compared to the Fitzwilliam String Quartet who give a pensive, moving and beautiful account of the Sibelius. but it is the performance that is wanting. The sound and recording quality is quite good (albeit overly reverberant and sometimes boomy). It lacks the warmth and richness of the Jullliard. Their playing is comparatively rough, their tone strident, the intonation sometimes slippery and sometimes woeful (such as the second mvt of the Smetana), and their performance comes across as unpolished and forced. The Kocian do not, unfortunately, come off well from the comparison. 98 (IV)”ī1: Kalevi Aho “String Quartet No.I am comparing the Kocian Quartet's performance of the Smetana to the Julliard Quartet's recording (LP). I encourage you to give it a listen.Ī4: Erik Bergman “String Quartet, Op. JS 38 Andantino in A major violin, vlioa & cello 1889.
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JS 37 Andante molto sostenuto in B minor string quartet 188889. JS 36 Andante molto in F minor celllo & piano 1887.
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JS 35 Andante grazioso in D major violin & piano 188485. The excellent recording captures the rich sounds of the string instruments, thanks to the unique reverb effect of the concert hall. (a) 1922 original version, string quartet (b) 1938 string orchestra, timpani. It unfolds dramatically with layers of melodies depicting various emotional landscapes. The B-side, composed by Kalevi Aho, is made up of eight sections composed in 1971. The composition evolves with melodies that change like geometric patterns. The A-side of the album, composed by Erik Bergman, consists of four movements created in 1982 upon commission for the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival. The performances are by the Jean Sibelius Quartet, with Jaakko Vuornos on violin, Jouko Mansnerus on viola, Seppo Kimanen on cello, and Shizuko Arai, a Japanese violinist residing in Finland, joining them. This is a 1986 album that features chamber music compositions by Finnish composers Erik Bergman and Kalevi Aho, both active since the 1970s. Sleeve : EX-(WC, light wear on corner, wrinkle.) Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Despite enjoying some success as a composer his music was starting to be. It dates from 1909, so is written in the wake of the Third Symphony. Jean Sibelius Quartet : Erik Bergman / Kalevi Aho 1 & 2 Sibelius: Voces intimae by Dante Quartet released in 2011. The D minor quartet, Op.56, whose subtitle gives the CD its title, is the only chamber work of Sibelius that, so far, has had repertoire status, and indeed is the only chamber work of his maturity.