Dvořák: American Quartet / Smetana: From My Life

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Bedřich Smetana & Panochovo kvarteto

This album is a recording of two string quartets by Antonín Dvořák, originally composed in 1893 and 1877. Musically the works juxtapose the composer’s late-period, broadly melodic style—with influences drawn from American and Bohemian folk traditions—and an earlier, more autobiographical and introspective approach, employing rich string textures, lyrical themes and a distinctive harmonic language that mark important stages in his chamber-music development.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179 “American”: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    9:11
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179 “American”: II. Lento
    7:49
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179 “American”: III. Molto vivace
    3:52
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179 “American”: IV. Finale. Vivace ma non troppo
    5:12
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 1 in E minor "From My Life": I. Allegro vivo appassionato
    7:17
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 1 in E minor "From My Life": II. Allegro moderato à la Polka
    5:23
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 1 in E minor "From My Life": III. Largo sostenuto
    8:20
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 1 in E minor "From My Life": IV. Vivace
    6:04

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