The String Quartets

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Kvarteto města Prahy

The String Quartets are a cycle of chamber works by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, composed between 1873 and 1895. They span Dvořák's development from early Romanticism to a mature national style, characterised by rich melodic writing, folkloric rhythms, classical quartet forms and an increasingly expansive harmonic language that reflects his evolving position in late 19th-century chamber music.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 2, B. 8: I. Andante - Allegro
    17:24
  2. 2.
    String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 2, B. 8: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
    12:19
  3. 3.
    String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 2, B. 8: III. Allegro scherzando - Trio
    5:17
  4. 4.
    String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 2, B. 8: IV. Finale: Allegro animato
    13:22
  5. 5.
    Quartettsatz: Andante appassionata in A minor
    6:24

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    String Quartet No. 2 in B-flat major, B. 17: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    11:34
  2. 3.
    String Quartet No. 2 in B-flat major, B. 17: II. Largo
    15:24
  3. 4.
    String Quartet No. 2 in B-flat major, B. 17: III. Allegro con brio
    6:29
  4. 5.
    String Quartet No. 2 in B-flat major, B. 17: IV. Finale: Andante
    15:46
  5. 6.
    2 Waltzes, Op. 54 B. 105 No. 1: Moderato
    4:02
  6. 7.
    2 Waltzes, Op. 54 B. 105 No. 2: Allegro vivace
    2:57
  7. 8.
    String Quartet in F major, B. 120 (fragment): Allegro vivace
    8:58

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    String Quartet No. 3 in D major, B. 18: I. Allegro con brio
    24:48
  2. 4.
    String Quartet No. 3 in D major, B. 18: II. Andantino
    17:10
  3. 5.
    String Quartet No. 3 in D major, B. 18: III. Allegro energico - Trio
    14:32
  4. 6.
    String Quartet No. 3 in D major, B. 18: IV. Finale. Allegretto
    13:03

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, B. 19: I. Velmi pohyblive a rázne (Assai con moto ed energico)
    14:25
  2. 5.
    String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, B. 19: II. Andante religioso - attacca:
    9:59
  3. 6.
    String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, B. 19: III. Allegro con brio
    11:23
  4. 7.
    String Quartet No. 5 in F minor, Op. 9, B. 37: I. Moderato
    15:21
  5. 8.
    String Quartet No. 5 in F minor, Op. 9, B. 37: II. Andante con moto quasi allegretto
    8:09
  6. 9.
    String Quartet No. 5 in F minor, Op. 9, B. 37: III. Tempo di valse
    2:44
  7. 10.
    String Quartet No. 5 in F minor, Op. 9, B. 37: IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    6:58

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    String Quartet No. 6 in A minor, Op. 12, B. 40: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    8:18
  2. 6.
    String Quartet No. 6 in A minor, Op. 12, B. 40: II. Poco allegro
    6:15
  3. 7.
    String Quartet No. 6 in A minor, Op. 12, B. 40: III. Poco adagio
    8:35
  4. 8.
    String Quartet No. 6 in A minor, Op. 12, B. 40: IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    8:33
  5. 9.
    String Quartet No. 7 in A minor, Op. 16, B. 45: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    9:20
  6. 10.
    String Quartet No. 7 in A minor, Op. 16, B. 45: II. Andante cantabile
    7:56
  7. 11.
    String Quartet No. 7 in A minor, Op. 16, B. 45: III. Allegro scherzando - Trio
    4:46
  8. 12.
    String Quartet No. 7 in A minor, Op. 16, B. 45: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    7:17

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    String Quartet No. 8 in E major, Op. 80, B. 57: I. Allegro
    8:48
  2. 7.
    String Quartet No. 8 in E major, Op. 80, B. 57: II. Andante con moto
    5:44
  3. 8.
    String Quartet No. 8 in E major, Op. 80, B. 57: III. Allegro scherzando
    4:37
  4. 9.
    String Quartet No. 8 in E major, Op. 80, B. 57: IV. Finale: Allegro con brio
    7:51
  5. 10.
    String Quartet No. 9 in D minor, Op. 34, B. 75: I. Allegro
    12:04
  6. 11.
    String Quartet No. 9 in D minor, Op. 34, B. 75: II. Alla polka: Allegretto scherzando - Trio: Quasi l'istesso tempo
    6:53
  7. 12.
    String Quartet No. 9 in D minor, Op. 34, B. 75: III. Adagio
    8:03
  8. 13.
    String Quartet No. 9 in D minor, Op. 34, B. 75: IV. Finale: Poco allegro
    7:16

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 51, B. 92: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    10:56
  2. 8.
    String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 51, B. 92: II. Dumka (Elegia): Andante con moto - Vivace
    7:18
  3. 9.
    String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 51, B. 92: III. Romanza: andante con moto
    6:38
  4. 10.
    String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, Op. 51, B. 92: IV. Finale: Allegro assai
    6:34
  5. 11.
    String Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61, B. 121: I. Allegro
    14:48
  6. 12.
    String Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61, B. 121: II. Poco adagio e molto cantabile
    8:21
  7. 13.
    String Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61, B. 121: III. Scherzo: Allegro vivo - Trio: L'istesso tempo
    8:01
  8. 14.
    String Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61, B. 121: IV. Finale: vivace
    7:43

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": I. Allegro ma non troppo
    9:24
  2. 9.
    String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": II. Lento
    7:53
  3. 10.
    String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": III. Molto vivace
    3:26
  4. 11.
    String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo
    5:43
  5. 12.
    String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, B. 192: I. Allegro moderato
    9:15
  6. 13.
    String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, B. 192: II. Adagio ma non troppo
    10:56
  7. 14.
    String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, B. 192: III. Molto vivace
    6:30
  8. 15.
    String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, B. 192: IV. Finale: Andante sostenuto - Allegro con fuoco
    10:19

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105, B. 193: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro appasssionato
    8:11
  2. 10.
    String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105, B. 193: II. Molto vivace
    5:56
  3. 11.
    String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105, B. 193: III. Lento e molto cantabile
    7:34
  4. 12.
    String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105, B. 193: IV. Allegro non tanto
    10:03
  5. 13.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 1: Moderato
    4:22
  6. 14.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 2: Allegro ma non troppo
    2:26
  7. 15.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 3: Andante con moto
    2:43
  8. 16.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 4: Poco adagio
    5:33
  9. 17.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 5: Andante
    3:53
  10. 18.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 6: Andante moderato
    2:43
  11. 19.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 7: Andante con moto
    2:38
  12. 20.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 8: Lento
    3:18
  13. 21.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 9: Moderato
    3:10
  14. 22.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 10: Andante maestoso
    2:32
  15. 23.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 11: Allegro scherzando
    2:37
  16. 24.
    Cypresses, B. 151 No. 12: Allegro animato
    3:01

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