String Quartets

Album by Bedřich Smetana & Zemlinsky Quartet

String Quartets is a set of chamber works by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, composed between 1876 and 1882. They are Romantic-era string quartets that combine expressive, lyrical writing and dramatic contrasts with elements of Czech folk idioms and personal programme-like gestures, representing Smetana's mature contribution to chamber music and to the development of Czech national style.

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  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 1 in E minor “From My Life”: Allegro vivo appassionato
    8:15
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 1 in E minor “From My Life”: Allegro moderato à la Polka
    5:39
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 1 in E minor “From My Life”: Largo sostenuto
    9:00
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 1 in E minor “From My Life”: Vivace
    6:26
  5. 5.
    String Quartet no. 2 in D minor: Allegro
    5:29
  6. 6.
    String Quartet no. 2 in D minor: Allegro moderato. Andante cantabile
    5:57
  7. 7.
    String Quartet no. 2 in D minor: Allegro non più moderato ma agitato e con fuoco
    4:53
  8. 8.
    String Quartet no. 2 in D minor: Finale. Presto
    2:58
  9. 9.
    Bartered Bride: Dance of Comedians
    4:34

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