Dvorak: Quartet No.12 – Smetana: Quartet No.1

Tokyo String Quartet

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During the nineteenth-century Czech National Revival, it was the symphonic poem and opera that dominated musical proceedings. The former, with its programmatic clout, and the latter’s ability to embrace politics and pomp made for nimble agents in the nation’s search for its soul. Bedrich Smetana and Anton.n Dvorak, its prime musical movers and shakers, dedicated their lives to these totemic art forms, while the string quartet trailed quietly behind. Intimate and domesticated, its four-way dialogue was seemingly not for the national stage. But as Dvorak and later Smetana demonstrated, their music was not always about the grand gesture.

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1.
String Quartet No.12 in F Major Op. 96 - I. Allegro ma non troppo
09:45
2.
String Quartet No.12 in F Major Op. 96 - II. Lento
07:13
3.
String Quartet No.12 in F Major Op. 96 - III. Molto vivace
04:05
4.
String Quartet No.12 in F Major Op. 96 - IV. Vivace
05:41
5.
String Quartet No.1 in E Minor - I. Allegro vivo appassionato
07:08
6.
String Quartet No.1 in E Minor - II. Allegro moderato a la Polka
05:25
7.
String Quartet No.1 in E Minor - III. Largo sostenuto
08:14
8.
String Quartet No.1 in E Minor - IV. Finale: Vivace
05:44

Total time: 00:53:15

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