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Dvořák - String Quartets No. 12 In F Major "American", No. 14 In A Flat Major Op. 105 / Bartók Quartet / Hungaroton LP 1985 Stereo
SLPD 12577
The String Quartet in F major, Op. 96, nicknamed the American Quartet, is the 12th string quartet composed by Antonín Dvořák. It was written in 1893, during Dvořák's time in the United States. The quartet is one of the most popular in the chamber music repertoire.
The String Quartet No. 14 in A♭ major, Op. 105, B. 193, was the last string quartet completed by Antonín Dvořák, even though it was published before his String Quartet No. 13 (which appeared with the higher opus number Op. 106). Dvořák finished his Fourteenth Quartet in 1895, when he had returned to Bohemia after his visit to America. The gestation of the Quartet had actually begun in America and lasted six months, which was rather protracted for the composer. This Quartet marked an important point in Dvořák's development because he would devote himself almost exclusively to writing explicit program music, namely symphonic poems and operas, afterwards.
Tracklist:
| F-dúr Vonósnégyes Op. 96 "Néger-kvartett" | (21:24) | ||
| A1 | I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo |
6:52 | |
| A2 | II. Lento |
6:01 | |
| A3 | III. Molto Vivace |
3:23 | |
| A4 | IV. Finale. Vivace Ma Non Tanto |
5:08 | |
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Asz-dúr Vonósnégyes Op. 105 |
(30:07) |
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| B1 | I. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Appassionato |
7:16 | |
| B2 | II. Molto Vivace |
5:53 | |
| B3 | III. Lento E Molto Cantabile |
7:20 | |
| B4 | IV. Allegro Ma Non Tanto |
9:38 |
- Artwork By [Front Cover: The Valley Of Tarpatak In The Tátra] – Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka
- Cello – Géza Németh
- Composed By – Antonín Dvořák
- Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Endre Radányi
- Producer – János Mátyás
- Viola – László Mezö
- Violin [1st] – Péter Komlós
- Violin [2nd] – Béla Bánfalvi
