Composer(s): Dvořák, Antonín
Artist(s): Waldmann, Jakub
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.555378
Barcode: 0747313537822
Release Date: 08/2002

DVORAK: String Quintet Op. 77 / Miniatures

Dvořák is one of the most popular late 19th-century composers and his music is synonymous with the spirit of his Czech homeland. His chamber music contains some of the most approachable works, in which his good spirits and at times his melancholy are clearly displayed. With its many hints of Bohemia, the String Quintet Op. 77, in which a double bass joins the quartet, is one of his richest chamber works.

Tracklist

Dvořák, Antonín
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
Waldmann, Jakub (double bass)
1I. Allegro con fuoco11:07
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
Waldmann, Jakub (double bass)
2II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace08:14
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
Waldmann, Jakub (double bass)
3III. Poco andante07:37
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
Waldmann, Jakub (double bass)
4IV. Finale: Allegro assai07:07
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
Waldmann, Jakub (double bass)
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
Waldmann, Jakub (double bass)
5Intermezzo (Nocturno), B. 1904:16
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
Waldmann, Jakub (double bass)
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
6I. Cavatina: Moderato03:15
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
7II. Capriccio: Allegro02:27
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
8III. Romance: Allegro02:49
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
9IV. Élégie: Larghetto04:31
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)
10Andate appassionato in F Major, B.40a06:04
Vlach Quartet Prague (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 57:27