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04-24-2014, 03:54 PM
On the CD are the famous quartets - Quartet № 1 " Kreutzer Sonata " by Leos Janacek (1923), Quartet number 2 " From the Monkey mountains" by Pavel Haas (1925) and Karol Szymanowski Quartet 2nd (1927) arranged for string orchestra by Australian composer and conductor Richard Tonetti . Complex , dramatically tense music these masterpieces , written around the same time , the style is close to expressionism . However, it is not stifling Expressionism German - viscous type practiced by the New Viennese School. This is expressionism Slavic because all of the composers connect peculiar style " overheated emotions" and nervous disharmony with folklore ( Czech , Moravian , Polish ) and impressionistic diatonic that significantly soften all the "horrors " . In terms of technology , these quartets are consistent with the spirit of the time and his virtuoso instrumentation close to Bartok quartets , which replaced the familiar intimacy orchestral fresco .

Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
String Quartet No. 1 'Kreutzer Sonata' after L.Tolstoy (1923) 19:19
1 I Adagio 4:07
2 II Con moto 4:36
3 III Con moto 4:34
4 IV Adagio con moto 5:49
Pavel Haas (1899-1944)
String Quartet No. 2, Op.7 'From the Monkey Mountains' (1925) 32:48
5 I Landscape 10:19
6 II Cart, Driver and Horse 4:53
7 III The Moon and I 8:50
8 IV A Wild Night 8:29
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
String Quartet No. 2, Op.56 (1927) 19:17
9 I Moderato, dolce e tranquillo 8:27
10 II Vivace, scherzando 4:54
11 III Lento 5:48
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Rec.29-31 August 2000 (Janacek/Haas), 20 & 21 March 1997 (Szymanowski)
https://mega.co.nz/#!xBMW3YTI!dKfB2hQtr7m4oUUMbeTVs36JJZQQ7sWOgr4_x0O 03Bs
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Leos Janacek (1854-1928)
String Quartet No. 1 'Kreutzer Sonata' after L.Tolstoy (1923) 19:19
1 I Adagio 4:07
2 II Con moto 4:36
3 III Con moto 4:34
4 IV Adagio con moto 5:49
Pavel Haas (1899-1944)
String Quartet No. 2, Op.7 'From the Monkey Mountains' (1925) 32:48
5 I Landscape 10:19
6 II Cart, Driver and Horse 4:53
7 III The Moon and I 8:50
8 IV A Wild Night 8:29
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
String Quartet No. 2, Op.56 (1927) 19:17
9 I Moderato, dolce e tranquillo 8:27
10 II Vivace, scherzando 4:54
11 III Lento 5:48
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, conductor
Rec.29-31 August 2000 (Janacek/Haas), 20 & 21 March 1997 (Szymanowski)
https://mega.co.nz/#!xBMW3YTI!dKfB2hQtr7m4oUUMbeTVs36JJZQQ7sWOgr4_x0O 03Bs
flac+booklet