Bohuslav Martinů: String Quartet No. 7, Oboe Quartet, Clarinet Quartet, Mazurka-Notturno, Nonetto Prazak Quartet & Czech Nonet

• Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959): String Quartet No. 7, H. 314 "Concerto da camera":
• 1 Martinů: String Quartet No. 7, H. 314 "Concerto da camera": I. Poco allegro 07:04
• 2 Martinů: String Quartet No. 7, H. 314 "Concerto da camera": II. Andante 07:44
• 3 Martinů: String Quartet No. 7, H. 314 "Concerto da camera": III. Allegro vivo 06:04
• Quartet for Clarinet, French horn, Cello and Side-Drum, H. 139:
• 4 Martinů: Quartet for Clarinet, French horn, Cello and Side-Drum, H. 139: I. Allegro molto 03:24
• 5 Martinů: Quartet for Clarinet, French horn, Cello and Side-Drum, H. 139: II. Poco andante 05:44
• 6 Martinů: Quartet for Clarinet, French horn, Cello and Side-Drum, H. 139: III. Allegretto 02:42
• Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Cello and Piano, H. 315:
• 7 Martinů: Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Cello and Piano, H. 315: I. Moderato poco allegro 05:04
• 8 Martinů: Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Cello and Piano, H. 315: II. Adagio - Andante (poco moderato) 03:11
• 9 Martinů: Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Cello and Piano, H. 315: III. Poco allegro 03:26
• Mazurka-Notturno for Oboe, Two Violins and Cello, H. 325:
• 10 Martinů: Mazurka-Notturno for Oboe, Two Violins and Cello, H. 325 06:52
• Nonetto in F Major, H. 374:
• 11 Martinů: Nonetto in F Major, H. 374: I. Allegro 05:10
• 12 Martinů: Nonetto in F Major, H. 374: II. Andante 05:28
• 13 Martinů: Nonetto in F Major, H. 374: III. Allegretto 05:32
• Total Runtime 01:07:25

Info for Bohuslav Martinů: String Quartet No. 7, Oboe Quartet, Clarinet Quartet, Mazurka-Notturno, Nonetto

Bohuslav Martinů (December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. Martinů began as a violinist of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. In the early 1930s he found his main font for compositional style, the neo-classical as developed by Stravinsky. With this, he expanded to become a prolific composer, who wrote almost 400 pieces, included 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. He is compared with Prokofiev and Bartók in his innovative incorporation of Central European ethnomusicology into his music.

Pražák Quartet: (tracks 1-3)
Václav Remeš, violin
Vlastimil Holek,violin
Josef Klusoň, viola
Michal Kaňka, cello

Czech Nonet: (tracks 4-13)
Jiří Skuhra, flute
Jiří Krejčí, oboe
Aleš Hustoles, clarinet
Pavel Langpaul, bassoon
Vladimíra Klánská, horn
Jana Herajnová, violin
Jan Nykrýn, viola
Vladan Kočí, cello
Michal Rychlý, double bass

Pavel Kutman, violin (track 10)
Vlastimil Mareš, clarinet (tracks 4-6)
David Rehoř, tambourin (tracks 4-6)
Milan Langer, piano (tracks 7-9)

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The Czech Nonet
is one of the oldest and most original chamber ensembles in the world. It was founded in 1924 by a group of students of the Prague Conservatory according to instrumental requirements of Louis Spohr's Nonet (violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass and the wind quintet). The Czech Nonet’s discography has been recorded by Supraphon, Panton and Harmonia Mundi on forty-five LPs and CDs. The ensemble has gained many prestigious awards for recordings made for the Praga Digital. Martinů dedicated his 1959 Nonet to the Czech Nonet on the occasion of its 35th anniversary.

Pražák Quartet
is a Czech string quartet established in 1972, and is one of the Czech Republic's premiere chamber ensembles. It was founded while its members were still students at Prague Conservatory (1974-1978). The quartet was awarded First Prize at the Evian International Competition in 1978 and the Prague Spring Festival Prize in 1979. The Prazak Quartet has made more than 60 recordings during its long history, including some of the most important works in the string quartet and chamber music literature. In 2015, Jana Vonášková became the 1st violinist of the ensemble.

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