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Janacek & Smetana: String Quartets
Takacs Quartet, Janacek, Smetana
Janacek & Smetana: String Quartets
Genre: Classical
 
The much-feted Takacs Quartet presents three popular string quartets from Czechoslovakia. Janacek's String Quartet No.1 was inspired by Leo Tolstoy's novella, The Kreutzer Sonata, which was in turn inspired by Beethoven's ...  more »

     
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All Artists: Takacs Quartet, Janacek, Smetana, None
Title: Janacek & Smetana: String Quartets
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Label: Hyperion
Release Date: 10/9/2015
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 034571179971

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The much-feted Takacs Quartet presents three popular string quartets from Czechoslovakia. Janacek's String Quartet No.1 was inspired by Leo Tolstoy's novella, The Kreutzer Sonata, which was in turn inspired by Beethoven's Violin Sonata No.9. Janacek's String Quartet No.2 was dedicated to his friendship with Kamila Stosslova, a married woman 38 years his junior with whom he exchanged over 700 letters. As the subtitle suggests, Smetana's String Quartet No.1 'From My Life' is semi-autobiographical and consists of sketches of periods from Smetana's life. All three works share narrative undercurrents that draw performances of gripping engagement from this elite group of players.

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