| Jancek: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 |  | Creators: Leos Janacek, Mikael Ericsson, Frantisek Maly, Jana Vlachova, Vlach Quartet Prague
Label: Naxos
Category: Music
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 157,915
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 730099489522
EAN: 0730099489522
ASIN: B0000060D0
Release Date: May 26, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | String Quartet No.1, 'Kreutzer Sonata': I. Adagio con moto | | • | String Quartet No.1, 'Kreutzer Sonata': II. Con moto | | • | String Quartet No.1, 'Kreutzer Sonata': III. Con moto: Vivace - Andante | | • | String Quartet No.1, 'Kreutzer Sonata': IV. Con moto: Adagio | | • | String Quartet No.2, 'Intimate Letters': I. Andante con moto - Allegro | | • | String Quartet No.2, 'Intimate Letters': II. Adagio - Vivace | | • | String Quartet No.2, 'Intimate Letters': III. Moderato - Adagio- Allegro | | • | String Quartet No.2, 'Intimate Letters': IV. Allegro - Andante- Adagio | | • | Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Con moto | | • | Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Ballada | | • | Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Allegretto | | • | Sonata for Violin and Piano: IV. Adagio | | • | Pohadka (Fairy Tale) For Cello And Piano: I. Con moto | | • | Pohadka (Fairy Tale) For Cello And Piano: II. Con moto | | • | Pohadka (Fairy Tale) For Cello And Piano: III. Allegro |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Poor Janacek June 18, 2009
Albert C. Goncalves (New York, USA)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Though I remain neutral towards the rest of the material on the CD, the performance and interpretation of Janacek's string quartet I found to be exceptionally poor. The performance seemed to lack both the technical and emotional aspects of the work; the players often seeming to on the verge of losing hold of these admittedly demanding works. I would highly recommend the Hagen Quartet's interpretation of the two string quartets and urge anyone interested in the work of Leos Janacek, at the very least, to simply look and listen elsewhere.
 Excellent service December 13, 2008
Shirley A. Billings (Ohio)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This was a Christmas present for my granddaughter so I have not reviewed it but the delivery service and condition were excellent.
If you like Bartok... January 2, 2001
13 out of 17 found this review helpful
I'm a Janacek fan with a working cd player, and I certainly haven't got money to burn. I'd just like to proffer a rather more enthusiastic review. First, these works are widely considered to be masterworks in the string quartet repertory. Second, the Vlach Quartet's rendering is in my view excellent, though I don't claim to have heard other performances: certainly, this ensemble has received very good reviews from professional critics. Third, the sound quality is about as good as my working cd player will permit! Nice liner notes, too, and attractive fillers (I mean the violin sonata and the pohadka). In short, an excellent choice for anyone with an eye for a bargain and a taste for hardcore string quartets (late Beethoven, Bartok, Shostakovich, Berg...). And if you like this sort of stuff, maybe you'll also like Purcell's Fantasias, Bach's Cello Suites, Reich's Different Trains, and/or Ram Narayan on sarangi. Though did I hear you say you don't know what a sarangi is?
4 interesting pieces from the czech composer December 27, 2000
Kristopher Kincaid (Vietnam)
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
if you're a janacek fan with very little money and a working cd player this may be the disc for you. i'm not overly familiar with the composer's work myself and wouldnt exactly say this disc made me a convert but it is well worth a listen. not exactly my cuppa tea since i generally listen to string quartets when i'm trying to brood over the meaning of life and whatnot but still these are some pleasant, high energy pieces well played by prague's very own vlach quartet. sound recording is alright, it aint mind-blowing but what exactly do you expect for this price?
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