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Janacek: String Quartet No. 2
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An exciting disc of Janáček’s fascinating and powerful music, ranging from the passion of the String Quartet No.2, “Intimate Letters” – in a highly-acclaimed recording by The Lindsays – to the beautiful and moving prayer Zdrávas Maria.The Second String Quartet is a dramatic and enthralling work, contrasting passages of thrilling tension with moments of expressive languor. The work is given a characteristically taut and powerful performance by The Lindsays. Another joyous interpretation on this disc is given by the Wind Soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, whose effortless performance of the intricate lines and rapidly-evolving textures of Mládí does full justice to Janáček’s delightful homage to ‘Youth’.As well as communicating the romantic ‘Fairy Tale’ on which it is based, Janáček’s Pohadka explores the textures of the cello and the piano, from the cello’s delicate pizzicati to its singing lyricism, with hypnotic ostinati and strong melodic passages in the piano. Janáček’s ecclesiastical music, for organ and for choir, presents a different aspect of his musical personality, sublimely transcendental and deeply moving. Only $11.98 - Click here to buy now! |