Dvorak: American Quartet & Quintet / Skampa Quarte
Label: CHAMPS HILL RECORDS Catalog: CHRCD110 Format: CD SKAMPA QUARTET CHORZELSKIFollowing a very successful concert at the Music Room of Champs Hill, the renowned Skampa Quartet returned to Champs Hill to record this album featuring Antonin Dvorak's American String Quartet and Quintet Opp. 96-97, joined by violist Krzysztof Chorzelski for the latter. The quartet talk about their choice of repertoire: ''We were seduced by the charming coincidence of both opus numbers having been destined for string quartet, while the preceding work, Op. 95, happens to be nothing smaller than the monumental Symphony No. 9, the 'New World' Symphony.'' The Skampa Quartet is among the very finest of an outstanding group of current Czech string quartets that has represented their country in major Concert Halls around the world for twenty-five years. The quartet have established a close relationship with BBC Radio 3 resulting in regular broadcasts from Wigmore Hall, St. John's Smith Square, LSO St. Luke's and the Chamber Music proms. They have been an award-winning recording artist for Supraphon for most of the Quartet's career. They are now also among the elite artists whose performances have been selected for release on Wigmore Hall Live label. Price: $25.98 |