Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928): String Quartet No.1; String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters" Bohuslav Martinu (1890 - 1959): Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola Op.H 313
Grammy Winner 2010: Best Chamber Music Performance
When the Emerson String Quartet releases an album, one’s expectation of excellence isn’t met – it’s exceeded. The Emersons’ way with Czech chamber music on this new recording further burnishes a lustrous reputation. The Emersons perform with the same benchmark intensity, integrity, energy, and commitment demonstrated since its formation in 1976. It now brings these qualities to the first two of Janáček’s String Quartets and 3 Madrigals for violin and viola by Martinů. Intimate Letters (Quartet no. 2) is based on Janáček’s letters to his muse, Kamila Stösslová, whom he promised that “our life is going to be in it”. We are the fortunate beneficiaries of Janáček’s unrequited passion! Certainly a reason why this piece plays a key role in the cult movie The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
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