Martinu & Schulhoff - String Sextets
played by Anthony Marwood and Sally Beamish
The Raphael Ensemble
A communist Jew in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Schulhoff died in a Nazi concentration camp. The heart of his String Sextet, the slow movement, is superlatively played as are Martinu's two...
Martinu & Schulhoff - String Sextets
played by Anthony Marwood and Sally Beamish
The Raphael Ensemble
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A communist Jew in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Schulhoff died in a Nazi concentration camp. The heart of his String Sextet, the slow movement, is superlatively played as are Martinu's two...
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Contents and tracklist
Martinů:
Sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos
Work length15:47
I. Lento – Allegro poco moderato
Track length6:53
II. Andantino – Allegro scherzando – Tempo 1
Track length4:42
III. Allegretto poco moderato
Track length4:12
Work length16:32
- Anthony Marwood (violin), Sally Beamish (viola)
- The Raphael Ensemble
I. Poco allegro – Poco vivo
Track length4:00
II. Poco andante – Andante moderato
Track length6:25
III. Allegro – Moderato – Tempo 1 – Allegro
Track length6:07
Schulhoff:
Sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos
Work length23:49
I. Allegro risoluto
Track length5:51
II. Tranquillo: Andante
Track length7:27
III. Burlesca: Allegro molto con spirito
Track length3:35
IV. Molto adagio
Track length6:56
Awards and reviews
Proms 2008
A communist Jew in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Schulhoff died in a Nazi concentration camp. The heart of his String Sextet, the slow movement, is superlatively played as are Martinu's two hyper inventive works.
Martinu at his best. The Three Madrigals are given stunning performances
2011 edition
The Madrigals are post-war, very typical Martinu, and are despatched with great virtuosity. The Raphael Ensemble give a masterly account of them, and the 1991 recording is truthful and lifelike.
