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Dvorak - String Quartets Nos. 11 & 12

Wihan Quartet

Dvorak - String Quartets Nos. 11 & 12
In the wrong hands the C major Quartet can seem a little austere. The Wihan Quartet, however, produce a completely committed and utterly convincing reading...In short, this is the finest recorded...

Dvorak - String Quartets Nos. 11 & 12

Wihan Quartet

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In the wrong hands the C major Quartet can seem a little austere. The Wihan Quartet, however, produce a completely committed and utterly convincing reading...In short, this is the finest recorded...

About

The Wihan Quartet, formed in 1985, are heirs to the great Czech musical tradition. The Quartet’s outstanding reputation for the interpretation of its native Czech heritage and of the many classical, romantic and modern masterpieces of the string quartet repertoire is widely acknowledged. They have developed an impressive international career, which includes visits to major festivals in Europe and the Far East. They visit the United States and Japan regularly and have had highly acclaimed tours of Australia and New Zealand. They are frequent visitors to the UK and can often be heard on BBC Radio 3 as well as in concert at many venues throughout the country.

Contents and tracklist

I. Allegro
Track length11:53
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Poco adagio e molto cantabile
Track length8:23
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivo; Trio: L'istesso tempo
Track length8:40
IV. Finale: Vivace
Track length8:29
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length7:54
II. Lento
Track length8:12
III. Molto vivace
Track length4:07
IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo
Track length5:48

Awards and reviews

Christmas 2010

In the wrong hands the C major Quartet can seem a little austere. The Wihan Quartet, however, produce a completely committed and utterly convincing reading...In short, this is the finest recorded performance I have encountered to date

25th April 2010

Nobody performs Dvorak quite like his compatriots...The Wihan are consummate instrumentalists in the great Czech tradition, as they show by their richly expressive account of the long, elaborately wrought C major quartet...They find fresh colours in this perennial music
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