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Anton​í​n Dvor​á​k: Piano Quintets Nos. 1 & 2

by Pražák Quartet, Ivan Klánský

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“The Op. 81 Quintet is the more popular of these two A major quintets, but the Op. 5, written in 1872, has much to recommend it as well. Like its later sibling, there’s an immediately gripping melody sung by the cello and a piano part (in the first two movements) that’s full of Schubertian grace, idiomatically played here by Ivan Klánský. The second-movement Andante sostenuto is the work’s center of gravity, and the Pražák sustains its mood beautifully. In the Allegro con brio finale, the piano emerges to take a prominent role, and the strings, often playing in unison, add their own fire. In Op. 81, the energetic first movement, the soulful Dumka, snappy Scherzo, and polka-based Finale add up to a significantly more mature, substantial work. (…) You can’t go wrong with this accomplished Pražák disc.” (ClassicsToday.com, 26 May 2003)

Awards: Choc by Le Monde de la Musique, Recommended by Classica, 5 by Diapason, ClassicsToday.com

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released November 1, 2002

Pražák Quartet (Ensemble)
Ivan Klánský (Piano)

Studio recorded in Prague : June 16-17, 2002

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The Pražák Quartet, one of today´s leading string quartets, was founded in 1972 by students at the Prague Conservatory.

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