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Gideon Klein: The Chamber Music for Strings

by Kocian Quartet

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Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello I. Allegro 02:10
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Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello II. Lento (Variation on a Moravian song) 06:14
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Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello III. Molto vivace 03:14
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Four Movements for String Quartet I. Andante 03:31
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Four Movements for String Quartet II. Allegro 02:31
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Four Movements for String Quartet III. Largo 02:51
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Four Movements for String Quartet IV. Vivace 03:37
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String Quartet Op. 2 I. Lento 09:59
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String Quartet Op. 3 II. Vivace ma non troppo 02:54
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String Quartet Op. 4 III. Andante cantabile 05:58
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Duo for Violin and Viola (in the quarter-tone system) I. Andante 03:32
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Duo for Violin and Viola (in the quarter-tone system) II. Tempo di Marcia 02:25
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Duo for Violin and Viola (in the quarter-tone system) III. Maestoso 03:00
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Duo for Violin and Viola (in the quarter-tone system) IV. Allegro 01:11
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Preludium for viola solo 05:07
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Duo for Violin and Cello I. Allegro con fuoco 05:22
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Duo for Violin and Cello II. Lento 02:40
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Fantasy and Fugue for String Quartet I. Fantazie (Lento - Andante cantabile - Largo) 03:36
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Fantasy and Fugue for String Quartet II. Fuga (Largo) 03:33

about

Self-taught composer Gideon Klein (6 December 1919, Přerov CZ - 27 January 1945, KZ Fürstengrube) died in a concentration camp when he was only 26. He was influenced essentially by the Second Vienna School and by the music of his elder, Leoš Janáček. In addition to his two masterpieces, the Fantasy and Fugue and String Trio, written during his detention in the Terezín camp in order to enliven the cultural life there, earlier chamber works (from 1938 to 1941), miraculously preserved in a briefcase not opened until 1990, have been published thanks to the work of Vojtěch Saudek (1951-2003). Here, the Kocian Quartet, specialising in ‘degenerate’ music, presents the complete chamber works for strings.

Awards: Diapason d’Or, 10 by Classica-Répertoire, 4* by Le Monde de la Musique, Opus d’Or, The Strad, Klassik.com, Parutions.com

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released June 1, 2007

Kocian Quartet (Ensemble)

DSD MULTICHANNEL RECORDED IN PRAGUE, DOMOVINA STUDIO, May 2007

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