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Sergei Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2, Ballade, Adagio (from Cinderella​)​, Cello Sonata

by Pražák Quartet, Michal Kaňka, Jaromír Klepáč

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String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92 (on Kabardinian Themes) I. Allegro sostenuto 06:40
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String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92 (on Kabardinian Themes) II. Adagio 06:55
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String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 92 (on Kabardinian Themes) III. Allegro - Andante molto 07:45
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Ballade in C Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 15 11:52
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Adagio for Cello and Piano, Op. 97b (from Cinderella) 05:02
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Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119 I. Andante grave - Moderato animato 11:45
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Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119 II. Moderato 04:44
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Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119 III. Allegro, ma non troppo 08:19
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It was uncharacteristic of Prokofiev to follow party guidelines and incorporate the music of a Soviet republic into his own work, but during the turbulent year of 1942 he found himself evacuated to Nalchik in the Kabarda region of the northern Caucasus. The acerbic, vigorous idiom of the local peoples’ folk music meshes vividly with the Classical approach of the Second String Quartet he composed there, and in each new interpretation the proportions tend to be slightly different. The Prazák Quartet is less ‘gutty’ and more central-European in its poise than the top previous contenders, though the dances still spring to life and the subtlety of the slow movement’s introspective coda has never been more beautifully observed. The darker implications of native cultures absorbed into Stalin’s empire which Prokofiev saves for his outer-movement developments are also powerfully projected.

The Prazák hands over instead to its cellist, Michal Kaňka, whose noble and resonantly recorded lower register yields heart-stopping results in the Cinderella transcription and the humane melodies of the late Sonata. It’s also good to hear the early Ballade, a haunting if awkwardly written little devil to set alongside the Mephistophelean grandeur of the Second Piano Concerto. If the programme appeals, you won’t be disappointed. (BBC Music Magazine, January 2020)

Awards: BBC Music Magazine, 10 by Répertoire, 4* by Le Monde de la Musique, 5 by Diapason

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released September 1, 2002

Pražák Quartet - Ensemble
Michal Kaňka - Cello
Jaromír Klepáč - Piano

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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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