Janácek: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2

Leos Janacek (Composer), Mikael Ericsson (Performer), Frantisek Maly (Performer), Jana Vlachova (Performer), Vlach Quartet Prague (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Mikael Ericsson, Frantisek Maly, Jana Vlachova, Vlach Quartet Prague
• Composer: Leos Janacek
• Audio CD (May 26, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B0000060D0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,964 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Bartok..., January 2, 2001

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"stonechat" (hyperspace) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Janácek: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

I'm a Janacek fan with a working cd player, and I certainly haven't got money to burn. I'd just like to proffer a rather more enthusiastic review. First, these works are widely considered to be masterworks in the string quartet repertory. Second, the Vlach Quartet's rendering is in my view excellent, though I don't claim to have heard other performances: certainly, this ensemble has received very good reviews from professional critics. Third, the sound quality is about as good as my working cd player will permit! Nice liner notes, too, and attractive fillers (I mean the violin sonata and the pohadka). In short, an excellent choice for anyone with an eye for a bargain and a taste for hardcore string quartets (late Beethoven, Bartok, Shostakovich, Berg...). And if you like this sort of stuff, maybe you'll also like Purcell's Fantasias, Bach's Cello Suites, Reich's Different Trains, and/or Ram Narayan on sarangi. Though did I hear you say you don't know what a sarangi is?

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent service, December 12, 2008

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Shirley A. Billings (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Janácek: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

This was a Christmas present for my granddaughter so I have not reviewed it but the delivery service and condition were excellent.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Janacek, June 17, 2009

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Albert C. Goncalves (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Janácek: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 (Audio CD)

Though I remain neutral towards the rest of the material on the CD, the performance and interpretation of Janacek's string quartet I found to be exceptionally poor. The performance seemed to lack both the technical and emotional aspects of the work; the players often seeming to on the verge of losing hold of these admittedly demanding works. I would highly recommend the Hagen Quartet's interpretation of the two string quartets and urge anyone interested in the work of Leos Janacek, at the very least, to simply look and listen elsewhere.