Dvorák: Two String Quartets, Opus 34 & Opus 51

UW Sch of Music,Pro Arte Quartet

ISBN 10: 1931569010 / ISBN 13: 9781931569019

Published by University of Wisconsin Press, 2002

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Synopsis:

The CD showcases two compositions by Antonín Dvorþák, a major nineteenth-century Czech composer best known for both his large-scale symphonic works and his intimate chamber music, especially his contributions to the repertoire for string quartet. The Opus 34 quartet was written as a tribute to the principal agent of his success, Johannes Brahms. Dvorþák wrote the Opus 51 in response to a commission for a string quartet of pronounced Slavic character, and it reflects the expectations of the larger audience he sought to accommodate. The music is performed by the Pro Arte String Quartet.

Distributed for the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music

About the Author: The Pro Arte Quartet was founded in Brussels in 1912 by violinist Alphonse Onnou and violist Germain Prévost and has had a long career as one of the most enduring string quartets in existence. In 1940, due to Nazi invasion of Belgium, the quartet was invited to a permanent residency at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the first such artist residency granted by a major American university. This recording of Opus 34 and Opus 51 is the debut release of the current Pro Arte Quartet, together since 1995.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dvorák: Two String Quartets, Opus 34 & Opus...
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: audioCD
Condition: Very Good