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The Kapralova String Quartet Play Music Of Janacek, Brahms, Richter And Kapralova – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
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Over to Paris this week for a concert recorded this past August by the venerable Radio France Musique by the Czech ensemble The Kapralova Quartet. The concert was recorded during the Lubèron Festival and features a mixture of familiar and forgotten.
It all fits on one player, coming in at under an hour and 20 minutes.
Here’s what’s playing:
Festival International de quatuors à cordes du Lubéron : Janáček, Kaprálová, Brahms
Quatuor Op.8 (1935, 1936)
2. Leoš Janáček
Quatuor N°1 JW VII:8, Sonate à Kreutzer (1923)
Quatuor N°1 en ut mineur Op.51 N°1 (1865, 1873)
Encore: Franz Xaver Richter
Quatuor à cordes en ut majeur op 5 n°1, 3° mvt Rincontro
Quatuor Kaprálová (République Tchèque)
Veronika Panochová, Violon
Simona Hurníková, Violon
Karolína Strašilová, Alto
Simona Hečová, Violoncelle
Concert donné le samedi 18 août 2012 en l’Abbaye de Silvacane.
Enjoy your Anti-Road Rage Wednesday.
