Claude Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Cello Sonata, Violin Sonata, Piano Trio Prazak Quartet & Kinsky Trio Prague

• Claude Debussy (): Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Transcribed by Benno Sachs):
• 1 Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Transcribed by Benno Sachs) 10:10
• Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, L. 135:
• 2 Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, L. 135: I. Prologue (Lent) 04:32
• 3 Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, L. 135: II. Sérénade (Modérément animé) 03:19
• 4 Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, L. 135: III. Finale (Animé) 03:47
• Rêverie, L. 68 (Transcribed by Pierre Fournier):
• 5 Debussy: Rêverie, L. 68 (Transcribed by Pierre Fournier) 04:46
• Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor, L. 140:
• 6 Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor, L. 140: I. Allegro vivo 04:47
• 7 Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor, L. 140: II. Intermède (Fantasque et léger) 03:58
• 8 Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor, L. 140: III. Finale (Très animé) 04:39
• Préludes, Livre 1, L. 117 (Transcribed by Jascha Heifetz):
• 9 Debussy: Préludes, Livre 1, L. 117 (Transcribed by Jascha Heifetz): VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin 02:38
• Piano Trio in G Major, L. 5:
• 10 Debussy: Piano Trio in G Major, L. 5: I. Andantino con moto allegro 08:20
• 11 Debussy: Piano Trio in G Major, L. 5: II. Scherzo. Intermezzo. Moderato con allegro 03:10
• 12 Debussy: Piano Trio in G Major, L. 5: III. Andante espressivo 03:53
• 13 Debussy: Piano Trio in G Major, L. 5: IV. Finale. Appassionato 05:49
• Total Runtime 01:03:48

Info for Claude Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Cello Sonata, Violin Sonata, Piano Trio

Better known for his works for orchestra or solo piano, Claude Debussy also composed a wealth of beautiful chamber music.

This album featuring the Prazák Quartet and the Kinsky Trio Prague (and invited guests) offers a selection of six works, ranging from the Piano Trio No.1 of 1879, via a fascinating chamber arrangement of the always popular 'Prélude à l'après-midi d'un Faune' to his last work, the Cello Sonata written in 1915.

“an attractive program … The playing is of a very high standard from start to finish.”

Pražák Quartet
Kinsky Trio Prague
with:
Jana Brožková
Václav Kunt
Jiřina Marešová-Dvořáková
Milan Polák
František Souček
Lukáš Verner
Václav Roubal

The Pražák Quartet
one of today’s leading international chamber music ensembles - was established in 1972 while its members were students at the Prague Conservatory, and won major chamber music prizes early on, including first prize at the prestigious Evian String Quartet Competition, along with a special recording prize from Radio France. Since then, the quartet has gained attention for its place in the unique Czech quartet tradition, and for its musical virtuosity.

For more than 30 years, the Prazak Quartet has been at home on music stages worldwide. They are regular guests in the major European musical capitals such as Prague, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Milan, Madrid, London, Berlin, and Munich, and have been invited to participate at numerous international festivals, where they have collaborated with such artists as Menahem Pressler, Jon Nakamatsu, Cynthia Phelps, Roberto Diaz, Josef Suk, and Sharon Kam.

The quartet has toured widely in North America, having performed in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Washington, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal and many others. The quartet returns to the US and Canada every other year.

The Prazak Quartet has recorded extensively for Praga/Harmonia Mundi which, to date, has released 50 award-winning CDs. In addition to numerous radio recordings in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic, the Prazak Quartet has also made recordings for Supraphon, Panton, Orfeo, Ottavo, Bonton, and Nuova Era.

As of 2020, violinist Marie Fuxová and cellist Jonáš Krejčí joined the quartet. The new members bring their extensive string quartet and chamber music experience, having played with the Pavel Haas, Škampa, Petersen and Schulhoff quartets as well as in many chamber orchestras and ensembles. They bring their experience and energy into the group while remaining faithful to the Czech quartet tradition, character and quality which are the longtime hallmarks of the Pražák Quartet. A new CD with the last string quartets of Josef Haydn will be released on the Aparté/Praga label in August 2021.

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