"Intimate Letters" Janacek/Martinu: String Quartets by Emerson String Quartet - Uhune

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America's Emerson String Quartet keeps getting better and better in deeper repertoire. Three years after its 2006 disc of romantic Scandinavian quartets by Sibelius, Nielsen, and Grieg, it released a disc of modernist Czech chamber music by Janácek and Martinu, the former's two string quartets and the latter's three madrigals for violin and viola. As before, the results are superb, and as befits Janácek's extremely passionate music, the performances are tonally voluptuous and expressively intense. The Emerson's first quartet is emotionally volatile and relentlessly driven, but the ensemble is together at all times. The second quartet is mellower in tone much of the time, but the Emerson's concentration never lets up and when the closing movement explodes, the effect is shocking. Violinist Philip Setzer and violist Lawrence Dutton make the most of Martinu's madrigals' heightened lyricism and effervescent rhythms and create performances of such ineffable beauty that they may bring these lesser known works to a larger audience. It may even be possible that the Emerson may tackle Martinu's seven quartets, or so fans of the composer may hope. As always for this group, Deutsche Grammophon's digital sound is cool, clear, and immediate.

1. Janácek: String Quartet No.1 - 1. Adagio - Con moto

by Emerson String Quartet

Performer: Emerson String Quartet; Performer
Primary Artist: Emerson String Quartet; Main Performer
String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet; Ensemble
Composer: Leos Janácek; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Da-hong Seetoo
Matthias Spindler; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

2. Janácek: String Quartet No.1 - 2. Con moto

by Emerson String Quartet

Performer: Emerson String Quartet; Performer
Primary Artist: Emerson String Quartet; Main Performer
String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet; Ensemble
Composer: Leos Janácek; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Da-hong Seetoo
Matthias Spindler; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

3. Janácek: String Quartet No.1 - 3. Con moto - Vivo - Andante

by Emerson String Quartet

Performer: Emerson String Quartet; Performer
Primary Artist: Emerson String Quartet; Main Performer
String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet; Ensemble
Composer: Leos Janácek; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Da-hong Seetoo
Matthias Spindler; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

4. Janácek: String Quartet No.1 - 4. Con moto (Adagio) - Più mosso

by Emerson String Quartet

Performer: Emerson String Quartet; Performer
Primary Artist: Emerson String Quartet; Main Performer
String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet; Ensemble
Composer: Leos Janácek; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Da-hong Seetoo
Matthias Spindler; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

5. Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola Op.H 313 - Martinů: Three Madrigals For Violin And Viola Op.H 313 - I. Poco allegro

by Philip Setzer, Lawrence Dutton

Performer: Lawrence Dutton
Philip Setzer; Performer
Primary Artist: Philip Setzer
Lawrence Dutton; Main Performer
Viola: Lawrence Dutton; Performer
Violin: Philip Setzer; Performer
Composer: Bohuslav Martinu; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Matthias Spindler
Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

6. Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola Op.H 313 - Martinů: Three Madrigals For Violin And Viola Op.H 313 - II. Poco andante

by Philip Setzer, Lawrence Dutton

Performer: Lawrence Dutton
Philip Setzer; Performer
Primary Artist: Philip Setzer
Lawrence Dutton; Main Performer
Viola: Lawrence Dutton; Performer
Violin: Philip Setzer; Performer
Composer: Bohuslav Martinu; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Matthias Spindler
Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

7. Three Madrigals for Violin and Viola Op.H 313 - Martinů: Three Madrigals For Violin And Viola Op.H 313 - III. Allegro

by Philip Setzer, Lawrence Dutton

Performer: Lawrence Dutton
Philip Setzer; Performer
Primary Artist: Philip Setzer
Lawrence Dutton; Main Performer
Viola: Lawrence Dutton; Performer
Violin: Philip Setzer; Performer
Composer: Bohuslav Martinu; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Matthias Spindler
Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

8. Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters" - 1. Andante

by Emerson String Quartet

Performer: Emerson String Quartet; Performer
Primary Artist: Emerson String Quartet; Main Performer
String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet; Ensemble
Composer: Leos Janácek; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Da-hong Seetoo
Matthias Spindler; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

9. Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters" - 2. Adagio

by Emerson String Quartet

Performer: Emerson String Quartet; Performer
Primary Artist: Emerson String Quartet; Main Performer
String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet; Ensemble
Composer: Leos Janácek; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Da-hong Seetoo
Matthias Spindler; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

10. Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters" - 3. Moderato

by Emerson String Quartet

Performer: Emerson String Quartet; Performer
Primary Artist: Emerson String Quartet; Main Performer
String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet; Ensemble
Composer: Leos Janácek; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Da-hong Seetoo
Matthias Spindler; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

11. Janácek: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters" - 4. Allegro

by Emerson String Quartet

Performer: Emerson String Quartet; Performer
Primary Artist: Emerson String Quartet; Main Performer
String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet; Ensemble
Composer: Leos Janácek; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Da-hong Seetoo
Matthias Spindler; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

12. Janácek: On An Overgrown Path (Po zarostlém chodnicku) - 9. V placi (In Tears)

by Emerson String Quartet

Primary Artist: Emerson String Quartet; Main Performer
Performer: Emerson String Quartet; Performer
String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet; Ensemble
Arranger: Jarmil Burghauser; Composer
Composer: Leos Janácek; Composer
Editor: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Producer: Da-hong Seetoo
Matthias Spindler; Production
Recording: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Recording Producer: Da-hong Seetoo; Production
Studio Personnel: Da-hong Seetoo; Production

Technical Specifications

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1 volume only

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12 tracks available

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ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

58 minutes and 12 seconds

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Genres

Classical

Label

Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

Germany

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Release Date

Dec 31, 2008

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28947782063