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Schulhoff, Dvorak – Cesko

Ragazze Quartet

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On Cesko we go on a musical journey across Europe to the extraordinary land of Bohemia (popularly known as Cesko, though officially the word actually means Czech), the homeland of two composers we have come to love so much. It doesn’t seem to matter that we hardly know their country: the indescribable energy of
the music, with its folk melodies and harmonies, revealing the essence of a nation steeped in a deep cultural history, takes us there instantly. These composers are the much celebrated and revered Antonín Dvo?ák, along with the younger and lesser-known Erwin Schulhoff, whose life and career was tragically cut short by the Nazi regime. Both were masters in harnessing the old to the new, fusing a rich musical heritage with the influence of new worlds. Their works take us through the full range of emotions, from the tranquil to the fiery, from the elated to the melancholic. A reflection of human life.

Tracklist

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1.
String Quartet no. 1 - Presto con fuoco
02:24
2.
String Quartet no. 1 - allegretto con moto
03:32
3.
String Quartet no. 1 - allegro giocoso alla slovaca
03:01
4.
String Quartet no. 1 - Andante molto sostenuto
06:49
5.
String Quartet no. 13 in G - Allegro moderato
09:20
6.
String Quartet no. 13 in G - Adagio ma non troppo
10:39
7.
String Quartet no. 13 in G - Molto vivace
06:13
8.
String Quartet no. 13 in G - finale - andante sostenuto
10:52
9.
Esquisses de Jazz - Rag
02:06
10.
Esquisses de Jazz - Boston
02:54
11.
Esquisses de Jazz - Tango
01:55
12.
Esquisses de Jazz - Blues
01:53
13.
Esquisses de Jazz - Back bottom
01:55
14.
Esquisses de Jazz - Charleston
01:24

Total time: 01:04:57

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36815

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Cables

van der Hul

Digital Converters

Grimm A/D

Mastering Engineer

Jared Sacks

Mastering Equipment

B&W 803d

Microphones

Bruel & Kjaer, Schoeps

Mixing Board

Rens Heijnis custom made

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Original Recording Format

Producer

Jared Sacks

Recording Engineer

Jared Sacks

Recording location

Deventer Holland

Recording Software

Pyramix

Recording Type & Bit Rate

DSD64

Release Date March 20, 2015

Press reviews

Music Emotion

(..) Fraai materiaal, zowel artistiek als met betrekking tot de opnamekwaliteit. (…)

Noordhollands Dagblad

(…) Prachtig opgenomen vuurwerk om stil van te worden. (…)

De Volkskrant (50 best cd’s of 2015, no.32)

Alleen al in de fluitende klank van een flageolettoon vindt het kwartet nuances die lopen van sprookjesachtige spinrag tot elektronisch aandoende synthesizerklank. Samen zetten de strijkers akkoorden neer, alsof hun handen worden bediend door één brein.

The Wholenote

(…) a terrific string quartet CD (…) affection for the music (…) passion and dynamic range in their playing (…)

Opus Klassiek

(…) verzorgde toonvorming in het hartbrekend mooie Adagio (…) een schitterende opname (…)

Gramophone

(…) keen inflections, luminous textures, and a constent sense of mobility (…) their biggest strenght is an added quota of spontaneity, which keeps ypu constently engaged. (…) The playing throughout is full of character (…) as one-off, innovative all Czech programme, the Ragazze Quartet’s Channel Classics CD is mightly impressive.

Katholiek Nieuwsblad

(…) Fijnzinnig uitgevoerd

The Guardian (Observer)

The playing of the wittingly named all-female Ragazze Quartet is fresh, light in texture, nimble and just occasionally a little ragged, but always spirited. (…) Dvorák’s ample and high-energy Quartet no 13 in G major completes this exhilarating disc.

De Telegraaf

(…) Met een breed palet aan expressieve middelen en klankkleuren maken zij Schulhoff’s beeldende Eerste strijkkwartet tot een spannende belevenis. (…)

De Volkskrant 5 out of 5

Het strijkkwartet van de Tsjech wordt in hun handen een stuk met fysieke, ritmische kracht die bij het Ragazze diep van binnen komt.

De Gelderlander

Van Dvorák spelen de gedreven jonge vrouwen van het Ragazze Quartet het Eerste Strijkkwartet en Esquisses de Jazz. Vooral die schetsen zijn in deze geconcentreerde bitterzoete aanpak een schot in de roos. Zelfbewust en sexy als nooit tevoren.

SA-CD.net

An adventurous programme of musical contrasts (…) realished to the full by each of the four excellent members of the Ragazze Quartet (…) Ragazze’s performances of the ‘Esquisses de Jazz’ are brilliantly excecuted, full of deadpan humour (…) Jared Sacks’s lustrous 5.0 DSD recording places the four players with startling vividness and positional accuracy across the sound stage, while the surround channels add their ususal ambient glow.

Luister 5 out of 5

(…) intelligent opgebouwd programma (…) ritmische opwinding en ingetogenheid komen superieur tot klinken (…) trefzeker en intens (…)

Musicframes

(…) opmerkelijke eensgezindheid (…) Het Ragazze Quartet neemt de tijd om het Strijkkwartet no. 13 van Dvorak breed uit te meten en gebruikt de juiste dosering waardoor het werk in diepgang wint. (…) een doortimmerd en indrukwekkend album.

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