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| Antonin Dvorak: Quartets Nos. 12 & 14 | 
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| Creators: Paul Katz, Antonin Dvorak, Cleveland Quartet, James Dunham, Peter Salaff, William Preucil
Label: Telarc
Category: Music
List Price: $9.98
Buy New: $6.24
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 154593
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 80283
UPC: 089408028328
EAN: 0089408028328
ASIN: B000003CXV
Release Date: October 15, 1991
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| Tracks:
| • | I. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo; Allegro Appassionato | | • | II. Molto Vivace | | • | III. Lento E Molto Cantabile | | • | IV. Allegro, Non Tanto | | • | I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo | | • | II. Lento | | • | III. Molto Vivace | | • | IV. Finale: Vivace Ma On Troppo |
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| Customer Reviews:
Prim and Perfect October 2, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
But that doesn't mean prim and perfect means perfect...for Dvorak.
There's not much to say about these performances, except that they are good. You won't complain, but you might not be impressed either.
 ehh... September 20, 2005
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is definitely not the best recording of this work. First of all, the bass is pushed way too high; It feels like the work was recorded in a giant cathedral, rather than the intimate setting one expects for chamberworks. The actual performance is not bad, but it isn't great either - the lento of the "American" isn't slow enough and lacks the necessary level of emotion, and the finale is taken way too fast. In my opinion, this recording suffers as a result, as the pacing just seems to be off. If you are looking for another option for #12, I would suggest either the Hagen Quartet (Deutsche Grammophone label)or the Chilingirian Quartet (also paired with #14, on Chandos) - or even better, the Amadeus Quartet's take on it (DG Originals) - it's an older recording but it sounds great, with the added bonus being that it's a double-disc which also includes all of Brahms' quartets at the same price you'd pay for 1 disc.
 From America, With Love September 29, 2000
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
There is a plethora of recordings of Dvorak's American Quartet to choose from, and many of them are quite good. This is the one that I like the best-- the playing is technically flawless-- very polished (this really comes out during the vigorous finale of the American). The work as a composition is wonderful because it brings together a number of different sounds, from the bubbly first, through the languid second movement, to the vivacious finale. The third movement is quirky and quite catchy. According to Dvorak himself, it is based on the song of a bird which pestered him during his composition of the work. (For those ornithology/musicology enthusiasts out there: in Dvorak's words, it was "a damned bird (red, only with black wings)." As far as I can make out, from where he was in America (Spillville, Iowa), the bird must have been the Scarlet Tanenger.) All in all, the combination of the wonderful piece with the lovely playing makes this disk a must-have. The A flat major quartet also included on the disk is interesting and well played-- though not, perhaps, the greatest work of Dvorak. It does not detract from the CD. You will be hard pressed to find a better recording of these works.
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