Mandelring Quartett - Antonín Dvořák String Quartet, Op. 96, String Quintet, Op. 97 & Humoresques, Op. 101 (2025) [24/96]

Antonin Dvorak's 'American' chamber music works are the fruits of a happy, carefree time. And this is reflected in the music: colourful, vibrant, imbued with the musical and scenic impressions he gathered in the bustling metropolis of New York and during his summer holidays in rural Iowa.Antonin Dvorak spent a happy time in America in the early 1890s. As director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York, he was generously paid, and concert audiences adored him.Some of his most famous and beloved works were created in the United States, including the 'American' String Quartet, which uniquely combines landscape painting and emotional expression in chamber music. Unjustly overshadowed by this piece is the String Quintet in E flat major, also known as the 'American' Quintet: a colourful, masterfully crafted work in which Dvorak sought to capture the spirit of Native American music.Both works have been among the Mandelring Quartett's favourites for many years. However, the Humoresques, Op. 101 were a new discovery for the ensemble. Presented here in a first recording of an arrangement for string quartet, they include the immortal melody that the Comedian Harmonists made into a hit, titled "Eine kleine Fruhlingsweise".

TRACKLIST

1. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American": I. Allegro ma non Troppo
2. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American": II. Lento
3. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American": III. Molto Vivace
4. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American": IV. Finale. Vivace ma non Troppo
5. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: String Quintet No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97: I. Allegro non Tanto
6. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: String Quintet No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97: II. Allegro Vivo
7. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: String Quintet No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97: III. Larghetto
8. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: String Quintet No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97: IV. Finale. Allegro Giusto
9. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101: No. 1 in E-Flat Minor. Vivace (Arr. for String Quartet by Matthias Eichhorn)
10. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101: No. 2 in B Major. Poco andante (Arr. for String Quartet by Matthias Eichhorn)
11. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101: No. 3 in A-Flat Major. Poco andante e molto cantabile (Arr. for String Quartet by Matthias Eichhorn)
12. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101: No. 4 in F Major. Poco andante (Arr. for String Quartet by Matthias Eichhorn)
13. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101: No. 5 in A Minor. Vivace (Arr. for String Quartet by Matthias Eichhorn)
14. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101: No. 6 in B Major. Poco allegretto (Arr. for String Quartet by Matthias Eichhorn)
15. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101: No. 7 in G-Flat Major. Poco lento e grazioso (Arr. for String Quartet by Matthias Eichhorn)
16. Mandelring Quartett - Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101: No. 8 in B-Flat Minor. Poco andante (Arr. for String Quartet by Matthias Eichhorn)



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