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Czech 'Degenerate Music' (Vol II)
Pavel Haas
String Quartets

Work details

String Quartet No 1 Op 3 in C sharp minor (1920)
11'52"
String Quartet No 2 Op 7 'From the Monkey Mountains' (world première recording of the original version with jazz-band)
9'59"/5'01"/8'14"/7'55" - TT 31'11"
String Quartet No 3 Op 15 (1938) (world première recording)
5'57"/5'56"/8'12" - TT 20'06"

Artist details

Kocian Quartet:

Pavel Hula, violin
Jan Odstrcil, violin
Zbynek Padourek, viola
Václav Bernasek, cello

Svatopluk Cech, percussion (Op 7, 4th movement)
Martin Kopriva, percussion (Op 7, 4th movement)

Recording details

Recorded: 28-29 August, 2-3 September 1998
Venue: Evangelic Church, Korunní str., Prague, Czech Republic
Recording Manager: Zdenek Zahradník
Engineer: Tomás Zikmund
Sound Assistant: Jan Zahradník
Copyright: 1998 Praga Productions, Praha
Pressing: 1999 AMC, Paris

Praga PRD 250 118 DDD Stereo NEW RELEASE
TT - 63'20"

Editorial & Design details

Liner notes: Pierre E Barbier (French)
Translations: John Tyler Tuttle (English), Prof. Jean Isler (German)
Cover illustration: Pavel Haas by Rose Marie Nicaud
Scores: Tempo, Praha/Bote u.Bock, Berlin 1994, and Manuscripts
Distribution: harmonia mundi

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