Alexander von Zemlinsky: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3
9/1/2007, 8 Tracks, 51:15
Featuring
František Souček
Petr Střížek
Petr Holman
Vladimír Fortin
Zemlinsky Quartet
Alexander von Zemlinsky
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Performer Biography
The Zemlinsky Quartet has won numerous awards, including 3rd prize and the Audience Prize at the London International String Quartet Competition in 2006.
Composition History
Alexander Zemlinsky's String Quartet No. 3, Op. 19, premiered on October 26, 1924.
Compositional Technique
Zemlinsky's String Quartet No. 1, Op. 4, shows the influence of Wagner in its harmonic treatment and late Schubert in its conviviality and despair.
Performer Biography
The Zemlinsky Quartet currently works with Walter Levin, former first violinist of the LaSalle Quartet, at the Music Academy in Basel.
Composition History
Alexander Zemlinsky's String Quartet No. 1, Op. 4, was first performed on December 2, 1896, in Vienna.
Performer Biography
The Zemlinsky Quartet's training included guidance from members of renowned Czech string quartets such as Talich, Prague, Kocian, and Pražák Quartet.
Performer Biography
The Zemlinsky Quartet, named after the composer Alexander Zemlinsky, was founded in 1994 and continues the Czech tradition of the string quartet.
