Pražák Quartet

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The Pražák Quartet (in

• First violin:
  • 1974-2010: Václav Remeš
  • 2010-2015: Pavel Hůla
  • Since 2015: Jana Vonášková
• Second violin:
  • 1974-2021: Vlastimil Holek
  • Since 2021: Marie Magdalena Fuxová
• Viola: Josef Klusoň
• Cello:
  • 1974-1986: Josef Pražák
  • 1986-2021: Michal Kaňka
  • Since 2021: Pavel Jonáš Krejčí

Recordings

The Prazak Quartet has made more than 60 recordings during its long history, including some of the most important works in the string quartet and chamber music literature. They record for Praga Digitals. A partial discography includes:

• Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet op. 18, no. 1, 4, 5
• Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet op. 18, no. 2, 3, 6
• Ludwig van Beethoven - Quartets op. 59 Razumovsky
• Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet op. 74 and 95
• Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet op. 127 and 131
• Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet op. 132 and 135
• Alban Berg / Anton Webern - String Quartets
• Anton Webern - String Quartet, Op. 28 (1938)
• Johannes Brahms - String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67, Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
• Johannes Brahms - String Quartet no 1 Op. 51/1, Clarinet Quintet Op. 115
• Johannes Brahms - String Quartet no 2 in A minor, Op.51, String Quintet no 2 in G major Op. 111
• Anton Bruckner - String Quintet with viola, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quintet with viola K. 516, Jan Talich : viola
• Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet no 10 Op. 51 / B. 92 "Slavonic", String Quartet no 13 Op. 106 / B.192
• Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet no 11 in C Op. 61 / B. 121, Cypresses (12) B. 152 - complete cycle for String Quartet
• Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet no 12 in F major, Op. 96 / B 179 "The American", Terzetto in C major, Op. 74 / B 148, Bagatelles, Op. 47 / B 79
• Antonín Dvořák - String Quartet no 14 Op. 105 / B. 193;String Quartet no 12 Op. 96 / B. 179 "The American"
• Antonín Dvořák - Piano Quintet in A Op. 5 / B. 28 (1875);Piano Quintet in A Op. 81 / B.155 (1887), Ivan Klansky - piano
• Leoš Janáček - Complete String Quartets (both recorded twice)
• Arnold Schönberg
  - String Quartet no 1 in D minor Op. 7, String Quartet no 2 in F sharp minor Op. 10 with soprano, Christine Whittlesey, soprano
• Josef Haydn - "Erdödy" Quartets Op.76 Nos 1-3 - Vol.1^[4]
• Josef Haydn - "Erdödy" Quartets Op.76 Nos 4-6 - Vol.2^[5]
• Josef Haydn - The Last Three String Quartets Op. 77, Op.103^[6]
• Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartets Opp.108, 110 / Piano Quintet, Op. 57 - Evgeni Koroliov: piano^[7]

External links

• Prazak Quartet homepage

References