by A. Dvorak, Vlach Quartet Prague · Naxos · CD · EAN 0730099437127
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«String Quartets Opp. 96 "American" and 106» is the album by Antonín Dvořák performed by the Vlach Quartet Prague, released in 1996 by Naxos, on CD.
The disc brings together two string quartets from Dvořák's maturity: the String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, known as the "American", with American inspiration, and the String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106, more expansive. The Vlach Quartet Prague offers a lyrical and vital reading, with particular brilliance in the opening Allegro ma non troppo and the Finale of Op. 96.
Naxos 8.553371, recorded at the Martínek Studio in Prague in 1995. Members: Jana Vlachová (violin), Ondřej Kukal (violin), Petr Verner (viola) and Mikael Ericsson (cello).
For those who enjoy chamber music and the Czech Romantic repertoire; it offers a reference version of the "American" quartet.
