The Pražák Quartet (in Czech: Pražákovo kvarteto) is a Czech

string quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

established in 1974. It is one of the Czech Republic's premiere chamber ensembles. It was founded while its members were still students at Prague Conservatory (1974–1978). The quartet was awarded First Prize at the Evian International Competition in 1978 and the Prague Spring Festival Prize in 1979 with second places not being awarded at both the competitions to indicate the difference in level.

Members

* First violin: ** 1974-2010: Václav Remeš ** 2010-2015:

Pavel Hůla Pavel Hůla (23 January 1952 – 7 December 2021) was a Czech violinist, music conductor and music teacher. Career Hůla became a double winner of the Kocian Violin Competition in Ústí nad Orlicí (1963 and 1964) and a laureate of the Concert ...

** 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 Alban Maria Johannes Berg ( , ; 9 February 1885 – 24 December 1935) was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively sma ...

/ Anton Webern - String Quartets * Anton Webern - String Quartet, Op. 28 (1938) *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

- String Quartet No. 3 in B flat major, Op. 67, Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 *

- String Quartet no 1 Op. 51/1, Clarinet Quintet Op. 115 *

- String Quartet no 2 in A minor, Op.51, String Quintet no 2 in G major Op. 111 *

Anton Bruckner Josef Anton Bruckner (; 4 September 182411 October 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his symphonies, masses, Te Deum and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-Germ ...

- String Quintet with viola, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - String Quintet with viola K. 516, Jan Talich : viola *

Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czechs, Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravian traditional music, Moravia and his native Bohemia, following t ...

- String Quartet no 10 Op. 51 / B. 92 "Slavonic", String Quartet no 13 Op. 106 / B.192 *

- String Quartet no 11 in C Op. 61 / B. 121, Cypresses (12) B. 152 - complete cycle for String Quartet *

- 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 *

- String Quartet no 14 Op. 105 / B. 193;String Quartet no 12 Op. 96 / B. 179 "The American" *

- 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 - The Last Three String Quartets

External links

Prazak Quartet homepage
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