℗ 2014 Hyperion Records Limited
| Released | July 28, 2023 |
| Originated | February 2, 2014 |
| Duration | 1h 06m 34s |
| Record Label | Hyperion |
| Genre | Classical |
Kodály: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Intermezzo & Gavotte
Dante Quartet
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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String Quartet No. 1, Op. 2
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1.1
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I. Andante poco rubato – Allegro
Zoltán Kodály; Dante Quartet |
11:54 | |||
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1.2
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II. Lento assai, tranquillo
Zoltán Kodály; Dante Quartet |
12:52 | |||
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1.3
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III. Presto
Zoltán Kodály; Dante Quartet |
4:05 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Allegro
Zoltán Kodály; Dante Quartet |
12:27 | |||
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1.5
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Intermezzo for String Trio
Zoltán Kodály; Dante Quartet |
5:10 | |||
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1.6
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Gavotte for 3 Violins and Cello
Zoltán Kodály; Dante Quartet |
2:35 | |||
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String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10
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1.7
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I. Allegro
Zoltán Kodály; Dante Quartet |
6:00 | |||
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1.8
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II. Andante, quasi recit.
Zoltán Kodály; Dante Quartet |
4:52 | |||
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1.9
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III. Allegro giocoso
Zoltán Kodály; Dante Quartet |
6:39 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Kodály's music is invariably approachable, it is welcoming without avoiding complexity … the passion of the opening of String Quartet No 1 sets the tone, but this alternates with an almost neo-classical quality. Folksong shadows much of the work, but does not drive it … superbly played and recorded, these readings are of the highest order.”
- BBC Music Magazine
In the chamber works recorded here, spanning Kodály’s career, we can hear an unwavering desire to place genuine Hungarian folk music (rather than the ‘style hongrois’ espoused by the Strauss family and many other composers) within classical music traditions. Bartók wrote of his compatriot that ‘if I were to name the composer whose works are the most perfect embodiment of the Hungarian spirit, I would answer, Kodály’.
The Dante Quartet, winners of the BBC Music Magazine Award for their album of Franck and Fauré, respond to this music with dancing energy and folkloric simplicity.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.32 -8.31 to -0.25 | -28.52 -32.21 to -26.04 | -23.66 -26.60 to -21.30 | 15 12 to 18 | |
| 1 | I. Andante poco rubato – Allegro | -0.25 | -27.32 | -22.5 | 16 |
| 2 | II. Lento assai, tranquillo | -2.64 | -32.21 | -26.6 | 18 |
| 3 | III. Presto | -4.33 | -27.44 | -23.1 | 15 |
| 4 | IV. Allegro | -3.32 | -29.42 | -24.6 | 17 |
| 5 | Intermezzo for String Trio | -2.64 | -27.52 | -23.6 | 15 |
| 6 | Gavotte for 3 Violins and Cello | -8.31 | -30.82 | -25.7 | 12 |
| 7 | I. Allegro | -2.03 | -26.04 | -21.3 | 14 |
| 8 | II. Andante, quasi recit. | -4.51 | -29.28 | -23.6 | 15 |
| 9 | III. Allegro giocoso | -1.88 | -26.61 | -21.9 | 15 |