Suk & Dvorak Philharmonic String Quartet Berlin

• Josef Suk (1874 - 1935): String Quartet No. 2, Op. 31:
• 1 Suk: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 31: Adagio 09:34
• 2 Suk: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 31: Adagio Mesto, Molto Espressivo 03:41
• 3 Suk: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 31: Allegretto Grazioso 03:56
• 4 Suk: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 31: Adagio Mesto 06:35
• 5 Suk: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 31: Allegro Moderato 04:52
• Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No. 13, Op. 106:
• 6 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 106: I Allegro Moderato (96kHz) 10:06
• 7 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 106: II Adagio Ma Non Troppo (96kHz) 11:12
• 8 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 106: III Molto Vivace (96kHz) 06:44
• 9 Dvořák: String Quartet No. 13, Op. 106: IV Finale. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Fuoco (96kHz) 11:10
• Total Runtime 01:07:50

Info for Suk & Dvorak

The Philharmonic String Quartet Berlin presents works by Josef Suk and Antonín Dvořák with gripping precision and exciting colours. Although contrasting, the two pieces are still closely connected: Dvořák’s cheerful and dazzling String Quartet No. 13 composed during a period full of joy and carelessness, and the String Quartet No. 2 by Suk – Dvořák’s son-in-law, who premiered both of the recorded quartets himself – which was written after a deep crisis and depicts full, rich and heavy harmonies.

Philharmonic String Quartet Berlin:
Dorian Xhoxhi, violin
Helena Madoka Berg, violin
Kyoungmin Park, viola
Christoph Heesch, violoncello

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The Philharmonic String Quartet
represents the young generation of musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic: cosmopolitan, versatile and artistically passionate. In the winter of 2018, three young Philharmonic members — Helena Madoka Berg (violin), Dorian Xhoxhi (violin) and Kyoungmin Park (viola) — founded a new ensemble out of a desire to make music together with enthusiasm. Together with Christoph Heesch (cello), who brings his experience as a soloist to this intimate setting of making music, they strive to inspire their listeners with fresh impulses and outstanding sound quality.

The musicians are aware that they are following in great footsteps: with the Philharmonic String Quartet they are continuing the venerable tradition of the Berlin Philharmonic’s ensembles of making chamber music at the highest level. All four musicians have won various top-class competitions and have vast experience in various chamber music formations. The Philharmonic String Quartet offers them the opportunity to create their own musical expression. They feel less committed to a certain style than to their virtuosity, and they follow the motto of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “… because we love to talk to all kinds of masters – with the old and modern.”

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