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The recording captures the quartet as if they were in your living room... This is the kind of album that makes record reviewing the best job in the world. (Gramophone Awards) InchThese performances set a new standard and reveal so much of what makes these quartets unique.Inch (BBC Music Magazine) InchThis is extraordinarily bold playing - and they truly capture the sense that Smetana is writing symphonic quartet music.Inch (Gramophone) InchIn their native repertoire they are well-nigh incomparable.Inch (The Sunday Times) When the most prominent critics across the board concur in the opinion that an album is extraordinary, it certainly deserves to be released on vinyl. Although Smetana's chamber pieces are few in number, each of them - personal, many a time harboring a bold autobiographical statement - constitutes one of the cornerstones of Czech chamber music. Smetana wrote his two quartets in the twilight of his life, when he was afflicted by deafness. String Quartet No. 1, InchFrom My LifeInch, is a programme work InchMy aim was to depict in tones the course of my life... The piece is of an intimate nature; therefore I deliberately wrote it for 4 instruments, which should converse as though within a close circle of friends...Inch Owing to it's being composed in an unconventional manner, String Quartet No. 2 comes across as a 20th-century work. The Pavel Haas Quartet's award-winning album has been released by Supraphon for vinyl fans and lovers of perfect sound on a top-quality LP, supplemented by a Hi-Res digital version. Smetana's intimate and timeless music, as performed by the Pavel Haas Quartet - for the first time on vinyl Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No. 1 in E minor InchFrom My LifeInch~I. Allegro vivo appassionato 2. String Quartet No. 1 in E minor InchFrom My LifeInch~II. Allegro moderato à la polka 3. String Quartet No. 1 in E minor InchFrom M
