Prazak Quartet

- Program Offerings

November, 2008 & Feb-Mar, 2009 North American tours

Program 1:

Franz Xaver RICHTER – Divertimento for String Quartet op.5, No. 1

Leos JANACEK - Quartet No. 1 (“Kreutzer Sonata”)

Franz SCHUBERT – String Quartet in G-Major, D 887

Program 2:

Joseph HAYDN – String Quartet from Op. 50 (TBD)

Anton WEBERN – Langsamer Satz & String Quartet

Felix MENDELSSOHN - Quartet in Eb-Major, Op. 12

Alternate works – the following can be substituted as appropriate:

Leos JANACEK - Quartet No. 2 (“Intimate Letters”)

Bedrich SMETANA – String Quartet No. 1 in E-minor (“From my life”)

Beadrich SMETANA - Quartet No. 2 in D-minor

Antonin DVORAK – any of the major quartets: Op. 51, 61, 96 (“American”), 105, 106.

Also “Cypresses”

Also possible as final work (with specified guest artist)

with Roger Tapping , viola :

--Mozart Quintet in G-minor

--Brahms Quintet in G-Major, Op 111

--Dvorak: Quintet in Eb-Major, Op. 97

--Beethoven: Quintet in C-Major, Op. 29

Special offering – an all string quintets program:

Brahms: Op 111 (or Mozart G-minor or Beethoven – presenter's choice)

Zemlinsky: Two Movements for string quintet

Dvorak: Quintet in Eb-Major, Op. 97

with Jon Nakamatsu , piano :

--Dvorak Quintet in A-Major

--Brahms Quintet in F-minor

--Schumann Quintet in Eb-Major

Please construct your program using the above guidelines and advise us of your preference. The Prazak Quartet is very flexible, but will need to approve all program selections.

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