Cypresses For String Quartet; String Quartet No. 13, Op. 106 (Cypress String Qua
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Larry
Reviewed 2013-04-27
Reviewed 2013-04-27
The 12 songs that Dvorak arranged in 1887 for string quartet were originally composed in the 1860s as love songs (never published) inspired by a 16-year-old pupil; he later married her sister. The cycle embodies Dvorak’s lyricism. Nos. 6 and 11 are gay, No. 8 pensive, No. 10 calmly happy, No 12 resolute and assertive. The other songs are mildly melancholic. The beautiful, creative writing for string quartet illustrates Dvorak’s mastery of this medium. Dvorak’s G Major Quartet was composed in 1895 after his sojourn in the U.S. The 1st mvmt is an energetic expression of thanksgiving; the 2nd a set of variations on a theme reminiscent of American spirituals; the 3rd a scherzo using a Czech spring dance rhythm, opening and closing with a minor key agitation surrounding an untroubled major key middle section; the finale alternates tuneful, slow melancholy with fiery allegro segments.
1. Cypresses, B152: No. 1 I Know That In My Love: Moderato 3:29
2. Cypresses, B152: No. 2 The Dead Heart Awakes Again: Allegro Ma Non Troppo 2:30
3. Cypresses, B152: No. 3 When Your Thy Sweet Glances on Me Fall: Andante Con Moto 2:13
4. Cypresses, B152: No. 4 Our Love Will Never Lead Us: Poco Adagio 3:36
5. Cypresses, B152: No. 5 Old Letter in my Book: Andante 2:51
6. Cypresses, B152: No. 6 You Are My Glorious Rose: Andante Moderato 1:59
7. Cypresses, B152: No. 7 There Once Lived my Sweetheart: Andante Con Moto 1:51
8. Cypresses, B152: No. 8 In Deepest Forest Glade: Lento 2:45
9. Cypresses, B152: No. 9 Thou Only Dear One: Moderato 2:33
10. Cypresses, B152: No. 10. There Stands An Ancient Rock: Andante Maestoso 2:06
11. Cypresses, B152: No. 11 A Soft Slumber Lies Over the Land: Allegro Scherzando 2:27
12. Cypresses, B152: No. 12 You Ask Why These Songs of Mine: Allegro Animato 2:51
13. String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: I. Allegro Moderato 9:33
14. String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 10:14
15. String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: III. Molto Vivace 7:03
16. String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: IV. Andante Sostenuto – Allegro Con Fuoco 10:46
1. Cypresses, B152: No. 1 I Know That In My Love: Moderato 3:29
2. Cypresses, B152: No. 2 The Dead Heart Awakes Again: Allegro Ma Non Troppo 2:30
3. Cypresses, B152: No. 3 When Your Thy Sweet Glances on Me Fall: Andante Con Moto 2:13
4. Cypresses, B152: No. 4 Our Love Will Never Lead Us: Poco Adagio 3:36
5. Cypresses, B152: No. 5 Old Letter in my Book: Andante 2:51
6. Cypresses, B152: No. 6 You Are My Glorious Rose: Andante Moderato 1:59
7. Cypresses, B152: No. 7 There Once Lived my Sweetheart: Andante Con Moto 1:51
8. Cypresses, B152: No. 8 In Deepest Forest Glade: Lento 2:45
9. Cypresses, B152: No. 9 Thou Only Dear One: Moderato 2:33
10. Cypresses, B152: No. 10. There Stands An Ancient Rock: Andante Maestoso 2:06
11. Cypresses, B152: No. 11 A Soft Slumber Lies Over the Land: Allegro Scherzando 2:27
12. Cypresses, B152: No. 12 You Ask Why These Songs of Mine: Allegro Animato 2:51
13. String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: I. Allegro Moderato 9:33
14. String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 10:14
15. String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: III. Molto Vivace 7:03
16. String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: IV. Andante Sostenuto – Allegro Con Fuoco 10:46
Recent airplay
String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: Iii. Molto Vivace 7:03
Music Casserole — Jun 29, 2013
Cypresses no. 1: I know that in my love
Mixed Up Class — Jun 03, 2013
Cypresses, B152: No. 12 You Ask Why These Songs Of Mine: Allegro Animato 2:51, Cypresses, B152: No. 11 A Soft Slumber Lies Over The Land: Allegro Scherzando 2:, Cypresses, B152: No. 10. There Stands An Ancient Rock: Andante Maestoso 2:06, Cypresses, B152: No. 8 In Deepest Forest Glade: Lento 2:45, Cypresses, B152: No. 7 There Once Lived My Sweetheart: Andante Con Moto 1:, Cypresses, B152: No. 6 You Are My Glorious Rose: Andante Moderato 1:59, Cypresses, B152: No. 5 Old Letter In My Book: Andante 2:51, Cypresses, B152: No. 4 Our Love Will Never Lead Us: Poco Adagio 3:36, Cypresses, B152: No. 3 When Your Thy Sweet Glances On Me Fall: Andante Con Moto , Cypresses, B152: No. 2 The Dead Heart Awakes Again: Allegro Ma Non Troppo 2:30, Cypresses, B152: No. 1 I Know That In My Love: Moderato 3:29
The Music Treasury — May 26, 2013
String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: Iv. Andante Sostenuto – Allegro Con F, String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: Iii. Molto Vivace 7:03, String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: Ii. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 10:14, String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: I. Allegro Moderato 9:33
minimum entropy — May 15, 2013
Charting
2013-04-28 — 2013-06-30
Classical/Experimental
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| May 19 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Cypresses, B152: No. 1 I Know That In My Love: Moderato 3:29 | ||
| 2. | Cypresses, B152: No. 2 The Dead Heart Awakes Again: Allegro Ma Non Troppo 2:30 | ||
| 3. | Cypresses, B152: No. 3 When Your Thy Sweet Glances On Me Fall: Andante Con Moto | ||
| 4. | Cypresses, B152: No. 4 Our Love Will Never Lead Us: Poco Adagio 3:36 | ||
| 5. | Cypresses, B152: No. 5 Old Letter In My Book: Andante 2:51 | ||
| 6. | Cypresses, B152: No. 6 You Are My Glorious Rose: Andante Moderato 1:59 | ||
| 7. | Cypresses, B152: No. 7 There Once Lived My Sweetheart: Andante Con Moto 1: | ||
| 8. | Cypresses, B152: No. 8 In Deepest Forest Glade: Lento 2:45 | ||
| 9. | Cypresses, B152: No. 9 Thou Only Dear One: Moderato 2:33 | ||
| 10. | Cypresses, B152: No. 10. There Stands An Ancient Rock: Andante Maestoso 2:06 | ||
| 11. | Cypresses, B152: No. 11 A Soft Slumber Lies Over The Land: Allegro Scherzando 2: | ||
| 12. | Cypresses, B152: No. 12 You Ask Why These Songs Of Mine: Allegro Animato 2:51 | ||
| 13. | String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: I. Allegro Moderato 9:33 | ||
| 14. | String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: Ii. Adagio Ma Non Troppo 10:14 | ||
| 15. | String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: Iii. Molto Vivace 7:03 | ||
| 16. | String Quartet No. 13 In G, Op. 106, B192: Iv. Andante Sostenuto ? Allegro Con F |