The Martinu-Kapralova-Suk CD was produced by Arco Diva, an independent label based in Prague, in partnership with MusicEnterprise, a non-profit organization based in Luxembourg, dedicated to facilitating performing opportunities for professional Czech musicians in Luxembourg and professional development opportunities for international amateur musicians in the Czech Republic.
This project would not have been possible without the generous support of Geoff Piper.
Kapralova Quartet was founded in 1995 in Prague, originally under the name of Venus Quartet Prague. In 2001, the ensemble changed its name to pay a tribute to one of the most remarkable women composers of the 20th century. The lead personality of the Kapralova Quartet is Rita Cepurcenko, a graduate of the Leningrad Conservatory and Academy of Music, who studied violin with Prof. Boris Gutnikov. As an ensemble, the Kapralova Quartet studied quartet performance with Prof. Bretislav Novotny, first violinist of the excellent Quartet of the City of Prague. The unique combination of the celebrated Russian school of string playing and the traditional Czech approach to quartet performance has distinguished the group from other ensembles; and, today, it ranks as one of the foremost Czech quartets.
Recorded in November 2005 in Domovina Studio Prague. Recording director: Jaroslav Krcek. Sound engineers: Vaclav Roubal and Karel Soukenik.
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Arco Diva UP 0085-2 131 (2006). TT: 53'31". Order from Arco Diva.
Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
Vitezslava Kapralova (1915-1940)
Josef Suk (1874-1935)
KAPRALOVA QUARTET
String Quartet No. 5 [26:32]
1/ Allegro ma non troppo [5:50]
2/ Adagio [6:11]
3/ Allegro vivo [5:37]
4/ Lento. Allegro [8:42]
String Quartet No. 8 [21:10]
5/ Con brio [7:11]
6/ Lento [8:50]
7/ Allegro con variazioni [5:01]
8/ Meditation on the old Czech chorale 'St. Wenceslas' [5:49]
Rita Cepurcenko, Simona Hurnikova, Svetlana Jahodova, Margit Klepacova