WEDNESDAY AUG 22 9 PM EST
On this episode: Very Rare and Widely Unknown String Quartets
Bredemeyer, Dessau, E H Meyer, Geisthardt, Haas, Jiri Pauer, Kochan, Koehler, Kurzbach, Leo Spies, Leo Weiner, Otmar Macha, Ottmar Gerster, Pal Kadosa, Petr Eben, R Wagner Regeny, Schubrow, Treibmann, Weiss, Wohlgemuth, Zemlinsky
1. Reiner Bredemeyer (1929 - 1995) - CELLO QUARTET (1971)
Cello quartet (written 1971 for 4 celli and 8 hands and maybe some voice of the players)
The Berlin Cello Quartet
Recorded from very rare Stereo LP made in GDR (DDR, 1974)
2. Paul Dessau (1894 - 1979) Streichquartett Nr. 5 (Quartettino) - String Quartet No 5 (1955)
Streichquartett der deutschen Staatsoper Berlin
EGON MORBITZER - Violine 1 (violin 1 )
WILHELM MARTENS - Violine 2 (violin 2)
WERNER BUCHHOLZ - Viola
BERNHARD GÜNTHER - Violoncello (Cello)
recorded 1957, Berlin.
recorded from MONO LP made in GDR by ETERNA 1965.
3-5. Ernst H. Meyer (1905-1988) - String Quartet No 4 (Streichquartett Nr. 4 - 1974)
ULBRICH QUARTETT (The Ulbrich String-Quartet)
Rudolf Ulbich : Violine 1
Horst Titscher : Violine 2
Joachim Zindler : Viola
Andreas Priebst : Violoncello
recorded from Stereo Vinyl LP made in GDR by Nova
6-8. Ernst H. Meyer - String Quartet No 5 (Streichquartett Nr. 5 - 1978)
ULBRICH QUARTETT (The Ulbrich String-Quartet)
Rudolf Ulbich : Violine 1
Horst Titscher : Violine 2
Joachim Zindler : Viola
Andreas Priebst : Violoncello
recorded from Stereo Vinyl LP made in GDR by Nova
9-11. Ernst H. Meyer - String Quartet No 6 (Streichquartett Nr. 6 - 1982)
Saechsische Streichersolisten
Roland Straumer : Violine 1
Michael Eckoldt : Violine 2
Joachim Zindler : Viola
Andreas Priebst : Violoncello
recorded from Stereo Vinyl LP made in GDR by Nova
12-14. Ernst H. Meyer Quintett für Klarinette und Streichquartett (1944)
(Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet )
OSKAR MICHALLIK - Klarinette (Clarinet)
ERBEN QUARTETT (The Erben String Quartet)
Friedrich-Carl Erben - Violine 1 (1st violin )
Ralf-Reiner Haase - Violine 2 (2nd violin)
Arnim Orlamünde - Viola
Wolfgang Bernhardt - Violoncello (Cello)
recorded from Stereo Vinyl LP made in GDR
15-17. Ernst Hermann Meyer String quartet No 3 (1966)
(Streichquartett Nr. 3 )
SUSKE - QUARTETT
Karl Suske - Violine 1 ( first solo violin )
Klaus Peters - Violine 2
Karl-Heinz Dommus - Viola
Matthias Pfaender - Violoncello ( cello )
date of recording : 1968. recorded at Studio Lukaskirche , Dresden.
recorded by me from Stereo Vinyl LP made in 1977 by NOVA (VEB Deutsche Schallplatten berlin )
18. Hans-Joachim Geisthardt STRING QUARTET , Streichquartett 1973/74.
(born 1925, german composer)
ERBEN QUARTETT
(The Erben String Quartet)
Friedrich-Carl Erben - Violine 1
Ralf - Rainer Haase - Violine 2
Armin Orlamuende - Viola
Wolfgang Bernhardt - Violoncello (cello)
recorded from very rare Stereo LP made in GDR (DDR, 1983)
(H.J.Geisthardt : his teachers in Berlin were Rudolf Wagner-Régeny, Hanns Eisler und Carl Adolph Martienssen, later he was working together with Hanns Eisler for many years.)
19-21. Joseph Haas (1879 -1960) Streichquartett A-Dur op. 50 - 1919
( String Quartet in a major op 50 - 1919 )
1. frisch und lebendig (fresh and lively)
2. nicht zu rasch und menuettartig (not too fast, like a menuet)
GEWANDHAUS QUARTETT
(the legendary Gewandhaus-Quartet ! )
GERHARD BOSSE - VIOLINE 1 (violin 1)
GÜNTER GLASS - VIOLINE 2 (violin 2)
DIETMAR HALLMANN - VIOLA
FRIEDEMANN ERBEN - VIOLONCELLO (cello)
recorded from very rare MONO LP made by Eterna GDR (DDR,1967)
22. Jiří Pauer ( 1919 - 2007 )
String Quartet No 4 (written 1980)
orig. Title : Three Episodes for String Quartet
(Streichquartett Nr 4 - Smyccovy kvartet )
(written from the composer for the Smetana String Quartet)
SMETANA QUARTET -
Jiri Novak - Violin 1 (1. Solo Violine )
Lubomir Kostecky - Violin 2
Milan Skampa - Viola
Antonin Kohout - Cello (Violoncello)
recorded from Stereo Vinyl LP
23. Günter Kochan (1930 - 2009) Fünf Sätze für Streichquartett - five movements for String Quartet (1961)
1. Allegro giocosco
2. Andante cantabile (starts at 1:31)
3. Vivace (starts at 3:57)
4. Adagio, ma non troppo (starts at 5:25)
5. Allegro molto (starts at 8:27)
Es spielt das BRAHMS STREICHQUARTETT (Brahms Quartett)
The Brahms String - Quartet:
Heinz Schunk - Violine 1
Horst Pietsch - Violine 2
Manfred Schumann - Viola
Peter Zimmermann - Violoncello (cello)
recorded from very rare Stereo LP made in GDR (DDR, 1972)
24-25. Siegfried Köhler (1927-1984), east-german composer.
Streichquartett Nr. 1 op. 65 "Synthesen"
String Quartet No 1 op 65 - Syntheses
Ulbrich Quartett (The legendary Ulbrich quartet ! )
Rudolf Ulbrich - Violine I
Horst Titscher - Violine II
Joachim Zindler - Viola
Andreas Priebst - Cello (Violoncello)
Recording from the 1978 premiere of the String Quartet !
26. Paul Kurzbach (1902-1997)
Streichquartett Nr. 5 (1975)
String Quartet No 5
(Members of the Schumann Quintet Dresden)
Gerhard Peter Thielemann - Violine 1 (first violin)
Heide Schwarzbach - Violine 2 (second violin)
Erik Kornek - Viola
Thomas Baez - Violoncello (cello)
recorded from very rare Stereo LP made in GDR (DDR, 1982)
27-28. Paul Kurzbach
Streichquartett Nr. 6 (1977)
String Quartet No 6
(Members of the Schumann Quintet Dresden)
Gerhard Peter Thielemann - Violine 1 (first violin)
Heide Schwarzbach - Violine 2 (second violin)
Erik Kornek - Viola
Thomas Baez - Violoncello (cello)
recorded from very rare Stereo LP made in GDR (DDR, 1982)
29. Leo Spies (1899-1965) Streichquartett Nr.2 (1962/63)
(String Quartet No 2 in C sharp minor )
This String Quartet was NEVER released on any other LP label and is NOT released on CD ! Sadly, it is very very hard to find , but now it is for free here on youtube !
SCHUSTER QUARTETT
Ludwig Schuster - Violine 1 (1st solo violin)
Georg Hanstedt - Violine 2
Walter Ziegler - Viola
Otto Kleist - Violoncello (Cello)
date of original rec.: 09/1965 & 03/1966
recorded by me from rare Eterna Mono LP made in 1966 GDR.DDR
30. Otmar Mácha (1922 - 2006 ) String Quartet No 2 (written 1980)
(Streichquartett Nr 2 - Smyccovy kvartet c. 2)
(written from the composer for the Smetana String Quartet)
SMETANA QUARTET -
Jiri Novak - Violin 1 (1. Solo Violine )
Lubomir Kostecky - Violin 2
Milan Skampa - Viola
Antonin Kohout - Cello (Violoncello)
recorded from Stereo Vinyl LP
31-32. Ottmar Gerster (1897 - 1969) Streichquartett Nr. 2 (1954)
String Quartet No 2
GEWANDHAUS-QUARTETT LEIPZIG
GERHARD BOSSE - Violine 1
KARL SUSKE - Violine 2
DIETMAR HALLMANN - Viola
FRIEDEMANN ERBEN - Violoncello (Cello)
recorded in 1958, Leipzig
recorded from MONO LP made in GDR by ETERNA 1965.
33-35. Pal Kadosa - Second String Quartet Op. 25
(Streichquartett Nr. 2 Op 25)
TATRAI QUARTET
Vilmos Tátrai - Violin 1
Mihály Szücs - Violin 2
Joszef Ivanyi - Viola
Ede Banda - Cello
recorded from old MONO LP
The Tátrai Quartet was a Hungarian classical string quartet founded in 1946 and based in Hungary. For the half-century after World War II it was one of the foremost string quartets in Hungary, specializing in Beethoven, Mozart, and Haydn, and also in the first performance of works by Hungarian composers.
Pál Kadosa (1903--1983) was a piano teacher and Hungarian composer of the post-Bartók generation. His early style was influenced by Hungarian folklore while his later works were more toward Hindemith and expressively forceful idioms. He was born in Léva. He studied at the national Hungarian Royal Academy of Music under Zoltán Székely and Zoltán Kodály. He was head of the piano department of the Franz Liszt Academy for many years and his students have included György Ligeti, György Kurtág, Andras Schiff, Zoltán Kocsis, Dezső Ránki, Valeria Szervánszky, Ronald Cavaye and Jenő Jandó. The latter became his assistant on graduation.
36-37. Petr Eben (1929 -- 2007) String Quartet (written 1980-1981)
(Streichquartett - Smyccovy kvartet )
SMETANA QUARTET -
Jiri Novak - Violin 1 (1. Solo Violine )
Lubomir Kostecky - Violin 2
Milan Skampa - Viola
Antonin Kohout - Cello (Violoncello)
recorded from Stereo Vinyl LP
38. Rudolf Wagner-Régeny (1903 - 1969) Streichquartett - String quartet, 1948
MICHAILOW-QUARTETT (Michailov-quartet)
MAX MICHAILOW - Violine 1
HELMUT PIETSCH - Violine 2
HUGO FRICKE - Viola
WERNER HAUPT - Violoncello (cello)
recorded in 1958
recorded from MONO LP made in GDR by ETERNA 1965.
WAGNER REGENY was a composer, conductor, and pianist. Born in Transsylvania, Kingdom of Hungary, since 1920 Romania, he became a German citizen in 1930, and then East Germany after 1945.
From 1919-1920 he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory and then at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik from 1920--1923. He served as chorusmaster at the Berlin Volksoper from 1923--1925. In 1927 joined Laban's dance company where he conducted productions for three years. In 1947 he became the director of the Rostock Hochschule für Musik where he stayed until he was appointed professor of composition at the East Berlin Academy of Arts in 1950. He left the academy in 1968 when he became ill and died a year later.
As a composer Wagner-Régeny wrote numerous symphonic works and chamber works. He also composed 12 operas of which Die Bürger von Calais (1936), Johanna Balk (1938), Das Bergwerk zu Falun (1958) and Prometheus (1959) are considered his best work. His 1958 ballet Tristan is also greatly admired.
39. Manuel Schubrow - String Quartet No 1 (1975)
Streichquartett Nr. 1
1 - Adagio sostenuto quasi introduktione
2 - Presto
3 - Adagio molto cantabile
very rare recording from Stereo Vinyl LP made in GDR (DDR).
Manuel Schubrow is a musician/composer/teacher from east-germany (Leipzig).
40-41. Karl Ottomar Treibmann (born 1936, german composer) Streichquartett / String Quartet (1970)
Mendelssohn-Quartett (Leipzig) (recorded 1978)
Roald Reinecke - VIOLINE 1
Gunar Kaltofen - VIOLINE 2
Eberhard Freiberger - VIOLA
Guenther Stephan - VIOLONCELLO (CELLO)
recorded from rare Stereo LP made in GDR (DDR, 1979)
42. Manfred Weiss (born 1935, german composer) Vier Stücke für Streichquartett / 4 pieces for String quartet (1972)
1. Allegro
2. Andante con espressione
3. Impetuoso
4. Amorevole, rubato
SIERING QUARTETT der Dresdner Philharmonie
rec. from very rare Stereo LP made in GDR (DDR, 1989)
43. Gerhard Wohlgemuth ( 1920 - 2001 ) Streichquartett Nr 1 / String Quartet No 1 (1961)
1. Quieto
2. Vivacetto (starts at 4:12)
3. Fresco (starts at 7:17)
ERBEN QUARTETT
(The Erben String Quartet)
Friedrich-Carl Erben - Violine 1
Ralf - Rainer Haase - Violine 2
Armin Orlamuende - Viola
Wolfgang Bernhardt - Violoncello (cello)
recorded from very rare Stereo LP made in GDR (DDR, 1972)
44-45. Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871 - 1942) String Quartet No. 3, Op. 19 (1924)
Streichquartett Nr. 3 op. 19 (1924; UA Leipzig 1924)
KROFT QUARTET
Josef Kroft - 1st Violin
Pavel Arazim - 2nd Violin
Jan Marek - Viola
Ladislav Pospisil - Violoncello (Cello)
(Das Kroft-Quartett)
rec. from Stereo Vinyl LP
