CD1
String Quartet No.3 in D, B.18 (1836-70)
(without opus number)
1. Allegro con brio 26’20
2. Andantino 17’25
3. Allegro energico 14’42
4. Finale, allegretto 13’37
Total time 72’24
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: 23-24 April 1993, Prague
CD2
String Quartet No.2 in B flat B.17 (1869)
(without opus number)
1. Allegro non troppo 11’21
2. Largo 15’23
3. Allegro con brio 6’51
4. Finale: andante-allegro giusto-allegro con fuoco 15’08
5. Quartettsatz in A minor B.40a (1873) andante appassionato 6’59
Total time 56’08
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: 21-22 May 1993, Prague
CD3
String Quartet No.8 in E Op.80 B.57 (1876)
1. Allegro 9’13
2. Andante con moto 7’38
3. Allegretto scherzando 5’12
4. Finale, allegro con brio 8’04
Zypressen (Liebeslieder)
for String Quartet B.152
Echo of Songs B.152 arr. of Cypresses B.11 for string quartet
5. No.1 I know that on my love (Moderato) 4’03
6. No.2 Death reigns (Allegro ma non troppo) 2’14
7. No.3 When thy sweet glances (Andante con moto) 2’34
8. No.4 Never will love lead us (Poco adagio) 5’57
9. No.5 Here gaze I (Andante) 3’21
10. No.6 O charming, golden rose (Andante moderato) 2’32
11. No.7 I wander oft (Andante con moto) 2’02
12. No.8 In deepest forest glade (Lento) 3’02
13. No.9 Thou only dear one (Moderato) 2’49
14. No.10 There stands an ancient rock (Andante maestoso) 2’10
15. No.11 Nature lies peaceful (Allegro scherzando) 2’30
16. No.12 You are asking why (Allegro animato) 2’44
Total time 67’16
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: January 1993, Prague
CD4
String Quartet No.4 in E minor, B.19 (1870)
(without opus number)
1. Assai con moto ed energico 14’55
2. Andante religioso 8’44
3. Allegro con brio 11’34
4. Quartettsatz in F, B.120 (1881) (without opus number) 9’27
Total time 44’51
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: February 1992, Prague
CD5
String Quartet No.5 in F minor Op.9, B.37 (1873)
1. Moderato 15’57
2. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 9’59
3. Tempo di valse 3’48
4. Finale, allegro molto 7’49
String Quartet No.6 in A minor Op.12, B.40 (1873)
5. Allegro ma non troppo 9’53
6. Poco allegro 7’33
7. Poco adagio 8’33
8. Finale, allegro molto 9’13
Total time 72’55
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: May 1991, Prague
CD6
String Quartet No.1 in A Op.2, B.8 (1862)
1. Andante-allegro 13’13
2. Andante affetuoso ed appassionato 10’33
3. Allegro scherzando 5’49
4. Finale, allegro animato 10’34
Terzet in C Op.74, B.149 (1887)
5. Introduzione-allegro ma non troppo 4’13
6. Larghetto 5’55
7. Scherzo, vivace 4’28
8. Thema con variazioni, poco adagio 5’24
Total time 60’18
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: December 1990, Prague
CD7
String Quartet No.11 in C Op.61, B.122 (1881)
1. Allegro 14’22
2. Poco adagio e molto cantabile 7’33
3. Scherzo 8’39
4. Finale, vivace 8’02
Two Waltzes Op.54, B.105 (1880)
5. No.1 moderato 4’03
6. No.2 allegro vivace 2’44
Total time 45’30
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: 1990, Prague
CD8
String Quartet No.9 in D minor Op.34, B.75 (1877)
1. Allegro 12’34
2. Alla Polka 6’48
3. Adagio 7’13
4. Finale, poco allegro 6’57
String Quartet No.7 in A minor Op.16, B.45 (1874)
5. Allegro ma non troppo 9’14
6. Andante cantabile 7’49
7. Allegro scherzando 4’29
8. Finale, allegro ma non troppo 7’28
Total time 62’47
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: 1989, Prague
CD9
String Quartet No.10 in E flat Op.51 “Slavanic”, B.92 (1878-79)
1. Allegro ma non troppo 11’09
2. Dumka (Elegia) 8’34
3. Romanza, andante con moto 7’33
4. Finale, allegro assai 7’24
String Quartet No.14 in A flat Op.105, B.193 (1895)
5. Adagio ma non troppo – allegro appasionato 8’19
6. Molto vivace 6’13
7. Lento e molto cantabile 8’58
8. Allegro non tanto 11’36
Total time 70’17
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: 1990, Prague
CD10
String Quartet No.12 in F Op.96 “American”, B.179 (1893)
1. Allegro ma non troppo 7’26
2. Lento 8’31
3. Molto vivace 3’55
4. Finale, vivace ma non troppo 5’38
String Quartet No.13 in G Op.106, B.192 (1895)
5. Allegro moderato 10’12
6. Adagio ma non troppo 10’32
7. Molto vivace 7’18
8. Finale, andante sostenuto, allegro con fuoco 11’19
Total time 65’22
STAMITZ QUARTET
Bohuslav Matoušek violin I • Josef Kekula violin II
Jan Perucka viola • Vladimir Peixner cello
Recording: 1987, Prague
