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Bohemian Quartet - Wikipedia

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The Bohemian Quartet (Czech: 'České kvarteto'; known as the Czech Quartet after 1918) was a Czech string quartet of international repute that was founded in 1891 and disbanded in 1933.^[1]

Origins

The Quartet was founded in Prague by three pupils of Antonín Bennewitz (Karel Hoffmann, Josef Suk and Oskar Nedbal) and a pupil of Hanuš Wihan (Otakar Berger); Bennewitz and Wihan were both teachers at the Prague Conservatory. Wihan had himself studied at Prague, and was cellist of the chamber quartet of Ludwig II in Munich, becoming Professor at Prague in 1888. He replaced his student Otakar Berger as cellist in the quartet when Berger died prematurely. Wihan then directed the Quartet until 1913 when the strain of touring obliged him to retire from it and resume his teaching. His place was then taken by Ladislav Zelenka (b. 1881), who since 1911 had been playing with the Ševčík-Lhotský Quartet. In 1906, the violist Nedbal had run off with Hoffmann's wife;^[2] during the tour in England, his place was at short notice taken by Lionel Tertis and afterwards formally by Jiří Herold. The group made repeated tours in Europe, especially with the quartets of Dvořák and Smetana, and were noted for their warm tone and fiery rhythms. In 1922 the four members were appointed professors at the Prague Conservatory. The group disbanded with a concert on 4 December 1933, to honour Suk’s 60th birthday.^[1]

Many key contemporary works were written for and/or first performed by the Bohemian Quartet. Most notably, this included works by Antonín Dvořák and Leoš Janáček, such as Janáček's second string quartet, subtitled "Intimate Letters".

Personnel

1st violin

Karel Hoffmann

2nd violin

Josef Suk (to 1933)
Stanislav Novák (1933–34)

Viola

Oskar Nedbal (to 1906)
Jiří Herold (1906–1934)

Violoncello

Otto Berger (to 1894)
Hanuš Wihan (1894–1914)
Ladislav Zelenka (1914–1934)

Recordings

Smetana: Quartet no. 1 in E minor (1876) (Polydor 78rpm, 95076-95079). (as 'Bohemian Quartet')
Smetana: Quartet no. 2 in D minor (1882) (Pathé 78rpm X 86005-86008) (Private recording for Czech Academy).
Dvořák: Quartet "no 6" (now no.12, 'American') in F major op 96 (Polydor 78rpm, 95084-95086). (as 'Bohemian (Suk) Quartet')
Dvořák: Quartet "no 3" (now no.10) in E flat major op 51, Dumka only (Polydor 78rpm, 95087).(ditto)
Suk: Quartet no 1 in B major op 11 (Polydor 78rpm, 95080-95083).

(All recordings made 1928-29.)

References

^ ^a ^b Němcová, Alena (2001). "Czech Quartet". Grove Music Online. Retrieved 2022-06-16. (subscription required)
^ John White: Lionel Tertis. The First Great Virtuoso of the Viola, Woodbridge 2006, p. 14.

External links

Bohemian Quartet discography at Discogs

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