Stamic Quartet

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The Stamic Quartet (from 1985) established itself as one of the leading Czech string quartets of its time. Its victory in 1986 at the Salzburg-based National Broadcasting Union Competition catapulted them into the limelight, the players then launching their international careers with critically acclaimed tours across Europe and the Americas. The group is best known for its Czech repertory, especially the quartets of Dvorák and Martinu. Indeed, it has performed and recorded all 14 of Dvorák's quartets, as well as the seven by Martinu. The group has also played much other Czech music, including works by Smetana, Janácek, Klusak, and Hába. But the repertory is hardly limited to Czech fare, taking in a whole range of works by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Verdi, Borodin, Ravel, Hindemith, Britten, and little known modern composers like Jirí Teml, Ivan Kurz, Maximo Pujol, and Carlos Guastavino. Its recordings are available on a range of labels, including Bayer Records, Supraphon, ASV, Capriccio, and Brilliant Classics. The Stamic (or Stamitz) Quartet was collectively formed in 1985 by Bohuslav Matousek (first violin), Josef Kekula (second violin), Jan Peruska (viola), and Vladimír Leixner (cello). All but Peruska were one-time members of the Dolezal Quartet. Over the years there have been several changes in the personnel of the Stamic players: Matousek, the leader of the group in its early years, departed in 1995 and was replaced by Vitezslav Cernoch. In 2001 Cernoch left and

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Gubaidulina: Complete String Quartets

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The Art of Czech Quartets

Gubaidulina - Complete String Quartets

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Foerster: String Quartets

Kovařovic: The Complete String Quartets

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Sofia Gubaidulina - Complete String Quartets

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Faraway on a Moonlit Night

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Dvorák: Complete String Quartets (Box Set)

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Martinu: String Quartets

Sofia Gubaidulina: Complete String Quartets

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Complete String Quartets

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Quatuors à cordes (Intégrale)

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