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Work: String Quartet no. 2, "Intimate Letters"

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ComposerJanáček, Leoš (1854-1928)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeChamber
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LondonFolklore: A Journey Around the Globe

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Traditional, Dembélé, Janáček, Berio, Purcell
Rakhi Singh; Natalie Klouda; Ruth Gibson; Ashok Klouda

LondonPavel Haas Quartet / Dana Zemtsov

Wigmore Hall
Suk, Janáček, Dvořák
Pavel Haas Quartet; Veronika Jarůšková; Marek Zwiebel; Šimon Truszka

ParisQuatuor Talich

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Janáček, Dvořák, Bartók, Boulanger, Dinicu, Vasiliev
Talich Quartet; Ľubomír Gašpar
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Pavel Haas Quartet’s triumphant, all-Bohemian Singapore debut

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Pavel Haas Quartet makes a triumphant Singapore debut with all-Bohemian programme of Suk, Smetana and Janáček.
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Into the night: memorable Schoenberg from the Mullova Ensemble

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Arresting performances within an immersive evening inspired by the work of Richard Dehmel and Arnold Schoenberg.

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Risk and reward: Marmen Quartet in Sheffield

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The Marmen Quartet returns to Sheffield, the site of some of the quartet’s formative experiences, in this sometimes uneven concert of Mozart, Janáček and Beethoven.

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Bachtrack top ten: Leoš Janáček

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Janáček was heavily influenced by folk music and speech inflections of his native Moravia. The vast majority of his greatest works come from his final decade, inspired by his infatuation with Kamila Stösslová.

Bachtrack top ten: cynics, stalkers and obsessives

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Flowers, wine and serenades not doing it for you on Valentine's Day? Then we prescribe a dose of our cynics playlist, which should cure you of all romantic thoughts... at least for an hour or so.