Panocha Quartet
The Panocha Quartet is regarded by many critics and concertgoers as the finest Czech quartet from the latter twentieth and early twenty first centuries. Not surprisingly, the group has focused much of its attention on Czech repertory, with Dvorák, Janácek, Smetana, Martinu, and others often dominating their concert programs and recordings. But their repertory must ultimately be judged as broad and inclusive of many styles and periods as it encompasses works by Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Ravel, Bartók, Shostakovich, and other lesser-known non-Czech composers. The ensemble has made numerous, highly successful recordings, mostly for the Czech label Supraphon.
In 1968 a group of four talented student string players at the Prague Conservatory formed the Panocha Quartet. The name they chose comes from the ensemble's lead member, first violinist Jiri Panocha. The group's other players are violinist Pavel Zejfart, violist Miroslav Sehmoutka, and cellist Jaroslav Kulhan. Naturally, the Panocha Quartet occasionally expands or contracts its number to accommodate different-sized works, using pianists, double bass players, harmonium players, and various other instrumentalists.
The Panocha Quartet built its reputation steadily in the early years of its career, achieving its first significant breakthrough in 1975 at the Prague International String Quartet Competition, where the group captured first prize. Other important awards and citations followed quickly, including the Bordeaux Gold Medal in 1976. The first recordings began attracting attention in the coming years, and for these early efforts the group received several awards, including the Paris-based Grand Prix Academy Charles Cros in 1983. This latter honor was given for a critically acclaimed Supraphon disc of the Martinu Fourth and Sixth quartets.
In the latter decades of the twentieth century and the early years of the new millennium, the Panocha Quartet concertized busily, traveling to festivals and concert halls throughout Europe, Israel, Japan, Australia, and numerous exotic locales, as well. During that time the quartet also made more than 15 tours of the United States and Canada. In addition, the Panocha players managed to build up a sizable discography for the Supraphon label, including a cycle of the Dvorák quartets (as well as other works to make up the Czech master's complete chamber output) that many critics consider definitive. Other studio efforts included the 2004 release of the Fibich Piano Quartet, Op. 11, and the Quintet, Op. 42, with guest artists Marian Lapsansky (piano), Ludmila Peterkova (clarinet), and Vladimira Klanska (French horn).
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Martinů: Complete String Quartets
Musique de chambre - Paru chez SUPRAPHON a.s. le 18 mai 2007
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Dvořák - Complete String Quartets
Classique - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 23 mai 2005
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Dvořák: Piano Quintet, Op. 81 & Piano Quartet, Op. 87
András Schiff, Panocha Quartet
Classique - Paru chez Warner Classics le 1 mars 1999
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Dvořák: String Quartet No. 1, Terzetto, Miniatures
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 30 juin 1997
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Dvořák: The Essential String Quartets
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 1 janv. 1995
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Janáček : String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2
Musique de chambre - Paru chez SUPRAPHON a.s. le 18 juin 1996
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Smetana: String Quartets, Nos. 1 & 2
Musique de chambre - Paru chez SUPRAPHON a.s. le 1 janv. 1999
Diapason d'or16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dvořák: String Quartet No. 10 "Slavonic" and Cypresses
Musique de chambre - Paru chez SUPRAPHON a.s. le 1 janv. 1993
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Dvořák: String Quartets Nos. 11 & 12
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 1 janv. 1996
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Schubert: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956 & Boccherini: String Quintet in C Major, Op. 28 No. 4, G. 310
Panocha Quartet, Mirel Iancovici
Classique - Paru chez PHAEDRA le 1 mars 2004
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Fibich: String Quartets
Musique de chambre - Paru chez SUPRAPHON a.s. le 20 avr. 2001
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Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Antonín Dvořák
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 10 mars 2017
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Dvořák: String Quartets Nos. 8 & 9
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 1 janv. 1994
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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 55
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 31 janv. 1997
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Haydn: String Quartets
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 1 janv. 1988
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Dvořák: String Quartets Nos. 4 & 5
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 10 mars 1999
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Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 1-3
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 1 janv. 1993
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Dvořák: String Quartets Nos. 13 & 14
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 1 janv. 1986
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Dvořák, Smetana: American Quartet from My Life
Musique de chambre - Paru chez SUPRAPHON a.s. le 1 janv. 1995
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Dvořák: Miniatures
Pavel Nejtek, Jaroslav Tuma, Panocha Quartet - members, Panocha Quartet
Classique - Paru chez SUPRAPHON a.s. le 9 févr. 1999
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Schubert: String Quartets
Musique de chambre - Paru chez Supraphon a.s. le 18 août 2003
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