SCHULHOFF E. CHAMBER MUSIC / Pražák Quartet, Kocian Quartet, J.Hudec double bass, V.Kunt

Erwin SCHULHOFF (1894-1942) - Czech Degenerate Music Vol.4 - Chamber Music

1.-5. Five Pieces for String Quartet (1925)

6.-9. Concertino for Flute (Piccolo), Viola and Double Bass (1925)

10.-13. Duo for Violin and Cello (1925)

14.-17. Sextet for Two Violins, Two Violas and Two Cellos (1920-24)

Pražák Quartet:

Václav Remeš, Vlastimil Holek violins, Josef Klusoň viola, Michal Kaňka cello

Kocian Quartet:

Pavel Hůla, Miloš Černý violins, Zbyněk Paďourek viola, Václav Bernášek cello

Guest Soloists: Václav Kunt flute, Jiří Hudec double bass

In 1926, Schulhoff was at the peak of his glory, his neo-Classical writing has succeeded in blending expressiveness, a playful nature, Bohemian poetics and innovative jazz influences: a clear picture of degenerate music according Goebbels, ten years later...

(Praga Digitals)