the earth trembled

the earth trembled

the earth trembled

the earth trembled

the earth trembled

the earth trembled

the earth trembled

the earth trembled

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The Earth Trembled

Janáček and Kaprálová, Side by Side at Last.

Original Recording Resolution PCM 96k

Label Pentatone

Artist Signum Quartett

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Signum Quartett places Janáček's two great string quartets — the Kreutzer Sonata and Intimate Letters — alongside the rarely heard Op. 8 quartet of Vítězslava Kaprálová, a young composer from Janáček's own Brno circle. Threaded between the major works are miniatures drawn from Janáček's private Album for Kamila Stösslová and his folk-song arrangements, standing in for the muse whose own voice — and letters — never survived. The result is The Earth Trembled, a recording that reframes Janáček's obsessive, confessional late style against Kaprálová's distinct and equally compelling emotional world, with Tolstoy's own brief Waltz woven in as a quiet aside.

Signum Quartett

Tracklist

Total time: 01:21:43

1. Moravian Folk Poetry in Song 1 Love

01:17

2. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 So that one could nevermore go back

00:59

3. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 My infinite happiness

00:11

4. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 I m waiting for you

00:47

5. Waltz in F Major

01:10

6. String Quartet No 1 Kreutzer Sonata I Adagio Con moto

04:06

7. String Quartet No 1 Kreutzer Sonata II Con moto

04:17

8. String Quartet No 1 Kreutzer Sonata III Con moto Vivace Andante Tempo I

04:20

9. String Quartet No 1 Kreutzer Sonata IV Con moto

05:28

10. Moravian Folk Poetry in Song 38 Parting

01:26

11. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 I will await you at the promised time

00:13

12. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 Oh for one certain look into the future

00:20

13. String Quartet Op 8 I Con brio

08:03

14. String Quartet Op 8 II Lento

09:04

15. String Quartet Op 8 III Allegro con variazioni

07:42

16. Vteriny Seconds Op 18 With a white kerchief he waves

01:23

17. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 All the colours of the rainbow

00:18

18. Moravian Folk Poetry in Song 29 Love letter

00:48

19. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 Merely blind fate

01:01

20. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 Kamila darling Kamilka only now do I feel what love is

00:16

21. String Quartet No 2 Intimate Letters I Andante

05:55

22. String Quartet No 2 Intimate Letters II Adagio

06:31

23. String Quartet No 2 Intimate Letters III Moderato

05:49

24. String Quartet No 2 Intimate Letters IV Allegro

07:53

25. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 Oh come come you longed for moment

00:12

26. Album for Kamila Stosslova JW VIII 33 Golden Ring

00:15

27. Moravian Folk Poetry in Song 17 For whom the flower

01:59

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Additional Information

Label

Pentatone

SKU

PTC5187527

Qualities

DSD 512, DSD 256, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 128, FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artist

Signum Quartett

Composers

Janacek, Kapralova

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 96k

Instruments

String quartet

Recording Location

Sendesaal Bremen, Germany

Producer

Sebastian Stein

Release Date

September 04, 2026

Higher Rates Program
Not Available on SACD

the earth trembled

The Earth Trembled

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