Intimate Sketches

Intimate Sketches

Intimate Sketches

Intimate Sketches

Intimate Sketches

Label Cobra Records

Artists Agathe Ensemble

€29,99 EUR

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Intimate Sketches is the debut album of Agathe Ensemble. It contains original versions of piano miniatures by composers L. Janáček, B. Bartók and D. Shostakovich, by the present, carefully reinterpreted on string quartet and duo. Given that the entire music selection was originally written for the piano, the nature and qualities of the string instruments allow it to flow in slightly different paths. Many of these compositions offer intimate glimpses into the composers' life, as if torn from the pages of a diary, or intended as fragments for a masterpiece that never materialized. Others evoke a lighter spirit, recalling their own local folk music flavors.

Agathe Ensemble Aleksandra Kwiatkowska, Violin Ella van der Mespel, Violin Almudena González-Regueral, Viola Iván Nogueira, Cello

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jBYD8zx7bc

Tracklist

Total time: 56:01

1. Three Moravian Folk Dances: Ej, danaj!

02:33

2. Three Moravian Folk Dances: Čeladenský

02:11

3. Three Moravian Folk Dances: Pilky

02:03

4. Intimate Sketches: Malostransky Palace

00:44

5. Intimate Sketches: Untitled

00:32

6. Intimate Sketches: Melody

00:39

7. Intimate Sketches: Moderato

00:59

8. Intimate Sketches: Just blind fate?

00:53

9. Intimate Sketches: So you can never return

01:09

10. Intimate Sketches: The golden ring

00:21

11. Intimate Sketches: Waiting for you

01:09

12. Intimate Sketches: Rondo

01:37

13. Intimate Sketches: In Memoriam

02:00

14. Intimate Sketches: My Olga

00:41

15. Intimate Sketches: Lullaby

01:01

16. Intimate Sketches: Lord Jesus is born

01:04

17. 7 Dolls’ Dances: Lyric Waltz

01:33

18. 7 Dolls’ Dances: Gavotte

01:37

19. 7 Dolls’ Dances: Romance

02:50

20. 7 Dolls’ Dances: Polka

01:22

21. 7 Dolls’ Dances: Waltz Scherzo

02:35

22. 7 Dolls’ Dances: Hurdy Gurdy

00:35

23. 7 Dolls’ Dances: Dance

00:39

24. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 6 in B minor

01:16

25. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 7 in A major

01:29

26. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 8 in F sharp minor

00:57

27. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 9 in E major

00:45

28. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 10 in C sharp minor

02:12

29. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 11 in B major

00:54

30. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 14 in E flat minor

02:21

31. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 15 in D flat major

01:00

32. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 16 in B flat minor

01:08

33. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 18 in F minor

00:59

34. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 20 in C minor

00:41

35. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 21 in B flat major

00:46

36. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 22 in G minor

02:37

37. 24 Preludes Op. 34: No. 24 in D minor

01:26

38. Three Hungarian Folk Songs from the County of Csík: The Peacock

01:26

39. Three Hungarian Folk Songs from the County of Csík: At the Jánoshida fairground

01:15

40. Three Hungarian Folk Songs from the County of Csík: White Lily

00:45

41. Allegro Barbaro

03:17

Additional Information

Label

Cobra Records

SKU

MM23002

Qualities

DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, DXD 32 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Agathe Ensemble

Composers

Janacek, Shostakovich, Bartók

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

DSD 256

Instruments

String quartet

Release Date

October 27, 2023

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Higher Rates Program
Not Available on SACD

Reviews

Positive Feedback

Rushton Paul

This is the debut recording for the string quartet, Agathe Ensemble. And a nice introduction it is! ...The Agathe Ensemble perform with a commitment and pleasure in their music-making that is infectious. This is a recital to which we have been invited to share a couch and listen it. There is nothing stiff and formal—it is a relaxed, occasionally playful, and intimate (there's that word again!) affair throughout. Thoroughly enjoyable and to be enjoyed!

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Reviews by Customers

★ ★ ★ ★

Bill SteinerOctober 17, 2025Verified buyer

Very enjoyable album. Played and recorded quite nicely.

Intimate Sketches

Intimate Sketches

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