Janáček. Foerster. Mahler
The Professed House, a historic Baroque building in Prague's Lesser Town, was originally built for the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) between 1674 and 1691. It houses a beautiful Baroque refectory, now used for chamber concerts.
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Romana Špačková — violin (Prague Philharmonia's concert master)
Hana Kubisová — violin
Kateřina Krejčová — violin
Iva Středová — violin
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in G major for Four Violins, TWV 40:201
Leoš Janáček
Sonnets for Four Violins (Sonnet No. 1, Sonnet No. 2)
Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Little Suite for Three Violins
Gustav Mahler
Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 arranged for four violins (arr. Jaroslav Pelikán)
Gražyna Bacewicz
Quartet for Four Violins
Although it might seem that the peers Josef Bohuslav Foerster, born in Prague, and Leoš Janáček, born in Hukvaldy five years later, were friends or artistic partners, this is not the case. Rather, there was mutual respect between the composers. Like Janáček, Foerster came from a family of schoolteachers. Half a year older than Gustav Mahler and a whole generation older than Josef Suk and Vítězslav Novák, Foerster's music had one characteristic quality: strange inconspicuousness and modesty. Foerster never aspired to coin his own distinctly personal musical language. He formed a strong friendship and deep understanding with Mahler. They first met in Hamburg.
