Artist
Amar-Hindemith Quartet

Medvirkende
Amar, Licco | Caspar, Walter | Hindemith, Paul | Hindemith, Rudolf | Frank, Maurits

Komponist
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, Beethoven, Ludwig van | Dvorak, Antonin | Verdi, Giuseppe | Reger, Max | Hindemith, Paul | Bartok, Bela | Krenek, Ernst | Stravinsky, Igor

Ensemble
Amar-Hindemith Quartet | Amar Trio | Hindemith Duo

Plateselskap
Parnassus

Verk

Amar-Hindemith Quartet Complete Recordings 1925-8

                                                    CD 1
MOZART:  Quartet No.16 in E-flat, K.428:
1.  I.    Allegro non troppo                  
2.  II.    Andante con moto           
3.  III.    Menuetto & Trio                  
4.  IV.    Allegro vivace                 
Recorded 1927 ∙ Matrix nos.: 138/43 bi ∙ First issued on Polydor 66568/70

earlier version:
5.   IV.    Allegro vivace            
Recorded 1926 ∙ Matrix no.: 414 bg ∙ First issued on Polydor 66418

MOZART:  Quartet No.23 in F, K.590:
6.  I.    Allegro moderato                 
7.  II.    Andante                             
8.  III.    Menuetto: Allegro             
9.  IV.    Allegro                             
    Recorded 1926 ∙ Matrix nos.: 409/13 bg ∙ First issued on Polydor 66416/8

10. BEETHOVEN:  Duo in E-flat for Viola and Cello “with two obbligato eyeglasses”,  WoO 32           Recorded 1925 ∙ Matrix no.: 1256 av ∙ First issued on Polydor 66193

BEETHOVEN:  Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op. 95 (“Serioso”):
11.  I.  Allegro con brio                
12.  II. Allegretto ma non troppo      
13.  III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso                                                        
14.  IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro                       
Recorded 1927 ∙ Matrix nos.: 144/8 bi ∙ First issued on Polydor 66571/3

DVOŘÁK:  Quartet in F, Op. 96 (“American”):
15.  IV.    Finale: Vivace ma non troppo                                                        5:03
Recorded 1926 ∙ Matrix no.: 428 bg ∙ First issued on Polydor 66421

                                                     CD 2 [75:29]
VERDI:  Quartet in E minor:
1.   I.  Allegro                                
2. II.    Andantino                         
3.  III. Prestissimo                   
4. IV. Scherzo Fuga-Allegro assai mosso 
Recorded 1926 ∙ Matrix nos.: 423/7 bg ∙ First issued on Polydor 66419/21

REGER:  String Trio No.1 in A minor, Op. 77b:
5.  I.    Sostenuto – Allegro agitato               
6.  II.    Larghetto                 
7.  III.  Scherzo: Vivace – (Trio:) Vivace     
8.  IV.  Allegro con moto     
Recorded 1927 ∙ Matrix nos.: 71/6 bo ∙ First issued on Polydor 66575/7

HINDEMITH:  String Trio No.1, Op. 34 (1924):
9.    I.    Toccata.  Schnelle Halbe: Die Einleitung ein wenig breiter               
10.  II.    Langsam und mit großer Ruhe (Achtel)                                            
Recorded 1927 ∙ Matrix nos.: 77/9 bo ∙ First issued on Polydor 66573/4

HINDEMITH:  Quartet No.4, Op. 22 (1921) [Electric version]:
11.  I.  Fugato.  Sehr langsame Viertel                                                         
12.  II.  Schnelle Achtel.  Sehr energisch.  Presto                                         
13.  III.  Ruhige Viertel.  Stets fließend                                                        
14.  IV.  Mäßig schnelle Viertel                                                                   
15.  V.  Rondo  Gemächlich und mit Grazie                                                
Recorded 1926 ∙ Matrix nos.: 429/34 bg ∙ First issued on Polydor 66422/4

                                           CD 3  [75:55]
HINDEMITH:  Quartet No.4, Op. 22 (1921) [Acoustic version]:
1.    I.    Fugato.  Sehr langsame Viertel                                                     
2.    II.    Schnelle Achtel.  Sehr energisch.  Presto                                    
3.    III.    Ruhige Viertel.  Stets fließend                                                   
4.    IV.    Mäßig schnelle Viertel                                                              
5.    V.    Rondo  Gemächlich und mit Grazie                                            
Recorded 1925 ∙ Matrix nos.: 905/10 az ∙ First issued on Polydor 66198/200

6. HINDEMITH:  Die Serenaden, Op. 35 (1924):  V.  Duett       
Recorded 1925 ∙ Matrix no.: 1257 av ∙ First issued on Polydor 66193

BARTÓK:  Quartet No.2, Sz. 67 (1915-17)
7.    I.  Moderato                               
8.  II. Allegro molto capriccioso     
9.    III.  Lento                                                                                    Recorded 1926 ∙ Matrix nos.: 415/22 bg ∙ First issued on Polydor 66425/8

10. KRENEK: Quartet No.3, Op.20 (1923)  IV. Adagio (Walzertempo)     
    Recorded 1925 ∙ Matrix nos.: 912 az ∙ First issued on Polydor 66201

11. STRAVINSKY:  Concertino for String Quartet (1920)            
    Recorded 1925 ∙ Matrix no.: 911 az ∙ First issued on Polydor 66201

Amar-Hindemith Quartet (Licco Amar, violin I; Walter Caspar, violin II; Paul Hindemith, viola; Rudolf Hindemith, cello)
Amar Trio (Walter Caspar, violin; Paul Hindemith, viola; Rudolf Hindemith, cello)
Hindemith Duo (Paul Hindemith, viola; Rudolf Hindemith, cello)

APPENDIX:
MOZART:  Quartet No.15 in D minor, K.421:
12.  III    Menuetto & Trio – Allegretto                                                          
Recorded 24 October 1928 ∙ Matrix no.: 2-21021 ∙ First issue Parlophon P-9351

MOZART:  Quartet No.21 in D, K.575:
13.  II    Andante                                                                                   Recorded 24 October 1928 ∙ Matrix no.: 2-21022 ∙ First issue Parlophon P-9351

Amar-Hindemith Quartet (Licco Amar, violin I; Walter Caspar, violin II; Paul Hindemith, viola; Maurits Frank, cello)

Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer:  Mark Obert-Thorn
Executive Producer:  Leslie Gerber