Eduard Nápravník - String Quartet No. 3, Op. 65 (1898)

Eduard Francevič Naprávnik (Russian: Эдуа́рд Фра́нцевич Напра́вник; 24 August 1839 – 10 November 1916) was a Czech conductor and composer. Nápravník settled in Russian Empire and is best known for his leading role in Russian musical life as the principal conductor of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg for many decades. In that capacity, he conducted the premieres of many operas by Russian composers, including those by Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Please support my channel: https://ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans String Quartet No. 3 in C major, Op. 65 (1898) Dedication to the Czech (Bohemian) String Quartet 1. Allegro maestoso ( 0:00) 2. Allegretto giocoso ( 8:29) 3. Adagio ( 13:28) 4. Allegro con fuoco (20:46) Kocian Quartet Details by Edition Silvertrust: Ten years passed between the time Napravnik composed his second string quartet and String Quartet No.3 in C Major. It was published in 1900 and dedicated to the Bohemian String Quartet one of the most famous string quartet ensembles then performing before the public. They took it on tour with them and performed it to acclaim. Like so many other works from this period, it disappeared after the First World War. The buoyant, powerful opening movement, Allegro moderato, is richly scored and has a rather orchestral quality. It is restless and full of energy. The second movement, Allegretto giocoso, seems misnomered. It has the feel of an exotic, Oriental intermezzo. In third place is darked hued Adagio, tinged ever so slightly with a touch of sadness. The finale, Allegro con fuoco, also approaching the orchestral in the volume of sound, is a robust, triumphant march.