Composers from Theresienstadt 1941-1945

ROCHE QUARTET, LA

Krasa

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Hans Krása “Friends called him ‘the rascal of the century’ and they had good reason for it. His slim, moderately bent figure, neglected elegance, and a face imprinted with many life stories, all revealed a man touched by the hand of the turn-of-the-century decadence, a man who gave an impression of being dependent and in need of care. And the latter he received from all sides. He was well-liked for his gentle manners and scintillating humour, which sometimes bordered on sarcasm. Humour transcended in undiminished measure also into his music. However, we do not find in it any trace of decadence, which had marked his appearance; penetrating intellect, education and perfect orientation toward contemporary ideology brought into his music a great deal of the rationale - ‘too great a deal of the rationale’, as the unfriendly criticism would have said.”...

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Main artist	ROCHE QUARTET, LA
Composer	Krasa
Inlay	H. Krása Composers from Theresienstadt Quartetto pour deux violons, alto et violon-celle; Tanz for string trio; Three songs for Baritone, Clarinet, Viola and Violoncello; Thema mit Variationen für Streichquartett (Theresienstadt-Series)
Biography	The La Roche Quartet was formed in 1988 and takes its name from the authoress- Sophie La Roche who was born on Kaufbeuren in 1731 and lived the greater part of her life in Koblenz. Since its foundation four years ago, the La Roche Quartet has given many concerts to great critical acclaim. The quartet has concerts all over the world, presenting a wide and varied set of programmes. Marat Dickermann, violinist, was born in Kiev. With the age of five he began studying the violin, and later continued his studies with Jakob Targonsiki at the Riga College of Music and at the Conservatory of Music in Kiev. Further studies were with Abraham Stern, David Oistrach, and Juri Jankelewitsch. After eight years as leader of various string quartets and as orchestral musician in Kiev, Mr. Dickermann came to West Germany, first as member of the Berlin Radio Orchestra, and since 1981, as member of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. As soloist and member of chamber ensembles, Mr. Dickermann has been heard in radio recordings in Moscow, Kiev, Riga and Tallin and with both the Frankfurt Radio and the SWF Radio in Germany. Sarah Paynes, violinist, was born in Yorkshire and studied at the Royal College of Music, graduating in 1985, having worked with all the RCM orchestras. In 1987, a year after graduating from the National Center for Orchestral Studies6 , she took up the position of Sub-Principal 2nd Violinist with the Rhine State Philharmonic Orchestra. Jan Kokich, violist , was born in Whangarei, New Zealand and graduated from the Auckland Conservatory of Music with a diploma for violin and viola, studying with Michael Wieck and Winefred Stiles. He went on to study with Bruno Giuranna in Rome and Sienna, professors Berey and Stierhof in Vienna, Erich Sichermann in Hamburg, and Paul Doktor in New York. From 1975-1982, he was Principal Violist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Hagen followed by contracts with the Frankfurt and Mannheim Operas, Saarland and North German Radio Orchestra, and with the Beethoven Orchestra in Bonn. He has worked extensively with many chamber music ensembles and as soloist, giving concerts all over Europe and the United States, and has also been heard in numerous radio broadcasts in Germany and in the USA. Rudolph Grimm, cellist was born in Düsseldorf and while completing his studies in Law, studied cello with H.v. Beckerath, S. Palm, M. Gendron and A. Steiner. He then studied musicology at the Bonn University. From 1967 - 1969 he was Principal Cellist with the Pforzheim Orchestra followed by the same position in the Hamburg Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. In 1971, Mr. Grimm made his debut as soloist in Hamburg with Schumann’s Cello Concerto. In the same year he took up his present position as Principal Cellist with the Rhine State Philharmonic Orchestra, where he regularly appears as cello soloist in the many concerts given by his orchestra. He also teaches cello at the University of Klemens Slowioczek, singer, was born 27 November, 1945, in Stonava, Czechoslovakia. After graduating from the Conservatory of Ostrava (in Singing) and from the Janácfk Academy of Art in Brno, he performed as a soloist at Ostrava’s State Theater. In 1973, he won the “Prague Spring” Singing Competition, after which he was appointed to the Komisch Oper-Berlin by Prof. Walther Felsenstein in 1974. Since then, he has performed in many different productions of the famous Music Theatre in Prague and on the radio, and has made many recordings. He toured Russia, Poland, Italy, England, the Netherlands, Austria, Japan etc., giving concerts and guest performances. He carries the honorific title of “singer of the chamber”. Ivar Berix, clarinet, started to play the clarinet in the local brass band when he was ten years old. He studied at the Conservatory of Utrecht under Bas de Jong and at the Conservatory of Amsterdam under George Pieterson. He was also taught by Antony Pay. Ivar is a member of Calefax, an Amsterdam reed group, and plays as a freelance musician in different Dutch symphony orchestras as well as in groups like the Asko and the Schönberg Ensemble. He also performs as a soloist in various orchestras.
Awards
Quotes	The CD is even more of a testament to the courage of these musicians because of the scintillating humor that pervades this Czech composer’s music (...) Audio, February 1993 (...) Met behoud van eigen identiteit ontdekken de 4 spelers van binnenuit schijnbaar als vanzelf een gemeenschappelijke taal. (...) Volkskrant, April 1992 (...) Was die tsechische Musik mit Hans Krása verlor, läßt das vorliegende Kammermusik-Programm allenfalls ahnen. (...) Hannoversche Algemeine Zeitung (...) Fresh-sounding and full of irony and humor (...) Audio, February 1992 (...) One hope that more music by Krása will be recorded. American Record Guide, November 1992 (...) Wederom een intrigerende, aangrijpende cd van Channel Classics. Entr’Acte, August 1992
Format	No
Running time	42:52
Year of release	1992
Number of cd's	1

Number of cd's:

Year of release:

1992

Running time:

42:52

Quotes:

The CD is even more of a testament to the courage of these musicians because of the scintillating humor that pervades this Czech composer’s music (...)

Audio, February 1993

(...) Met behoud van eigen identiteit ontdekken de 4 spelers van binnenuit schijnbaar als vanzelf een gemeenschappelijke taal. (...)

Volkskrant, April 1992

(...) Was die tsechische Musik mit Hans Krása verlor, läßt das vorliegende Kammermusik-Programm allenfalls ahnen. (...)

Hannoversche Algemeine Zeitung

(...) Fresh-sounding and full of irony and humor (...)

Audio, February 1992

(...) One hope that more music by Krása will be recorded.

American Record Guide, November 1992

(...) Wederom een intrigerende, aangrijpende cd van Channel Classics.

Entr’Acte, August 1992