Quarto Quartet

Darina Vasileva - piano, Ivan Penchev - violin, Tatyana Todorova - viola & Stoyan Bozhkov - cello



An Impression:



"Instrumental precision, combined with great emotional charge immediately drew the audience toward the youthful and fresh interpretation of the works.

The oneness of the quartet, the wonderful communication between the separate parts and the detailed dynamics and articulation left me with a most positive feeling.

What makes me happy about these young performers, is that they don’t consider playing as an obligation, on the contrary, they are all united through their love for one of the most perfect arts – music, and in this case, chamber music."

Prof. Ognyan Stanchev

National Music Academy “P.Vladigerov”

Bartok, Schubert and Brahms in Bulgarian National Radio

Ivan Penchev-violin,
Atanas Iliev-clarinet,
Dimo Dimov-piano
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Bartok-Contrasts in BNR,
April 2008
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Bulgarian National Radio and
Quarto Quartet's
Project

Quarto Quartet's Concert Season 2008/2009

Ivan Penchev-violin, Darina Vassileva-piano,
Tatyana Todorova-viola, Stoyan Bozhkov-cello,
Pavel Rusev-cello, Svetlana Stancheva-violin, Silvet Salieva-double bass

and Atanas Iliev-clarinet

Ivan Penchev, violin and prof. Dimo Dimov, piano
L. van Beethoven - Ten Violin Sonatas
Fr. Schubert - Sonatinas for violin & piano D. 384, D. 385 and D. 408
R. Schumann - Violin Sonatas No. 1, Op. 105 and No. 2, Op. 121
J. Brahms - Three Violin Sonatas Op 78, Op 100 and Op 108
B. Bartok - Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin & Piano (recorded for the "Gold Archive" of BNR)

"Quarto" Trio:
Fr. Schubert - The Piano Trios D. 898, D. 929 and Notturno in E-flat major, D. 897
A. Dvorak - Terzetto for two violins and viola Op. 74

"Quarto" Piano Quartet:
W. A. Mozart - Two Piano Quartets K. 478 and K. 493
Fr. Schubert - Piano Quintet D. 667 "The Trout" and Adagio and Rondo Concertante D. 487
L. v. Beethoven - Three Piano Quartets WoO.36
R. Schumann - Piano Quartet Op. 47 and Piano Quintet Op. 44
J. Brahms - Piano Quartets No.1 Op.25 and No.2 Op.26
G. Mahler - Piano Quartet in A minor
A. Dvorak - Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, op. 81
A. Rubinstein - Piano Quartet Op. 66
R. Fuchs - Piano Quartet No.2 in B minor, Op.75
Fr. Bridge - Phantasie Piano Quartet (1910)
L. Pipkov - Piano Quartet (1938)
A. Piazzolla - "Four for Tango"

"Quarto" String Quartet:
J. Haydn - String Quartets G Minor "Rider" - Op. 74,
"The Joke" - Op. 33, "The Lark" - Op. 64 and "Kaiser" - Op. 76
L. v. Beethoven - String Quartets op.18
Fr. Schubert - String Quartets "Quartettsatz" D. 103 and "Rosamunde" D. 804
B. Smetana - String Quartet No. 1 in E minor "From My Life"
A. Borodin - String Quartet No.2 in D Major
Jeffrey Ryan -"Slash" String Quartet No.2 (2004)

"Quarto" Ensemble:
W. A. Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581
J. Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
L. v. Beethoven - Sextet in Eb for 2 Horns and Strings
A. Dvorak - String Quintet in G major, Op. 77 (Op. 18)
G. Rossini - String Sonatas
L. Janáček - Suite for Strings
A. Piazzolla - "Oblivion Tango", "Libertango" and others