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Antonín Dvorák: Moravian Duets
Supraphon

Antonín Dvorák: Moravian Duets

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Details

Composer
DVORAK, ANTONIN
Artist
Saturova, Cukrova, Nekoranec, Spurny
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Apr 20, 2018
Catalog #
SU4238-2
UPC
099925423827

About

Isn't it possible to turn some local material into duets, for example Moravian songs? This question was posed by Jan Neff, himself from Moravia, who grew tired of repeating German songs over and over again at the piano with his wife and Antonín Dvorák. His question in fact stood at the birth of Moravian Duets and also marked the beginning of Dvorák's journey abroad. "Why not, find good lyrics and I will take care of the rest." When the composer got the first selection of folk songs from Sušil's collection, he decided to take only the lyrics and provide them with his own tunes. As soon as the duets got into the hands of Johannes Brahms (who was a member of a committee that assessed Dvorák's application for a state scholarship), the well-established composer did not hesitate to recommend them to his Berlin publisher Fritz Simrock. "When you play them, you will enjoy them just as I did, and as a publisher you will especially be pleased by their unique beauty." It was Simrock who initiated the composition of a four-hand version of the Slavonic Dances that led to Dvorák's first major international success. The present recording is unique in another aspect as well: the complete set of 23 Moravian Duets have been played and recorded on Dvorák's original grand piano, a 1879 Bösendorfer that is a pride of the Antonín Dvorák Museum in Prague. The challenge was taken hold of by young musicians who are not only crowned by international laurels but also possess a sensitivity both for the charm of Dvorák's songs and the unique timbres of the instrument touched by the composer's own hands.

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Možnost 01:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Možnost
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  2. 2 No. 2. Jablko 02:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Jablko
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  3. 3 No. 3. Věneček 01:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Věneček
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  4. 4 No. 4. Hoře 02:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Hoře
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  5. 5 Moravské dvojzpěvy (Moravian Duets), Op. 32, B. 62: No. 14. Život vojenský (The Soldier's Farewell) 02:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Moravské dvojzpěvy (Moravian Duets), Op. 32, B. 62: No. 14. Život vojenský (The Soldier's Farewell)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  6. 6 Na tej našej střeše laštovečka (There on our roof a swallow carries), B. 118 00:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    Na tej našej střeše laštovečka (There on our roof a swallow carries), B. 118
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  7. 7 No. 1. Proměny (Destined) 02:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Proměny (Destined)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Petr Nekoranec, Vojtech Spurný
  8. 8 No. 2. Rozloučení (The Parting) 01:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Rozloučení (The Parting)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Petr Nekoranec, Vojtech Spurný
  9. 9 No. 3. Chudoba (Poverty) 02:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Chudoba (Poverty)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Petr Nekoranec, Vojtech Spurný
  10. 10 No. 4. Vuře šohaj, vuře (The Last Wish) 02:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Vuře šohaj, vuře (The Last Wish)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Petr Nekoranec, Vojtech Spurný
  11. 11 No. 1. A já ti uplynu (From Thee Now) 02:43
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. A já ti uplynu (From Thee Now)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  12. 12 No. 2. Veleť, vtáčku (Fly Sweetsongster) 02:44
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Veleť, vtáčku (Fly Sweetsongster)
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  13. 13 No. 3. Dyby byla kosa nabróšená (The Slighted Heart) 01:06
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Dyby byla kosa nabróšená (The Slighted Heart)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  14. 14 No. 4. V dobrým sme se sešli (Parting Without Sorrow) 01:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. V dobrým sme se sešli (Parting Without Sorrow)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  15. 15 No. 5. Slavíkovský polečko malý (The Pledge of Love) 01:17
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5. Slavíkovský polečko malý (The Pledge of Love)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  16. 16 No. 6. Holub na javoře (Forsaken) 01:39
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 6. Holub na javoře (Forsaken)
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  17. 17 No. 7. Voda a pláč (Sad of Heart) 02:19
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 7. Voda a pláč (Sad of Heart)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  18. 18 No. 8. Skromná (The Modest Maid) 01:45
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 8. Skromná (The Modest Maid)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  19. 19 No. 9. Prsten (The Ring) 02:26
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 9. Prsten (The Ring)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  20. 20 No. 10. Zelenaj se, zelenaj (Omens) 03:36
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 10. Zelenaj se, zelenaj (Omens)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  21. 21 No. 11. Zajatá (The Maid Imprisoned) 02:53
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 11. Zajatá (The Maid Imprisoned)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  22. 22 No. 12. Neveta (Comfort) 03:38
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 12. Neveta (Comfort)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný
  23. 23 No. 13. Šípek (The Wild Rose) 03:15
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 13. Šípek (The Wild Rose)
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Simona Šaturová, Marketa Cukrová, Vojtech Spurný