Dvořák: Cello Works / Nouzovský, Vavrínek, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Details
- Composer
- Antonín Dvorák
- Artist
- Petr Nouzovský, Stanislav Vavrinek
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Brilliant Classics
- Released
- Feb 11, 2022
- Catalog #
- BRI95696
- UPC
- 5028421956961
About
The three compositions on this album were all created at turning points in Dvořák’s life, when radical changes in his situation impacted his creative career. His Serenade for Strings was composed in 1875, the year the impoverished musician became a successful composer almost overnight. Each of its five movements is a variation on ternary (A–B–A) form. The resourcefulness with which Dvořák invents novel ways of returning from the middle section to the opening motive and key is astounding.
Silent Woods has much to do with Dvorak’s relocation to America. He was engaged to establish and direct a new National Conservatory in New York. Based on his now established ability to blend Czech folk music with large-scale classical forms, it was hoped he would do the same in his new post with American folk music. In 1892, before leaving his home for the US, Dvorak gave something of a farewell tour of Czech cities, writing the cello version of Silent Woods for performance on these recitals. Ten years later, Dvorak created the version for cello and orchestra recorded here. At the conclusion of his time in New York and on his return to Bohemia, Dvorak was focused particularly on writing his Cello Concerto. At first believing the cello an unsuitable instrument for concertante music, his mind changed on hearing a concerto by American composer Victor Herbert; Dvořák’s masterpiece took on definitive form in 1895.
Tracklist 9 tracks
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1 Klid (Silent Woods), Op. 68, No. 5, B. 182 05:53
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Klid (Silent Woods), Op. 68, No. 5, B. 182
- Duration
- 05:53
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Petr Nouzovský
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek
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2 I. Allegro 15:12
- Track
- 2
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 15:12
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Petr Nouzovský
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek
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3 II. Adagio ma non troppo 11:53
- Track
- 3
- Title
- II. Adagio ma non troppo
- Duration
- 11:53
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Petr Nouzovský
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek
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4 III. Finale: Allegro moderato 12:30
- Track
- 4
- Title
- III. Finale: Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 12:30
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Petr Nouzovský
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek
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5 I. Moderato 04:45
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. Moderato
- Duration
- 04:45
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek
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6 II. Tempo di valse 07:06
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. Tempo di valse
- Duration
- 07:06
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek
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7 III. Scherzo: Vivace 05:53
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. Scherzo: Vivace
- Duration
- 05:53
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek
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8 IV. Larghetto 05:00
- Track
- 8
- Title
- IV. Larghetto
- Duration
- 05:00
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek
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9 V. Finale: Allegro vivace 06:11
- Track
- 9
- Title
- V. Finale: Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 06:11
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
- Conductor
- Stanislav Vavřínek