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Dvorák: Czech Suite, Waltzes, Polonaise / Jakub Hrusa, Et Al
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Dvorák: Czech Suite, Waltzes, Polonaise / Jakub Hrusa, Et Al

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Composer
DVO?ÁK, ANTONIN
Artist
Hrusa
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Feb 10, 2006
Catalog #
SU3867-2
UPC
099925386726

About



DVO?ÁK Czech Suite, op. 39. Polonaise in E?. Waltzes, op. 54 (arr. J. Burghauser) ? Jakub Hr?Îa, cond; Prague Philharmonia ? SUPRAPHON SU 3867 (55:10)


It is easy to lose count of just how many top-notch orchestras there are in Prague: the Czech Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonic, Prague Symphony, Prague Radio Symphony, and the conductorless Prague Chamber Orchestra. Last but far from least is the Prague Philharmonia: soft, silky strings, colorful winds, shining brass; they, too, have it all. What a lovely disc! No masterpieces, you may carp? Just Dvo?ák being Dvo?ák is enough. The Czech Suite is filled with an easy charm, and Burghauser?s arrangements of the eight waltzes for piano are sensitive to the composer?s every nuance. Note that these are not the so-called Prague Waltzes , nor do they include Dvo?ák?s well-known arrangements for strings of the first and fourth op. 54 Waltzes. They may lack the blazing fire of the op. 46 Slavonic Dances , but have more character and color than the op. 59 Legends . If Burghauser?s orchestrations sometimes lean slightly toward Tchaikovsky, so does Dvo?ák?s 1879 Polonaise.


Hr?Îa, a 25-year-old maestro, has been conducting since elementary school. He has already led a dozen Czech and Slovak orchestras, from the Czech Philharmonic on down, has directed a world premiere at the National Theater, Prague?s foremost opera house, teaches in Berlin, conducts in Paris, and has founded a new-music ensemble. He leads relaxed, gracious performances, which succeed because every detail is fully realized: every melody caressed, every harmony sounded, every rhythm caught. I recently commented that you can?t go wrong with any number of recordings of the Czech Suite , but this may be the loveliest of them all.


Supraphon?s 2005 recording in Prague?s Domovina Studio is natural and clear; one imagines this young orchestra sounds exactly as it does on this disc. Burghauser?s orchestral arrangements have been recorded at least once before, by the Prague Symphony under Ji?í B?lohlávek on a 1982 Supraphon disc, but don?t let that keep you from this delicious program.


FANFARE: James H. North

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Preludium: Allegro moderato 03:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Preludium: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  2. 2 II. Polka: Allegretto grazioso 04:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Polka: Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  3. 3 III. Minuetto: Allegro giusto 04:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Minuetto: Allegro giusto
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  4. 4 IV. Romance: Andante con moto 04:46
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Romance: Andante con moto
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  5. 5 V. Finale: Presto 05:13
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    05:13
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  6. 6 Polonaise in E-Flat Major, B. 100 05:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    Polonaise in E-Flat Major, B. 100
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  7. 7 No. 1. Moderato in A Major 03:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Moderato in A Major
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  8. 8 No. 2. Allegro con fuoco in A Minor 03:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Allegro con fuoco in A Minor
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  9. 9 No. 3. Poco allegro in A Major 03:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Poco allegro in A Major
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  10. 10 No. 4. Allegro vivace in D-Flat Major 02:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Allegro vivace in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  11. 11 No. 5. Allegro in B-Flat Major 02:41
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Allegro in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  12. 12 No. 6. Allegro in F Major 04:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. Allegro in F Major
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  13. 13 No. 7. Allegro in D Minor 02:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Allegro in D Minor
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša
  14. 14 No. 8. Allegro vivace in A-Flat Major 02:48
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 8. Allegro vivace in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Jakub Hrůša