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Dvorák, Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello / Kelemen, Altstaedt, Lonquich
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Dvorák, Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello / Kelemen, Altstaedt, Lonquich

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Composer
DVORAK KODALY
Artist
Kelemen, Altstaedt, Lonquich
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Jun 11, 2021
Catalog #
ALPHA737
UPC
3760014197376

About

After the success of the recent recording of works by Veress and Bartók, which won both a Gramophone Award and a BBC Music Magazine Award in 2020, the Lockenhaus Festival series, curated by its artistic director Nicolas Altstaedt, continues its journey through central Europe with Antonín Dvorák and his famous ‘Dumky’ Trio, named after a genre of Slavonic folksong generally performed by blind wandering minstrels who accompanied themselves on the kobza or bandura (twelve-string lute). Dvorák, whose father played the zither, immersed himself in this music and creatively translated its substance into his own music. The trio was premiered in 1891 and, in response to its ecstatic reception, Dvorák decided to perform it during his grand farewell tour before leaving for the United States. Zoltán Kodály’s Duo for violin and cello (1914), which completes the program, also bears witness to the influence of folk music.

REVIEWS:

Barnabás Kelemen has the passion, the imagination, the intelligence, the sense of place and ethnicity, the style, and the allfacilitating technique to bring the 'earth and-air' masterpieces of Bartók and Kodály fully to life, the loose-limbed manner of his phrasing as flexible as any folk fiddler, his tonal range and the agility of his bow varying from bar to bar. No player currently treading the boards is quite as exciting and this extraordinary disc finds him in intimate and animated musical conversation with like-minded musicians.

– Gramophone

Every phrase is carefully considered, and each one is communicated with passion. Everywhere there is a wealth of fascinating detail…Some may find the players’ approach a little too intense, but for wholehearted commitment these performances are outstanding.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro serioso, non troppo 07:32
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro serioso, non troppo
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt
  2. 2 II. Adagio 07:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt
  3. 3 III. Maestoso e largamente, ma non troppo lento - Presto 07:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Maestoso e largamente, ma non troppo lento - Presto
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt
  4. 4 I. Lento maestoso - Allegro vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Tempo I - Allegro molto - 04:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Lento maestoso - Allegro vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Tempo I - Allegro molto -
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  5. 5 II. Poco adagio - Vivace non troppo - 06:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Poco adagio - Vivace non troppo -
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  6. 6 III. Andante - Vivace non troppo - Andante - Allegretto 07:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Andante - Vivace non troppo - Andante - Allegretto
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  7. 7 IV. Andante moderato (quasi tempo di marcia) - Allegretto scherzando - Meno mosso - Allegro - Moderato 05:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Andante moderato (quasi tempo di marcia) - Allegretto scherzando - Meno mosso - Allegro - Moderato
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  8. 8 V. Allegro 04:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  9. 9 VI. Lento maestoso - Vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Lento - Vivace 04:47
    Track
    9
    Title
    VI. Lento maestoso - Vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Lento - Vivace
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
  10. 10 Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166, "Dumky": III. Allegro moderato e grazioso (first version) 03:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166, "Dumky": III. Allegro moderato e grazioso (first version)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich