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Moyzes: Symphonies 7 & 8 / Slovak, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Details

Composer
MOYZES, ALEXANDER
Artist
Slovak
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Dec 07, 2018
Catalog #
8573653
UPC
747313365371

About

Alexander Moyzes’ symphonic cycle is the best-known by a Slovak composer. His synthesis of Slovak influences and contemporary trends in European music informs every strand of his compositions. The Symphony No. 7, Op. 50 is his largest and most powerful orchestral statement, which he dedicated to the memory of his young daughter. Peasant scenes, folk dances and exceptional lyric beauty form the bedrock of a passionate and dramatic work. Written as a response to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968, Symphony No. 8 ’21.08.1968,’ Op. 64 is a brooding lament that shares affinities with Shostakovich’s symphonic writing. This album is volume 3 in a series of reissues from the Marco Polo label. These releases remain as the only easily accessible reference, and with recordings and performances that still sound fresh and invigorating, we felt it was time for a revival. Of the original release, International Record Review wrote: “the Seventh Symphony… opens, in a beautiful albeggiante pastorale- quite the loveliest thing I’ve heard from Moyzes- which leads into a jolly, even rumbustious, folk dance. Ladislav Slovak, who died in 1999, does Moyzes as proud in these two releases as in the previous recordings in the cycle: reliable playing, good sound.”

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Pastorale 07:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Pastorale
    Duration
    07:43
    Composer
    Alexander Moyzes
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ladislav Slovák
  2. 2 II. Scherzo 05:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Alexander Moyzes
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ladislav Slovák
  3. 3 III. Largo 13:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    13:59
    Composer
    Alexander Moyzes
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ladislav Slovák
  4. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso 15:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso
    Duration
    15:14
    Composer
    Alexander Moyzes
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ladislav Slovák
  5. 5 I. Tranquillo 08:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Tranquillo
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Alexander Moyzes
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ladislav Slovák
  6. 6 II. Allegro molto 07:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro molto
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Alexander Moyzes
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ladislav Slovák
  7. 7 III. Lento un poco tenuto - Allegro ma non troppo 13:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Lento un poco tenuto - Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    13:06
    Composer
    Alexander Moyzes
    Ensemble
    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Ladislav Slovák