Piano Concerto; Signorina Gioventu; Nikotina

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Label
CPO
Release Date
January 30, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Vitezslav Novak
    • PERFORMER
      Oliver Triendl, Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Lukasz Borowicz
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 30, 2026
    • UPC
      761203535927
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555359-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro energico

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Oliver Triendl

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    2. II. Andante con sentimento

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Oliver Triendl

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    3. III. Allegro giusto

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Oliver Triendl

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    4. I. Scene 1

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    5. II. Scene 3: Mandarins's and Sorcerer's Dance

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    6. III. Scene 4: Tempo di Valse

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    7. IV. Scene 6: Dance

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    8. I. —

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    9. II. —

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    10. III. —

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz

    11. IV. —

      Composer: Vítězslav Novák

      Ensemble: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Łukasz Borowicz


Outside his homeland; Vitezslav Novak is not nearly as well known today as his compatriot and colleague Josef Suk; even though he also enjoyed great international renown during his lifetime. Like his friend Antonin Dvorak; who trained him; Novak was a composition teacher and later rector of the Prague Conservatory. He left behind a wide-ranging oeuvre that extends from chamber music to ballet and opera. Clear influences from national folk music; a humorous approach to "exotic" elements and a refined sense of sound characterise the language of this artist who began as a fervent post-Romantic. The juxtaposition of the piano concerto; composed in 1895; and the two ballet pantomimes; written some 35 years later; creates a field of tension that compels the listener to engage with this fascinating luminary.