Description
Dvořák - Slavonic Dances - Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer / Channel Classics SACD 2010 Stereo / CCS SA 90210
UPC 723385902102
The Slavonic Dances (Czech: Slovanské tance) are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Op. 46 and Op. 72 respectively. Originally written for piano four hands, the Slavonic Dances were inspired by Johannes Brahms's own Hungarian Dances and were orchestrated at the request of Dvořák's publisher soon after composition. The pieces, lively and full of national character, were well received at the time and today are considered among the composer's most memorable works, occasionally making appearances in popular culture. “Contrary to what the title might suggest, the dances are not so much inspired by Slavic folk music generally, but specifically by styles and forms from Bohemia. In these pieces, Dvořák never actually quotes folk melodies, but evokes their style and spirit by using traditional rhythmic patterns and structures in keeping with traditional folk dances.”
The Op. 46 set is listed in the Burghauser catalogue as B. 78 in the original piano four hand version, and as B. 83 in the orchestral version. The Op. 72 set is catalogued as B. 145 in the piano four hand version, and as B. 147 in the orchestral version.
In Simrock's original edition of the piano duet, no. 3 was the D major Sousedská and no. 6 the A flat major Polka - an order apparently approved by Dvořák. Their positions were reversed in the orchestral version. Both orders are still found.
| Label: | Channel Classics – CCS SA 90210 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Album
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| Country: | Netherlands |
| Released: |
2010 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
| 1 | No. 1 In C Major: Presto | 4:07 | |
| 2 | No. 2 In E Minor: Allegretto Scherzando | 4:45 | |
| 3 | No. 3 In A flat Major: Poco Allegro | 3:52 | |
| 4 | No. 4 In F Major: Tempo Di Minuetto | 6:05 | |
| 5 | No. 5 In A Major: Allegro Vivace | 3:16 | |
| 6 | No. 6 In D Major: Allegretto Scherzando | 4:56 | |
| 7 | No. 7 In C Minor: Allegro Assai | 3:26 | |
| 8 | No. 8 In G Minor: Presto | 4:12 | |
| 9 | No. 1 In B Major: Molto Vivace | 4:13 | |
| 10 | No. 2 In E Minor: Allegretto Grazioso | 6:01 | |
| 11 | No. 3 In F Major: Allegro | 3:25 | |
| 12 | No. 4 In D Flat Minor: Allegreto Grazioso | 4:46 | |
| 13 | No. 5 In B Flat Minor: Poco Adagio | 2:42 | |
| 14 | No. 6 In B Flat Major: Moderato, Quasi Minuetto | 3:33 | |
| 15 | No. 7 In C Major: Allegro Vivace | 3:12 | |
| 16 | No. 8 In A Flat Major: Granzioso E Lento, Ma Non Troppo, Quasi Tempo Di Valse |
6:45 |
