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Dvorak: | Carnival Overture, Op. 92 The Water Goblin, Op. 107 (B195) Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 Symphonic Variations, Op. 78 Hussite Overture, Op. 67 My Home Overture, Op. 62 The Noon Witch, Op. 108 (B196) Othello Overture, Op. 93 The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109 In Nature's Realm Overture, Op. 91 |
Many of the titles on this 2CD set formed couplings to Kertész’s celebrated LSO Dvorak symphony cycle for Decca. Collected here, over two generously-filled CDs, are all of the Overtures and Tone Poems of Dvorak that Kertész recorded. The fantastical, sometimes gruesome fairy tales of Erben exercised a curious fascination over Dvořák and three of his series of four Erben-inspired symphonic poems are recorded here in interpretations that capture every nuance and thrill of the stories. Also included is Kertész’s celebrated recording of the Symphonic Variations, full of invention through the 27 variations, and the Scherzo capriccioso, with its unmistakable Bohemian flavour. “Kertesz was a distinguished Dvorakian. His symphonic poems and overtures are wonderfully vivid even if the vintage sound is a little thin.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2013 **** “Kertesz shows the underlying grave beauty of this marvellous set of variations” Gramophone Magazine (Symphonic Variations) “a bright and delightful performance” Gramophone Magazine (In Nature’s Realm) “splendidly played and recorded” Gramophone Magazine (The Water Goblin, The Noonday Witch, My Home, Hussite Overture) “an outstanding version of the Scherzo capriccioso – considered the finest available in its day” Penguin Guide | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Dvorák - Symphonic PoemsRecorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague
Dvorák composed his Symphonic Poems shortly after the American triumph of his “New World Symphony” and after completing his beautiful final string quartets (Opp. 105 and 106). The first three poems were first performed in1896 in London, while The Wild Dove was premiered in March 1898 in Brno by Leoš Janácek. The recordings on this CD are interpreted by the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras, a paramount musician and connoisseur and champion of Czech music. The poems round off his legacy in Dvorák’s symphonic oeuvre, from which he has recorded for Supraphon, for example, Symphonies Nos. 6, 8 and 9, Slavonic Dances and Symphonic Variations. Sir Charles’s performance of Dvorák’s works interweaves the splendid Talich tradition and profound knowledge of the composer’s work. The live recording of The Noon Witch and The Water Goblin reflects the warmly poignant atmosphere of the conductor’s parting with the Prague audience. The triumphant recording of Martinu’s Three Fragments from the opera Juliette (Gramophone Award 2009) was made at the same valedictory concert. The studio recording of The Wild Dove is the final culmination of the long-term collaboration between Sir Charles and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. “Mackerras's textures are tender, while the orchestral sound has an inimitable gleam.” The Independent on Sunday, 14th March 2010 “Mackerras is a past master of this music, and in the Czech Philharmonic he has musicians whose experience of Dvorak is second to none. His way with the music is...lyrical and transparent...Mackerras underplays the more lurid and grotesque aspects of the tales...A sumptuous disc.” Sunday Times, 21st March 2010 **** “Half-Czech by nature and experience, Mackerras brings vital qualities to these Czech Philharmonic performances...Here is surging energy, authentic Czech colouring and a strong dramatic sense.” The Times, 24th April 2010 *** “Sir Charles...marks the Mendelssohnian drift of the big string theme in The Golden Spinning Wheel, a performance full of warmth and vitality, very realistically recorded and surely the highlight of the disc...dance rhythms are underlined but never overstated” Gramophone Magazine, July 2010 “Mackerras gives marvellously atmospheric performances, and there is plenty of contrasting melodrama...The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra is on top form throughout, and there is plenty of warm, tender playing, especially from the strings.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“…the performance of the Water Goblin is rewarding. Clearly, Kreizberg has a way with Dvorák, but he seems to have lost it in the Sixth.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 **** “Kreizberg here demonstrates what a fine orchestra the Netherlands Philharmonic is, even rivalling the Royal Concertgebouw in the refinement and precision of the playing……Kreizberg’s approach is generaly to adopt a
steady speed and to allow warmly expressive phrasing within that tempo. Another outstanding disc from the enterprising PentaTone company.” Edward Greenfield, Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 “Kreizberg here demonstrates what a fine orchestra the Netherlands Philharmonic is, even rivalling the Royal Concertgebouw in the refinement and precision of the playing. Symphony No 6 in D major in many ways reflects Dvorák's admiration for Brahm's Second Symphony... Yet Kreizberg's reading consistently brings out the fact that not a bar could have been written by any other composer but Dvorák.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 “Kreizberg's reading consistently brings out the fact that not a bar could have been written by any other composer but Dvorak.” Penguin Guide, 2010 edition *** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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(2CDs for the price of 1) “Harnoncourt attends to the subtler aspects of Dvorak's scoring, and his love for the music's unique sound world is abundantly clear...[he] relishes the music's mix of rustic dance forms and colouristic innovation.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2010 “Harnoncourt gives us a compelling account of 'The Water Goblin' savouring to the full both its lyric and its scary elements” International Record Review | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Dvorák - Tone Poems
“Rattle's readings of Dvorak's tone poems set a new standard” BBC Music Magazine, 1st August 2005  BBC Music Magazine
Orchestral Choice - August 2005 |
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| |  | In Memoriam Yakov Kreizberg 1959-2011
Kreizberg died last year at the age of only 51 and made many recordings for PentaTone. All of Julia Fischer’s concerto recordings were accompanied by him. Many of the tracks featured in this In Memoriam collection come from award winning albums and include works by Dvorak, Debussy, Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Khachaturian. | | | (also available to download from $20.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Dvorak: Cello Concerto
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Jun Märkl Zuill Bailey’s recording of J.S. Bach's Suites for Solo Cello (TEL3197802) was released in 2010 and went straight to the top of the “Billboard” classical chart. Last year he brought out a critically acclaimed CD devoted to music for cello and piano by Brahms (TEL3266402). This, his latest release, features one of the most enduring works in the romantic repertoire, Antonin Dvorak’s Cello Concerto. The orchestra on the disc, which also includes two of the composer’s Symphonic Poems “The Water Goblin” and “In Nature’s Realm”, is the Indianapolis Symphony and the conductor is Jun Märkl. Zuill Bailey made his Telarc debut early in early 2009 with a CD called “Russian Masterpieces for Cello”, a disc which featured music by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich. Towards the end of last year he joined forces with pianist Simone Dinnerstein in a critically acclaimed recording of Beethoven’s complete works for piano and cello. Since then his recording of J S Bach’s cello suites has been a massive success particularly in the USA where it spent four weeks in a row at No. 1 on the Billboard classical chart, and even made the top 30 in the New Artists chart. Antonin Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 was written in 1894–1895 for his friend, the cellist Hanuš Wihan. Dvořák wrote the concerto while in New York during his third term as the Director of the National Conservatory. “this wonderfully spontaneous new version by Zuill Bailey and Jun Markl tends to sweep the board...As soon as Bailey beings the introduction the ear is aware that this is a live performance, for there is both electricity and warmth in the air...All in all this is an unforgettable performance” Gramophone Magazine, May 2012 “A great deal is individual, as well as collegiate, in this performance, the musicains serving the score with depth and perception and producing much that is captivating and stirring. It's an account that marks Bailey out as a striking cellist and musician...Markl and his musicians conjure a vernal and exuberant performance that leaves one in no doubt as to the music's quality.” International Record Review, June 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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