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Fascinating juxtapositions of a familiar and unfamiliar Czech piano music. Avie's sound is excellent if a shade clinical. All in all, this is a thoroughly recommendable disc. — Gramophone Magazine, July 2009 More…

Release Date: 23rd Mar 2009
Catalogue No: AV2142
Label: Avie
Length: 75 minutes

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Janáček: In the Mists

Work length16:22

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Lada Valešová

I. Andante

Track length3:57

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II. Molto adagio

Track length4:26

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III. Andantino

Track length2:33

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IV. Presto

Track length5:26

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Janáček: Intimate Studies

Work length9:12

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Lada Valešová

I. Palace of the "Malá Strana"

Track length1:27

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II. Without Title

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III. Melody

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IV. Merely Blind Fate?

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V. So That One Could Never Return

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VI. Golden Ring

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VII. I Am Waiting for You

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VIII. In Remembrance

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IX. To My Olga

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X. Cradle Song

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XI. Lord Jesus Christ Is Born

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Haas, P: Suite for Piano, Op. 13

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Lada Valešová

I. Praeludium

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II. Con molta espressione

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III. Danza

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IV. Pastorale

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V. Postludium

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Haas, P: Allegro Moderato

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Lada Valešová

Martinů: Film en miniature, H.148

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Lada Valešová

I. Tango

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II. Scherzo

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III. Berceuse

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IV. Valse

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V. Chanson

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VI. Carillon

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Martinů: Spring (H 127)

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Lada Valešová

Suk: Spring Impressions, Op. 22a

Work length17:35

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Lada Valešová

I. Spring

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II. Breeze

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III. Awaiting

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IV. *** (As Titled by Suk)

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V. Longing

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Intimate Studies is the innovative debut release from Czech pianist Lada Valešová who developed a fresh and intriguing programme of works that link both teacher and student alike during the early part of the 20th century. The CD features 20th century piano music composed by four of her native country’s leading composers: “In the Mist” (Janácek), “Suite for Piano Op.13” and “Allegro Moderato” (Haas), “Film en Miniature H.148” (Martinu) and “Spring Op.22a” (Suk).

Of particular note is the performance of a rare collection of eleven tone poems and studies, some complete miniature works, some unfinished kernels of ideas written by Janacek under the collected title: “Intimate Studies”.

Born in Pilsen in the Western part of the Czech Republic, Lada Valešová is a graduate of the Prague Conservatoire, Prague Music Academy and Guildhall School of Music and Drama (where she is now a professor). Lada has won many prizes including two awards at the International Smetana Piano Competition. Her teachers include the Russian pianist and pedagogue Valentina Kameníková and Eugene Indjic, the outstanding pianist and pupil of Arthur Rubinstein. Her playing has received high recognition from various artists including the late Sir George Solti, and she has had the honour of working with Galina Vishnevskaja and Mstislav Rostropovich.

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July 2009

Fascinating juxtapositions of a familiar and unfamiliar Czech piano music. Avie's sound is excellent if a shade clinical. All in all, this is a thoroughly recommendable disc.

28th June 2009

The Czech Republic has produced some outstanding composers, thanks to a chain of remarkable teaching which has its origin in Dvorák. He encouraged Janácek, and looked on his son-in-law Suk as his favourite pupil; Suk taught Martinú and Janácek taught Haas. This extraordinary succession covers more than 100 years of musical development, charted here by pianist Lada Valesova, who contrasts celebrated cycles such as Janácek's In the Mist and Suk's Spring with obscure, delicious miniatures, played with an instinctive intelligence that only a Czech can bring to this beguiling repertoire.

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