Moniuszko / Cui / Dvorak / Kryger / Rappe / Rutkow - Slavonic Duets - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

This album is dedicated to Czech composers. The first is Antonin Dvorak, who wrote his Moravian Duets in 1875 and 1876. The original idea was to arrange folk melodies from the collection of Frantisek Susil, but Dvorak eventually decided to use just the folk texts, setting them to music by himself. The resulting work in a way marked the beginning of his worldwide recognition. Although the genre of duets for two women's voices and piano is well known today thanks chiefly to Dvorak, in it's time it was cultivated by other composers too. Among them by Dvorak's contemporary and friend Karel Bendl, whose InchDvanact dvojzpevuInch (Twelve Duets) are settings of mostly lyrical texts by Vitezslav Halek from the collection InchV prirodeInch (In Nature) and were probably written in the second half of the 1870s. The last cycle is The Slovak Duets by one of the most important contemporary Czech composers Sylvie Bodorova. Working with the rhythmic aspect of her music and layering her polyphony are typical features of her approach. She has also found inspiration in Roma, Jewish, and contemporary approach to folk (especially East European and Balkan) music, as well as other areas of the music of our time. The works here are sung by Hana Dobesova and Michaela Rozsa Ruzickova, accompanied by pianist Ladislava Vondrackova, and were recorded live at Martinu Hall, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Album Tracks 1. Moravské Dvojzpevy = Moravian Duets 2. V Prírode = in Nature 3. Slovenské Dvojzpevy = Slovak Duets

Album Tracks 1. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 The Angel 2. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 Little Bird's Song 3. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 Romance 4. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 Folk Song 5. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 Wayfarer's Night Song 6. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 At Farewell 7. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 Night 8. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 The Cloud 9. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 Carefree Bird 10. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 The Dove and the Wandered 11. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 A June Evening 12. Songs (12) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 48 Song 13. Duets (6) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 46 No. 1, 'Vecher' ('Evening') 14. Duets (6) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 46 No. 2, 'Shotlandskaya Ballada (Edvard)' ('Scottish Ballad (Edward)') 15. Duets (6) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 46 No. 3, 'Slyozi' ('Tears') 16. Duets (6) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 46 No. 4, 'V Ogorode, Vozle Brodu' ('In the Garden, Near the Ford') 17. Duets (6) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 46 No. 5, 'Minula Strast' ('Passion Spent') 18. Duets (6) for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 46 No. 6, 'Rassvet' ('Dawn') 19. Duets (2), for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 47 No. 1, 'Pan' 20. Duets (2), for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 47 No. 2, 'The Song of Songs' 21. Duets (2), for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 52 No. 1, 'The Mountain Spring' for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano or Tenor, Baritone) 22. Duets (2), for 2 Voices & Piano, Op. 52 No. 2, 'Angel and Demon' for Soprano, Baritone or Tenor, Mezzo-Soprano

The range of virtuoso piano music recorded by the Danhel-Kolb Duo on their GENUIN debut CD extends from old master Dvorak to the 1980s. The magnificent Slavonic Dances influenced by Brahms bounce past US full of resilience, followed by the romantic sweep of a Sonata by Zdenek Fibich; the Imperial bliss of polkas and waltzes is interrupted with biting humor in Erwin Schulhoff's Ironies. Finally, a world premiere recording Ilja Hurnak's elegantly brilliant and rhythmically gripping Variations on a Theme of Pergolesi. Album Tracks 1. No. 1 in C Major 2. No. 2 in E minor 3. No. 3 in D Major 4. No. 4 in F Major 5. No. 5 in a Major 6. No. 6 in a Flat Major 7. No. 7 in C minor 8. No. 8 in G minor 9. I. Allegro Moderato 10. II. Andante Con Variazioni 11. III. Allegretto Vivo 12. No. 1. Allegro Molto Ritmico 13. No. 2. Allegro Agitato 14. No. 3. Alla Marcia Militaristica 15. No. 4. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 16. No. 5. Allegro Deciso 17. No. 6. Tempo Di Fiox 18. I. ? 19. II. ? 20. III. ? 21. IV. ? 22. V. ? 23. VI. ? 24. VII. ? 25. VIII. ? 26. IX. ? 27. X. ? 28. XI. ?