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Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

Philharmonia Orchestra, Nikolai Malko, Rafael Kubelik

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances
The Philharmonia, under Malko, play them with plenty of zip in this reissued 1951 recording and, with Kubelik, give a lively account of the two Smetana pieces.

Sunday Times, 9th October 2011

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

Philharmonia Orchestra, Nikolai Malko, Rafael Kubelik

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The Philharmonia, under Malko, play them with plenty of zip in this reissued 1951 recording and, with Kubelik, give a lively account of the two Smetana pieces.

Sunday Times, 9th October 2011

About

Dvořák composed his first book of Slavonic Dances in 1878, using as a model Brahms’ massively popular Hungarian Dances.

Originally for piano, his publisher Simrock asked the relatively unknown Dvořák to orchestrate them immediately. These dances made Simrock extremely wealthy whereas Dvořák received a pittance for his efforts.

By the time of the second set (1886) Dvořák was well established and could demand a proper reward! The composer drew upon dance rhythms from the entire Slavic region of Eastern Europe and these lively and melodious works have always retained their popularity.

Malko’s superb recording was highly praised in its day and has been frequently requested during the CD era. The 1950s were a golden period for the Philharmonia and in the bonus items they play out of their skins for Kubelik in two Bartered Bride dances.

The Dennis Brain discography states that the Dvorak Slavonic Dances were recorded between 27 April and 2 May 1953 and the Smetana Bartered Bride extracts on 4 September 1951.

Contents and tracklist

Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C Major, Op. 46 No. 1
Work length3:58
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 2 in E Minor
Work length4:49
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 3 in A Flat Major
Work length4:36
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 4 in F Major
Work length7:40
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 5 in A Major
Work length3:11
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 6 in D Major
Work length4:26
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 7 in C Minor
Work length3:55
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 8 in G Minor
Work length3:46
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 9 in B Major
Work length3:55
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 10 in E Minor
Work length4:36
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 11 in F Major
Work length3:22
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 12 in D Flat Major
Work length4:08
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 13 in B Flat Minor
Work length2:26
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 14 in B Flat Major
Work length3:53
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 15 in C Major
Work length3:07
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, No. 16 in A Flat Major
Work length6:29
Excerpt,Smetana: The Bartered Bride
Work length7:34
"Furiant"
Track length2:21
"Dance of the Comedians"
Track length5:13

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9th October 2011

The Philharmonia, under Malko, play them with plenty of zip in this reissued 1951 recording and, with Kubelik, give a lively account of the two Smetana pieces.
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