Slavonic Dances

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Wiener Philharmoniker & André Previn

Slavonic Dances is a set of orchestral pieces by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1878. The works draw on Bohemian and other Slavic dance rhythms and folk idioms, are characterised by rhythmic vitality, colourful orchestration and varied metre, and marked a pivotal moment in Dvořák's career that helped establish his international profile and the incorporation of Czech national elements into late Romantic orchestral music.

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  1. 1.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46: no. 1 in C: Presto
    4:06
  2. 2.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46: no. 2 in E minor: Allegretto scherzando
    5:14
  3. 3.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46: no. 3 in A flat: Poco allegro
    4:46
  4. 4.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46: no. 4 in F: Tempo di menuetto
    6:20
  5. 5.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46: no. 5 in A: Allegro vivace
    3:22
  6. 6.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46: no. 6 in D: Allegretto scherzando
    5:18
  7. 7.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46: no. 7 in C minor: Allegro assai
    3:15
  8. 8.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46: no. 8 in G minor: Presto
    4:15
  9. 9.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 1 in B: Molto vivace
    4:17
  10. 10.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 2 in E minor: Allegretto grazioso
    5:32
  11. 11.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 3 in F: Allegro
    3:16
  12. 12.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 4 in D flat: Allegretto grazioso
    4:46
  13. 13.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 5 in B flat minor: Poco adagio
    2:49
  14. 14.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 6 in B flat: Moderato, quasi minuetto
    3:58
  15. 15.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 7 in C: Presto
    3:09
  16. 16.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72: no. 8 in A-flat: Lento grazioso, ma non troppo, quasi tempo di valse
    7:02

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