Slavonic Dances op. 46 & 72

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Česká filharmonie & Václav Talich

Slavonic Dances, Opp. 46 and 72 are sets of orchestral and piano four-hand dances by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1878 and 1886 respectively. Drawing on Bohemian and broader Slavic dance rhythms and folk idioms, they feature lively rhythms, colourful orchestration and contrasting moods, and they helped establish Dvořák's international reputation while influencing late 19th-century interest in national schools of composition.
First released: 1988

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46 no. 1: Furiant: Presto
    4:02
  2. 2.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46 no. 2: Dumka: Allegretto scherzando
    4:48
  3. 3.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46 no. 3: Polka: Poco allegro
    4:11
  4. 4.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46 no. 4: Sousedská: Tempo di minuetto
    6:50
  5. 5.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46 no. 5: Skočná: Allegro vivace
    3:19
  6. 6.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46 no. 6: Sousedská: Allegretto scherzando
    5:53
  7. 7.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46 no. 7: Skočná: Allegro assai
    3:36
  8. 8.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 46 no. 8: Furiant: Presto
    4:39
  9. 9.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72 no. 1: Odzemek: Molto vivace
    4:28
  10. 10.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72 no. 2: Starodávný: Allegretto grazioso
    6:44
  11. 11.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72 no. 3: Skočná: Allegro
    3:17
  12. 12.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72 no. 4: Dumka: Allegretto grazioso
    4:47
  13. 13.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72 no. 5: Špacírka: Poco adagio
    2:44
  14. 14.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72 no. 6: Starodávný: Moderato, quasi minuetto
    3:49
  15. 15.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72 no. 7: Srbské Kolo: Allegro vivace
    3:19
  16. 16.
    Slavonic Dances, op. 72 no. 8: Sousedská: Lento grazioso, quasi tempo di valse
    7:17

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