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Life with Czech Music - Smetana & Dvorak

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Life with Czech Music - Smetana & Dvorak

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Mackerras extols the Czech Philharmonic’s “national” sound. And that’s what we get, with rustic woodwinds, the brass a little tart, and passionate, light-fingered strings. Nothing is bland...they...

The Times, 17th December 2010

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Life with Czech Music - Smetana & Dvorak

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

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Mackerras extols the Czech Philharmonic’s “national” sound. And that’s what we get, with rustic woodwinds, the brass a little tart, and passionate, light-fingered strings. Nothing is bland...they...

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Contents and tracklist

Dvořák: Slavonic dances, Series 1, Op. 46
Work length36:07
Furiant - Presto I
Track length3:58
Dumka - Allegretto scherzando
Track length4:40
Polka - Poco allegro
Track length4:19
Sousedská - Tempo di minuetto
Track length6:46
Skočná - Allegro vivace
Track length3:16
Sousedská - Allegretto scherzando
Track length5:17
Skočná - Allegro assai
Track length3:30
Furiant - Presto II
Track length4:21
Dvořák: Slavonic dances, Series 1, Op. 72
Work length34:56
Odzemek - Molto vivace
Track length4:17
Mazur - Allegretto grazioso
Track length5:36
Skočná - Allegro
Track length3:17
Dumka - Allegretto grazioso
Track length5:08
Špacírka - Poco adagio - Vivace
Track length2:42
Polonéza - Moderato, quasi minuetto
Track length3:36
Srbské kolo - Presto
Track length3:20
Sousedská - Lento grazioso, quasi tempo di valse
Track length7:00
Dvořák: Symphonic Variations for Large Orchestra
Work length22:06
Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60
Work length44:25
I. Allegro non tanto
Track length13:09
II. Adagio
Track length12:17
IV. Scherzo (Furiant). Presto
Track length8:14
V. Finale. Allegro con spirito
Track length10:45
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
Work length36:06
I. Allegro con brio
Track length9:43
II. Adagio
Track length9:59
III. Allegretto grazioso
Track length6:05
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length10:19
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'
Work length42:28
I. Adagio - Allegro molto
Track length11:23
II. Largo
Track length12:21
V. Molto vivace
Track length7:21
VII. Allegro con fuoco
Track length11:23
Dvořák: Legends, Op. 59
Work length40:44
Allegretto non troppo, quasi andantino
Track length3:26
Molto moderato
Track length4:20
Allegro giusto I
Track length4:09
Molto maestoso
Track length5:47
Allegro giusto Ii
Track length4:27
Allegro con moto
Track length5:14
Allegretto grazioso
Track length2:50
Un poco allegretto e grazioso
Track length3:47
Andante con moto
Track length2:37
Andante
Track length4:07
Dvořák: Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66
Work length14:09
Dvořák: Nature, Life and Love
Work length13:36
Dvořák: The Water Goblin, Op. 107 (B195)
Work length20:26
Dvořák: The Noon Witch, Op. 108 (B196)
Work length13:57
Dvořák: The Golden Spinning-Wheel, Op. 109
Work length25:45
Dvořák: The Wild Dove, Op. 110
Work length19:34
Smetana: Má Vlast
Work length1:16:13
Vyšehrad (Lento - Largo maestoso - Grandioso - Allegro vivo ma non agitato - Lento ma non troppo - Largamente)
Track length15:11
Vltava (Allegro comodo, non agitato)
Track length12:05
Šárka (Allegro con fuoco, ma non agitato - Piu moderato assai - Moderato ma con calore - Adagio. Moderato - Molto vivo)
Track length9:55
Z českých luhů a hájů (Molto moderato - Allegro poco vivo, ma non troppo - Presto)
Track length12:17
Tábor (Lento - Molto vivace - Lento maestoso)
Track length12:21
Blaník (Allegro moderato - Andante non troppo - Piu allegro, ma non molto - Tempo di marcia - Largamente maestoso - Piu vivo)
Track length14:24

Awards and reviews

17th December 2010

Mackerras extols the Czech Philharmonic’s “national” sound. And that’s what we get, with rustic woodwinds, the brass a little tart, and passionate, light-fingered strings. Nothing is bland...they all surge ahead with a natural ease and singing lyricism. You’d have thought that someone born to this repertoire was conducting.
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