Novák: Orchestral Works Vol. 1
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Štilec
Novák’s rich Romanticism rarely gets a look in beyond his familiar Slovak Suite, making this an especially welcome release. The colourfully atmospheric Toman and the Wood Nymph is a particular...
Novák: Orchestral Works Vol. 1
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Štilec
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Novák’s rich Romanticism rarely gets a look in beyond his familiar Slovak Suite, making this an especially welcome release. The colourfully atmospheric Toman and the Wood Nymph is a particular...
About
Vítězslav Novák, a composition student of Dvořák, rose to prominence with a series of increasingly ambitious orchestral works that reflect his very personal amalgam of folk music elements, impressionism and late Romanticism. The far-ranging harmonies heard in Toman and the Wood Nymph earned Novák some notoriety – his evocation of supernatural magic and human passion results in music of heady intensity. The evocative aura of the later South Bohemian Suite is notable for the subtlety with which folk songs are embedded into its textures.
Contents and tracklist
Work length26:42
This work is only available as an album download.
Awards and reviews
February 2021
Novák’s rich Romanticism rarely gets a look in beyond his familiar Slovak Suite, making this an especially welcome release. The colourfully atmospheric Toman and the Wood Nymph is a particular treat.
May/June 2021
I can’t imagine better performances than we encounter here from Marek Štilec. The Moravian Philharmonic musicians play beautifully, and the soundstage Naxos supplies could scarcely be improved upon for atmosphere. This is a genuinely seductive release.
