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Vitĕzslav Novák was a student of Dvořák. At the last turn of the century, he was hardly known outside of Czech lands, but the Naxos label has set out to change that with a series of well-made recordings. This one, by Classical-era specialist Marek Štilec with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, helps the cause along. The music will probably be unknown even to Czechs. The main attraction, the Moravian-Slovak Suite, Op. 32, was rediscovered by producer Jiří Štilec and here receives its first recording. Composed in 1903, it depicts a day in the life of a Slovak village. It is brisk, concise, romantic in more than one spot, and thoroughly entertaining. The Two Wallachian Dances, Op. 34, are even more heavily oriented toward folk music, and it would be interesting to know whether the young Bartók knew them. The final De profundis, Op. 67, is something else again, a genuinely tragic document marking the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia. To present it in 1941 to a mixed audience of Czechs and Germans was a gutsy move, even if there was no text. It is as grim as, but different in flavor from, Shostakovich's serious wartime works, and it too deserves the new hearing it is getting here. A fine excavation job that may add new items to the 20th century orchestral repertory. The Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava shows the deep bench of Czech orchestras, and the performances are fully competent.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Vitezslav Novák, Composer - Marek Stilec, Conductor, MainArtist - Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mojmír Urbánek, MusicPublisher
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Vitezslav Novák, Composer - Marek Stilec, Conductor, MainArtist - Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mojmír Urbánek, MusicPublisher
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Vitezslav Novák, Composer - Marek Stilec, Conductor, MainArtist - Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mojmír Urbánek, MusicPublisher
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Vitezslav Novák, Composer - Marek Stilec, Conductor, MainArtist - Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mojmír Urbánek, MusicPublisher
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Vitezslav Novák, Composer - Marek Stilec, Conductor, MainArtist - Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Orchestra, MainArtist - Mojmír Urbánek, MusicPublisher
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ManuScript, MusicPublisher - Vitezslav Novák, Composer - Marek Stilec, Conductor, MainArtist - Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Orchestra, MainArtist
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ManuScript, MusicPublisher - Vitezslav Novák, Composer - Marek Stilec, Conductor, MainArtist - Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Vitezslav Novák, Composer - Marek Stilec, Conductor, MainArtist - Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pavel Svoboda, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bärenreiter Praha, MusicPublisher
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Albumbeschreibung
Vitĕzslav Novák was a student of Dvořák. At the last turn of the century, he was hardly known outside of Czech lands, but the Naxos label has set out to change that with a series of well-made recordings. This one, by Classical-era specialist Marek Štilec with the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, helps the cause along. The music will probably be unknown even to Czechs. The main attraction, the Moravian-Slovak Suite, Op. 32, was rediscovered by producer Jiří Štilec and here receives its first recording. Composed in 1903, it depicts a day in the life of a Slovak village. It is brisk, concise, romantic in more than one spot, and thoroughly entertaining. The Two Wallachian Dances, Op. 34, are even more heavily oriented toward folk music, and it would be interesting to know whether the young Bartók knew them. The final De profundis, Op. 67, is something else again, a genuinely tragic document marking the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia. To present it in 1941 to a mixed audience of Czechs and Germans was a gutsy move, even if there was no text. It is as grim as, but different in flavor from, Shostakovich's serious wartime works, and it too deserves the new hearing it is getting here. A fine excavation job that may add new items to the 20th century orchestral repertory. The Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava shows the deep bench of Czech orchestras, and the performances are fully competent.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:51
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Pavel Svoboda Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava Marek Stilec
- Composer: Vitezslav Novak
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Klassiek
2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd 2023 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
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