Dvorak: Overtures & Tone Poems
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Dvorak: Overtures & Tone Poems
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
[ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 October 2019
Many of the titles on this set formed couplings to Kertész's celebrated LSO Dvorak symphony cycle for Decca. Collected here, over two generously-filled CDs, are all of the Overtures and Tone Poems of Dvorak that Kertész recorded. The fantastical, sometimes gruesome fairy tales of Erben exercised a curious fascination over Dvořák and three of his series of four Erben-inspired symphonic poems are recorded here in interpretations that capture every nuance and thrill of the stories. Also included is Kertész's celebrated recording of the Symphonic Variations, full of invention through the 27 variations plus the Scherzo capriccioso with its unmistakable Bohemian flavour.
'Kertesz shows the underlying grave beauty of this marvellous set of variations' (Symphonic Variations) Gramophone
'a bright and delightful performance' (In Nature's Realm) Gramophone
'splendidly played and recorded' (The Water Goblin, The Noonday Witch, My Home, Hussite Overture) Gramophone
'an outstanding version of the Scherzo capriccioso - considered the finest available in its day' Penguin Guide to CDs
Tracks:
Carnival: Overture, Op. 92 (B.169)
The Water Goblin, Op. 107 (B.195)
Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 (B.131)
Symphonic Variations, Op. 78 (B.70)
Hussite Overture, Op. 67 (B.132)
My Home: Overture, Op. 62 (B.125a)
The Noonday Witch, Op. 108 (B.196)
Othello: Overture, Op. 93 (B.174)
The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109 (B.197)
In Nature's Realm: Overture, Op. 91 (B.168)
