Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 & Op. 72 for Piano Four-Hands Adrienne Soós & Ivo Haag

• Antonin Dvorak (1841 - 1904): Slavonic Dances, Op. 46:
• 1 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: I. Presto 03:51
• 2 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: II. Allegretto scherzando 04:45
• 3 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: III. Poco Allegro 04:28
• 4 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: IV. Tempo di minuetto 06:31
• 5 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: V. Allegro vivace 03:15
• 6 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: VI. Allegretto scherzando 04:53
• 7 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: VII. Allegro assai 03:15
• 8 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: VIII. Presto 04:06
• Slavonic Dances, Op. 72:
• 9 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: I. Molto vivace 04:27
• 10 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: II. Allegretto grazioso 04:43
• 11 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: III. Allegro 03:23
• 12 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: IV. Allegretto grazioso 04:59
• 13 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: V. Poco adagio 02:32
• 14 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: VI. Moderato, quasi minuetto 03:50
• 15 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: VII. Presto 03:28
• 16 Dvorak: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: VIII. Lento grazioso, quasi tempo di valse 06:10
• Total Runtime 01:08:36

Info for Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 & Op. 72 for Piano Four-Hands

The Slavonic Dances by Antonín Dvořák are among the greatest treasures of piano music for four hands. With them, their composer, whose fame had until then been limited to his place of activity in Prague, suddenly experienced his breakthrough onto the international music market. The Swiss piano duo Adrienne Soóst & Ivo Haag play these delightful works with virtuosity and a great sense of the composer's Bohemian musicianship.

Along with the 9th Symphony, the Slavonic Dances are probably Dvořák's most popular work to this day. Playing sovereignly with an ingeniously invented folklorism, they represent his very own musical personal style. Although the composer himself created an orchestral arrangement for all the pieces, the technically immensely demanding piano version remains the unsurpassable original. One can even claim that the dances sound infinitely more colourful in this purest of all versions than any instrumental arrangement - a true stroke of luck for the piano-playing world of upmarket salon and house music!

Adrienne Soóst, piano
Ivo Haag, piano

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