Dvorak: Vanda

Dvorak: Vanda

On this CD:

  1. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Ouverture
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  2. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 1. Scene 1 and 2. The sun is shining
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Stefa Petrova, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  3. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 1. Scene 3. Confide in me, Vanda
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Stefa Petrova, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  4. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 1. Scene 4 and 5 (beginning). Dear Bozena, grant us privacy
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Stefa Petrova, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  5. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 1. Scene 5 (conclusion). Good Heavens!
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Stefa Petrova, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  6. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 1. Scene 6. My lord and master
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Drahomira Tikalova, Zdenek Jankovsky
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  7. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 1. Scene 7 (beginning). Krak's daughter
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Borek Rujan, Karel Kalas, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  8. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 1. Scene 7 (conclusion). I believe steadfastly
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Stefa Petrova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  9. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 1. Scene 8 (beginning). Look here, a bright star
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  10. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 1. Scene 8 (conclusion). Before you and the gods
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Borek Rujan, Stefa Petrova, Karel Kalas, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  11. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 2. Scene 1. On the majestic trhone
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Karel Kalas, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  12. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 2. Scene 2. Here is Vitomár
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Borek Rujan, Stefa Petrova, Karel Kalas, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  13. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 2. Scene 3 (beginning). A new dreadful burden is falling upon us
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Vaclav Bednar, Karel Kalas, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  14. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 2. Scene 3 (conclusion). How the sword flies!
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Stefa Petrova, Karel Kalas, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  15. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 3. Scene 1. Here is the God of Evil's realm!
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  16. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 3. Scene 2. Ah, Vanda, my precious one
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  17. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 3. Scene 3. Already midnight is approaching
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Ludmila Hanzalikova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  18. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 3. Scene 4, 5 and 6. There is the heathen sorceress
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Ludmila Hanzalikova, Vaclav Bednar, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  19. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 4. Scene 1 and 2. Not peace, but rather the heat of war
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Karel Kalas, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  20. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 4. Scene 3. Then let's offer up to Svantevit a prayer for victory
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Karel Kalas
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  21. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 4. Scene 4. First it is fit to offer thanks to the gods!
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Stefa Petrova, Karel Kalas, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

  22. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25) Act 4. Scene 5. Accept my thanks / Act 5. Scene 1
    Composed by Antonin Dvorak
    Performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
    with Karel Kalas, Beno Blachut, Drahomira Tikalova
    Conducted by Frantisek Dyk

Dvorak: Vanda,Borek Rujan,Vaclav Bednar,Karel Kalas,Antonin Dvorak,Frantisek Dyk,Ludmila Hanzalikova,Stefa Petrova,Prague Radio Chorus,Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra,Drahomira Tikalova,Beno Blachut,Zdenek Jankovsky,Supraphon,Classical Music,Czech Romantic Opera,Opera

Dvorák: The Complete Published Orchestral Works
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 Dvorák: The Complete Published Orchestral Works

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ASIN: B0001FYRB2
Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio Molto
  3. Allegretto
  4. Finale: Allegreto
  5. Allegretto
  6. Molto Moderato
  7. Allegro Giusto
  8. Molto Maestoso
  9. Allegro Giusto

Tracks:

  1. Allegretto
  2. Poco Adagio
  3. Scherzo: Allegro Con Brio
  4. Finale: Allegreto Con Fuoco
  5. Allegro Con Moto
  6. Allegretto Grazioso
  7. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
  8. Andante Con Moto
  9. Andante

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Moderato
  2. Adagio Molto, Temp Di Marcia
  3. Allegro Vivace
  4. Allegro Non Tanto
  5. Adagio
  6. Scherzo: Furiant: Presto
  7. Finale: Allegro Con Spirito

Tracks:

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante Sostenuto E Molto Cantabile
  3. Scherzo: Allegro Feroce
  4. Finale: Allegro Con Brio
  5. Allegro Con Brio
  6. Adagio
  7. Allegretto Grazioso - Molto Vivace
  8. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo

Tracks:

  1. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
  2. Andante, Con Moto
  3. Andante Con Moto, Quasi L'istesso Tempo - Allegro Scherzando
  4. Finale: Allegro Molto
  5. Allegro Maestoso
  6. Poco Adagio
  7. Scherzo Vivace - Poco Meno Mosso
  8. Finale: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. Adagio- Allegro Molto
  2. Largo
  3. olto Vivace
  4. Allegro Con Fuoco
  5. Sumphonic Variations, Op. 78

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Agitato - Jeno Jando
  2. Andante Sostenuto
  3. Allegro Con Fuoco
  4. The Water Goblin, Symphonic Poem, Op. 107

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Ilya Kaler
  2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Ilya Kaler
  3. Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo - Ilya Kaler
  4. Romance For Violin And Orchestra In F Minor, Op. 11 - Ilya Kaler
  5. Mazurka For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 49 - Alexander Trostianski

Tracks:

  1. Allegro - Maria Kliegel
  2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Maria Kliegel
  3. Finale: Allegro Moderato - Andante - Allegro Vivo - Maria Kliegel
  4. Walderuhe For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 68/5 - Dmitry Yablonsky
  5. Rondo For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 94 - Dmitry Yablonsky

Tracks:

  1. No. 1 In C Major
  2. No. 2 In E Minor
  3. No. 3 In A Flat Major
  4. No. 4 In F Major
  5. No. 5 In A Major
  6. No. 6 In D Major
  7. No. 7 In C Minor
  8. No. 8 In G Minor
  9. No. 1 In B Major
  10. No. 2 In E Minor
  11. No. 3 In F Major
  12. No. 4 In D Flat Major
  13. No. 5 In B Flat Minor
  14. No. 6 In B Flat Major
  15. No. 7 In C Major
  16. No. 8 In A Flat Major

Tracks:

  1. Rhapsody, Op. 14
  2. No. 1
  3. No. 2
  4. No. 3

Tracks:

  1. The Noon Witch, Op. 108
  2. The Golden Spinning-Wheel, Op. 109
  3. The Wild Dove, Op. 110

Tracks:

  1. Moderato
  2. Tempo Di Valse
  3. Scherzo: Vivace
  4. Larghetto
  5. ale: Allegro Vivace
  6. Moderato, Quasi Marcia - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
  7. Minuetto - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
  8. Andante Con Moto - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
  9. Allegro Molto - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
  10. Notturno In B Major, Op. 40
  11. Five Prague Waltzes
  12. Polka In B Flat Major, Op. 53 A / 1

Tracks:

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V
  6. VI
  7. VII
  8. Preludium (Pastorale)
  9. Polka
  10. Sousedska (Minuetto)
  11. Romance (Romanza)
  12. Fineal (Furiant)
  13. Andante Con Moto
  14. Adagio
  15. onderato (Alla Polacca)
  16. Andante
  17. Allegro
  18. Polonaise In E Flat Major
  19. Festival March, Op. 54

Tracks:

  1. King And Charcoal Burner, Overture
  2. Prelude To Act 1
  3. Prelude To Act 2
  4. Ballet Music From Act 3
  5. Overture
  6. Prelude To Act 2
  7. Infernal Dance From Act 2
  8. Prelude To Act 3
  9. Overture
  10. Polonaise
  11. Dmitrij, Overture
  12. Armida, Overture

Tracks:

  1. Vanda (Overture), Op. 25
  2. In Nature's Realm (Overture), Op. 91
  3. Carnival (Overture), Op. 92
  4. Othello (Overture), Op. 93
  5. My Home (Overture), Op. 62

Tracks:

  1. Hussite Overture, Op. 67
  2. Selma Seklak Overture, Op. 37
  3. Dramatic Overture, Op. Posth
  4. Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66
  5. A Hero's Son, Op. 111

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars 20 Hours of Dvorak at a Bargain Price.......2004-08-03

This 17-CD set collects together in one box all the published orchestral works of Antonin Dvorak. It's neatly done: each CD is in a paper envelope and there is a 51-page booklet (with knowledgable and helpful notes for each disc) all fitted into a cardboard box no thicker than that ordinarily used for a two-CD opera recording. All this music has been issued previously on separate discs or sets by Naxos and most of it is, if I'm not mistaken, still available that way. But this collection is one easy way to scoop up all of Dvorak's orchestral music at once. There is much music here that is almost never heard, certainly not in the concert hall and even on CD. For instance, I cannot recall ever seeing a recording (and I know I've never heard in performance) Dvorak's 'Intermezzi.' And the rarely-heard 'Legends' are nicely done here by Stephen Gunzenhauser and the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Of course, the name of the orchestra tells you something: some of these performances were recorded before the breakup of Czechoslovakia into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Yes, some of the recordings go back to the late 1980s. No matter - the sound is quite acceptable throughout.

There are numerous participants in these recordings, many of them orchestras in the Czecho-Slovak area, as well as the Polish National Radio Orchestra, the Russian Philharmonic and even London's Royal Philharmonic (in a smashing performance, with Maria Kliegel, sure one of our best current cellists, in the Cello Concerto). Conductors include Gunzenhauser, Antoni Wit, Camilla Kolchinsky, Dmitry Yablonsky, Michael Halasz, Zdenek Kosler, Libor Pesek, and Robert Stankovksy.

Obviously one wouldn't buy this set for the most familiar Dvorak pieces - the 'New World' Symphony, the Cello Concerto, the Slavonic Dances - if that was all one was interested in. There are too many fine performances of those already on the market. But how many of you have recordings of poorly known but top-drawer works like the 'Czech Suite,' the 'American Suite,' (it is fashionable to dismiss this suite, but it's actually one of Dvorak's best), or some of the orchestral music from his many operas--overtures to 'King and Charcoal Burner,' 'The Jacobin,' 'Kate and the Devil,' 'Rusalka'? All of these, and more, are here. I recently returned from a trip and the only music I took along was this box of Dvorak. I never got sated, or bored, by it.

I was also quite taken by the performance of one of my favorite pieces by Dvorak, his 'Wind Serenade,' here played by the Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists. And there are marvelous performances by Gunzenhauser and the Polish NRSO of 'The Noon Witch,' 'The Golden Spinning Wheel,' and (a particular favorite of mine) 'The Wild Dove.'

And then there's the super-bargain Naxos price. This is an easy recommendation for the music lover in the market for this specific collection of music.

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Dvorak: Wanda
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • FIRST COMPLETE RECORDING
 Dvorak: Wanda

Manufacturer: Orfeo
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ASIN: B000056UY6
Release Date: 2001-01-23

Tracks:

  1. Act I: Predehra (Ov): Allegro Con Fuoco - WDR SO Koln/Gerd Albrecht
  2. Act I, Scene I: Slunko Sviti, Slunko Hreje - Prager Kammerchor/WDR Runfunkochor Koln
  3. Act I, Scene 2: Nazemi Vsude Stesti Je Zrit - Olga Romanko/Irina Tchistjakova/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln
  4. Act I, Scene 3: Povez Mi, Vando - Olga Romanko/Irina Tchistjakova
  5. Act I, Scene 4: Slavoj! - Olga Romanko/Irina Tchistjakova/Peter Straka
  6. Act I, Scene 5: O, Kralovno Ma Prekrasna! - Olga Romanko/Peter Straka
  7. Act I, Scene 6: Muj Knize A Pan Dychti - Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln/Olga Romanko
  8. Act I, Scene 7: Krakova Dcero, Otcem Vyvolena - Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln/Olga Romanko
  9. Act I, Scene 8: Tu Hledte - Olga Romanko/Ivan Kusnjer/Irina Tchistjakova/Peter Straka/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln

Tracks:

  1. Act 2, Scene 1: Na Velebnem Trunu Deva Krasna - Olga Romanko/Peter Straka/Peter Straka/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln
  2. Act 2, Scene 2: Zde Jest Vitimir - Ivan Kusnjer/Peter Straka/Olga Romanko/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln
  3. Act 2, Scene 3: Prichazi Na Nas Nova - Ivan Kusnjer/Olga Romanko/Peter Straka/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln
  4. Act 3, Scene 1: Vukol Temno Vlade Krajem! - Olga Romanko/Peter Straka
  5. Act 3, Scene 2: Budoucnosti Dalnou Dobu - Olga Romanko/Peter Straka
  6. Act 3, Scene 3: Jiz Pulnoc Nastava - Michelle Breedt/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln
  7. Act 3, Scene 4: Idu K Pohanske Dablici - Ivan Kusnjer/Olga Romanko/Peter Straka/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln
  8. Act 3, Scene 5: Tot Knize Pan! - Michelle Breedt/Ivan Kusnjer/Olga Romanko/Peter Straka
  9. Act 3, Scene 6: Taste Zbrane! - Olga Romanko/Irina Tchistjakova/Peter Straka/Ivan Kusnjer/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln

Tracks:

  1. Act 4: Andante Con Moto - WDR SO Koln/Gerd Albrecht
  2. Act 4, Scene 1: Co Vanda Slove - Prager Kammerchor/WDR Runfunkochor Koln
  3. Act 4, Scene 2: Strasna, Strasna Vec Se Deje - Irina Tchistjakova/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln
  4. Act 4, Scene 3: Kralova Hle Kralova - Olga Romanko/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln
  5. Act 4, Scene 4: Padneme Vsichni Zbozne Na Kolena - Prager Kammerchor/WDR Runfunkochor Koln
  6. Act 4, Scene 5: Prvni D'ky Slusi Bohum Vznest - Irina Tchistjakova/Olga Romanko/Peter Straka/Ivan Kusnjer/Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln
  7. Act 5, Scene 1. Pastorale: Isem St'astna - Olga Romanko/Peter Straka
  8. Act 5, Scene 2: Draha Sestro Ma. - Irina Tchistjakova//Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln/Olga Romanko/Peter Straka
  9. Act 5, Scene 3: Srdce Moje - Peter Straka//Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln/Olga Romanko
  10. Act 5, Scene 4: Jiz Duse Jeji - /Prager Kammerchor/WDR Rundfunk Chor Koln/Peter Straka

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars FIRST COMPLETE RECORDING.......2001-02-24

THE NEW RECORDING WAS MADE IN KOLN AFTER A SUCESSFULL CONCERT PERFORMANCE OF THIS RARE OPERA. THE ONLY RECORDING AVAILIBLE BEFORE WAS ON SUPRAPHON LABEL (A CZECH RADIO PRODUKTION FROM THE 1950TH) WHICH WAS HEAVILY CUT FROM ITS CURRENT 164 MINUTES TO 92) SO OBVIOUSLY THIS NEW RECORDING MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO HEAR MORE THAN ONE ADDITIONAL HOUR OF MUSIC. THIS IS THE ONLY BIG ADVANTAGE OF THIS SET. SOPRANO OLGA ROMANKO SINGS WITH A DARK TONE, BUT HER INTONATION, AS WELL AS DICTION IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I DID SEE HER ON FEW OCCASIONS (AS LEONORA IN TROVATORE & DESDEMONA IN OTELLO), BUT BOTH SUFFERED FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. IRINA TSCHISTJAKOVAS DARK MEZZO IS ALSO UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE, RESEMBELING A LOT THE CZECH MEZZOSOPRANO VERA SOUKUPOVA (EX. ERDA IN BOHMS RING). THE ONLY CZECH SINGERS ARE TENOR PETR STRAKA & IVAN KUSNJER, BOTH NOT VERY ATTRACTIVE IN COLOR, BUT VOCALY SECURE. GERD ALBRECHT CONDUCTS THIS GRAND CZECH OPERA ALLA MEYERBEER WITH SENSE FOR DETAIL, BUT IT IS PITY THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH A BETTER QUARTET OF PRINCIPALS (TODAYS EVA URBANOVA OR GABRIELA BENACKOVA, EVA RANDOVA & PETER DVORSKY IN THEIR PRIME WOULD BEEN MORE SUITABLE FOR THE DEMANDING PARTS). IF YOU LOVE DVORAK'S RUSALKA, BUY IT; IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE PIECE COMPLETE DO THE SAME; BUT IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE STYLE OF THE PIECE PLESE TURN TO THE SUPRAPHON RECORDING.
Dvorak: Vanda
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Rare opportunity
  • Great Opera, Mediocre Recording
 Dvorak: Vanda

Manufacturer: Supraphon
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ASIN: B00000I7MW
Release Date: 1996-10-15

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Rare opportunity.......2003-05-31

Yes, this is rare opportunity to hear a great voices of Tikalova (Vanda), Blachut (Slavoj) or Bednar (Roderich). Historical recording - not for technical fans of 5:1 chanels and J.Cura.

2 out of 5 stars Great Opera, Mediocre Recording.......1999-12-03

The good--Dvorak composed a breathtaking grand opera that has Czeck flair and supurb confidence in the musical writing. The chorus and orchestra of the Prague Radio are solid, committed, and refreshingly familiar with the material. Dyk conducts fluently and with great power and nuance. The bad--Recorded from radio broadcasts in 1951, the sound is excruciatingly insufficient to encompass the wide range of orchestral and vocal production. The singers are miked too close and the orchestra takes a back seat with balances always leaving some section of the orchestra (usually the winds and percussion) and chorus (the men) inaudible. This recording boasts a cast of the most competent Czeck singers that weren't of international fame and although they are no less than capable in this vocal writing and language, they are no more than that, failing to create living characters from the horrendous libretto. The extensive cuts in the score and the unbelievable amount of recording problems leaves this as admittedly a "historical document." The ugly--this opera, which is just as good as any French grand opera of that period if not better, deserves a better, more up-to-date recording. Long overdue for its time in the sun.
Dvorák: Overtures
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Exuberant Overtures
  • Recording is good but not great.
 Dvorák: Overtures

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Release Date: 1994-02-15

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  2. In Nature's Realm, Op. 91
  3. Carnival, Op. 92
  4. Othello, Op. 93
  5. My Home, Op. 62

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Note the first item, an extremely obscure but characteristically attractive Dvorák overture. Even the remaining concert overtures are far less well known than they ought to be, especially if you believe that Dvorák is still a greatly underrated composer. Fortunately, Stephen Gunzenhauser (an American conductor) and the BBC's second orchestra collaborate in very effective, idiomatic performances that are very well recorded. Don't forget the wonderful Václav Talich recordings of most of this music for Supraphon, but for a modern recording this is as fine as any, regardless of price. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Exuberant Overtures.......2005-07-23

I've had this disc for over a decade now, and after re-discovering it several days ago, I'm amazed anew by how fresh the music is. Not a single note sounds false, or full of cliched romantic rhetoric. Even the more operatic piece, the overture to Vanda, has a clear purpose, and is full of typical Dvorakian melody. But best of all are the great trilogy of overtures--In Nature's Realm, Carnival, and Othello. Each share a motto theme, and explore it from different angles--the pastoral, the exuberant, and the dramatic. The Carnival overture is still the greatest draw, a piece that never gets old, never sounds boring, and is played here with tremendous aplomb. The Othello overture is magnificent, too, a piece very similar in tone to Dvorak's 7th symphony, with an unusual dramatic intensity that never quite becomes tragic. In Nature's Realm is a lovely pastoral piece somewhat in the style of the 5th symphony, very charming. And finally we have the My Home overture, perhaps the lightest piece here, but full of happiness and delight. Once heard it will linger in the memory for days.

Guzenhauser has done his fair share of recordings for Naxos, but this is easily one of his best. The orchestra plays beautifully, and I don't think the sound is bad at all. It's a magnificently convceived program and should be in every Dvorak fan's collection.

3 out of 5 stars Recording is good but not great........1999-05-09

In general the music is good. Bass is distorted. Sounds like it was recorded in a barrel. A good recording for the price level.
Dvorak: Vanda
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    		Dvorak: Vanda

    Manufacturer: Supraphon
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Romantic (c.1820-1910)Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    CzechCzech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00000350P
    Release Date: 1996-10-15

    Tracks:

    1. Ov - Dyk/Prague RO
    2. Act One, Scene 1 & 2: 'The sun is shining' - Tikalova/Petrova
    3. Act One, Scene 3: 'Confide in me, Vanda' - Tikalova/Petrova
    4. Act One, Scene 4 & 5 (beginning): 'Dear Bozena, grant us privacy' - Tikalova/Petrova/Blachut
    5. Act One, Scene 5 (concl): 'Good Heavens!' - Tikalova/Petrova/Blachut
    6. Act One, Scene 6: 'My lord & master' - Tikalova/Jankovsky
    7. Act One, Scene 7 (beginning): 'Krak's daughter' - Kalas/Tikalova/Rujan
    8. Act One, Scene 7 (concl): 'I believe steadfastly' - Tikalova
    9. Act One, Scene 8 (beginning): 'Look here, a bright star' - Pinkas/Prague RC
    10. Act One, Scene 8 (concl): 'Before you and the gods' - Tikalova/Rujan/Kalas/Petrova/Blachut

    Tracks:

    1. Act Two, Scene 1: 'On the majestic throne' - Tikalova/Blachut/Kalas
    2. Act Two, Scene 2: 'Here is Vitomir' - Rujan/Kalas/Blachut/Tikalova/Petrova
    3. Act Two, Scene 3 (beginning): 'A new dreadful burden is falling upon us' - Tikalova/Kalas/Bednar/Blachut
    4. Act Two, Scene 3 (concl): 'How the sword flies!' - Blachut/Tikalova/Kalas/Petrova
    5. Act Three, Scene 1: 'Here is the God of Evil's realm!' - Tikalova
    6. Act Three, Scene 2: 'Ah, Vanda, my precious one' - Tikalova/Blachut
    7. Act Three, Scene 3: ' Already midnight is approaching' - Hanzalikova
    8. Act Three, Scene 4, 5 & 6: 'There is the heathen sorceress' - Bednar/Tikalova/Hanzalikova/Blachut
    9. Act Four, Scene 1 & 2: 'Not peace, but rather the heat of war' - Kalas/Tikalova
    10. Act Four, Scene 3: 'Then let's offer up to Svantevit a prayer for victory' - Kalas
    11. Act Four, Scene 4: 'First it is fit to offer thanks to the gods!' - Tikalova/Blachut/Petrova/Kalas
    12. Act Four, Scene 5 & Act Five, Scene 1: 'Accept my thanks' - Tikalova/Blachut/Kalas

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