CZECH PIANO MUSIC ANTHOLOGY (New Edition - 4 CDs)

(Dvořák) ‘he plays the set with great understanding … deft and sensitive’ (Fibich): ‘full of strong poetic feeling and beauty of melodic line … played with great sensitivity and subtlety … haunting music, fine pianism” (Penguin Guide) (Janáček): ‘Kvapil responds most vividly to the shorter pieces on this excellent record … interesting, intelligent and well-executed performances’ (Smetana): ‘Smetana’s originality is better revealed in the shorter pieces …. comparisons with Chopin….same ability to take a national dance and turn it into harmonic and rhythmic explorations.’ (most: Gramophone)

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) (on Composer’s Boesendorfer)
Tema Con Variazione (Op.36) [B.65]
[1] Tema, tempo di minuetto 15.15
(Variations I to VIII)
Poetické Nálady (Poetic Tone Pictures) (Op.85) [ B.161]
[2] No.I Noční cestou (On the Road at Night) 5:31
[3] No.2 žertem (Toying) 4:17
[4] No.3 Na starém hradě (At the Old Castle) 4:06
[5] No.4 Jarní (Spring Song) 3.57
[6] No.5 Selská balada (Peasant’s Ballad) 3:40
[7] No.6 Vzpomínání (Reverie) 4:03
[8] No.7 Furiant 2:53
[9] No.8 Rej skřítků (Goblin’s Dance) 3:12
[10] No.9 Serenáda (Serenade) 4:25
[11] No.10 Bakchanale (Bacchanale) 4:27
[12] No.11 Na táčkách (Tittle-tattle) 4:01
[13] No.12 U mohyly (At a Hero’s Grave) 5:10
[14] No.13 Na svaté hoře (At Svatá Hora) 2:44

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900): Piano Music
Nálady, dojmy a upominky (opp. 41,44,47, & 57) (1982-99)
(Moods, Impressions, and Reminiscences)
[1] No.358 Tema con variazione, E minor/major (0p.57) 8:04
[2] No.20 Zárlivosti, g minor (Op.41) 2:11
[3] No. 24 Sny, kdyby se ze žárlivosti zabil, g minor (Op.41) 2:15
[4] No.35 a minor (Op.41) 1:28
[5] No.67 Znaménka na Anežčine krku, C major (Op.41) 1:12
[6] No.127 Jak jsme spolu rozmlouvali, C major (Op.41) 1:42
[7] No.139 Večery na žofine, D flat major (Op.41) 1:14
[8] No.183 Anežčin portret, B flat major (Op.44) 2:53
[9] No.21 Fantasticá soirée, b flat minor (Op.41) 1:27
[10] No.25 Jak udelal Anežce bolest, f minor (Op.41) 2:30
[11] No.19 e minor (Op.41) 2:22
[12] No.103 a minor (op.41) 1:56
[13] No.81 b flat minor (Op.41) 1:26
[14] No.87 B flat major (Op.41) 0:54
[15] No.94 č, A flat major (Op.41) 2:21
[16] No.281 d minor (Op.47) 1:35
[17] No.282 f# minor (Op.47) 1:09
[18] No.355 A major (Op.57) 2:46
[19] No.368 d minor (Op.57) 2:46
Malírské studie (Op.56) (1898-99) (Studies of Paintings)
[20] Lesní samota (Forest Solitude) F major 7:00
[21] Spor masopustu s postem (Quarrel between Shrovetide and Lent), C major 5:12
[22] Rej blažených (Dance of the Blessed Ones), C major 3:35
[23] Jo a Jupiter (Io and Jupiter) , E minor 6:22
[24] Zahradní slavnost (The Garden Party), C major 5:50

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) Radoslav Kvapil, (Steinway piano)
Po zarostlém chodníčku – I řada (On an Overgrown Path- Book I)
[1] Naše večery (Our Evenings) – moderato 4:14
[2] Lístek odvanutý (A Leaf Blown by the Wind) – andante 3:36
[3] Pojdte s náme (Come with Us) – andante – 1:20
[4] Frýdecká panna Maria (The Virgin of Fyrdek) – grave- 3:57
[5] štebetlay jak laštovičky (They chatted like Little Swallows) con moto- 2:09
[6] Nelze domluvit (Words fail me !) – andante- 2:26
[7] Dobrou noc! (Good Night !) –andante- 3:29
[8] Tak neskonale úzko (Unutterable Anguish) –andante 3:22
[9] V pláči (In Tears) – larghetto 3:05
[10] Sýček neodletel ! (The Little Owl still calls) –andante 4:11
Po zarostlém chodníčku – II řada (On an Overgrown Path, Book II)
[11] Andante 2:57
[12] Allegretto 4:01
[13] Piu mosso 2:44
[14] Vivo 2:43
[15] Allegro-adagio 5:50
I:x:1905 (Piano Sonata)

[16] Předtucha (Con moto) 6:10
[17] Smrt (Adagio) 6:29
V mlhách (In the Mists)

[18] Andante 3:35
[19] Molto adagio 4:32
[20] Andantino 3:40
[21] Presto 4:10

Smetana: Dances and Dreams for Piano
(From) Tři salonni polky (Three Salon Polkas) (Op.7) (1854)*
[1] Polka in F# major – vivo 4:30
[2] Polka in E major – allegretto ma non troppo 1:49
(From) Tři poetickě polky (Three Poetic Polkas) (Op.8) (1854)*
[3] Polka in Ab major – allegro 2:27
Sny (Dreams) (1875)*
[4] Zaniklé šteští (Bygone Happiness) – vivo – quasi andante – più vivo 4:20
[5] Útecha (Consolation) – moderato – moderato assai – lento –
poco meno allegro 4:45
[6] V Čechhách – vsenický příbeh (In Bohemia – Country Tale)
moderato e rubato – più allegro – più vivo 5:09
[7] V salone (In the Salon) – allegro comodo 3:51
[8] Před hradem (Before the Castle) – moderato ma energico 5:00
[9] Slavnost českých venkovanů (Festival of Bohemian Country Folk)
molto vivace – vivo ed energico – più lento – Tempo I – presto 4:47
české tance (Czech Dances) II (1879)

[10] Furiant 5:47
[11] Slepička (Little hen) 3:17
[12] Oves (Oats) 5:09
[13] Medvěd (The Bear) 3:25
[14] Cibulička (Little Onion) 4:53
[15] Dupák (Stomp Dance) 3:51
[16] Hulán (The Lancer) 4:55
[17] Obkročák (Stepping Round) 3:21
[18] Sousedská (Neighbour’s Dance ) 4:38
[19] Skočná (Hopping Dance) 3:38