SMETANA B. PIANO WORKS Vol.4 (TROIS POLKAS DE SALON Op.7, STAMMBUCHBLATTER Op.2, CHARAKTERSTUCKE Op.3, SKIZZEN Op.4, Op.5, TRIOS POLKAS POETIQUES Op.8, MELODIEN SCHATZ) / J.Cechova piano
BEDRICH SMETANA - Piano Works IV
Trois Polkas de salon, Op. 7 (1848-1854) 11:35
1 Polka in F sharp major 5:19
2 Polka in F minor 4:29
3 Polka in E major 1:47
Stammbuchblatter / Album Leaves, Op. 2 (1849-1850) 10:47
4 Prelude. Allegro 0:59
5 Chanson. Moderato 1:37
6 Vivace 1:14
7 Allegro comodo, sempre marcato 2:31
8 Moderato con anima 1:42
9 Andante ma non troppo 2:38
Charakterstucke / Characteristic Pieces, Op. 3 (1848-1856) 7:34
10 An Robert Schumann / To Robert Schumann 3:24
11 Wanderlied / Wayfarer's Song 2:24
12 "Es siedet und brauset" / "It Boils and It Roars" 1:41
Skizzen / Sketches, Op. 4 (1848-1857) 8:12
13 Preludium 1:36
14 Idylle 1:44
15 Erinnerung / Memory 2:35
16 Beharrliches Streben / Unrelenting Endeavor 2:13
Skizzen / Sketches, Op. 5 (1848-1857) 10:35
17 ScherzoPolka 2:51
18 Schwermut / Melancholy 2:08
19 Freundliche Landschaft / Friendly Landscape 1:56
20 Rhapsodie 3:33
Trois Polkas poetiques, Op. 8 (1848-1854) 10:11
21 Polka in E flat major 2:34
22 Polka in G minor 4:42
23 Polka in A flat major 2:51
Melodien Schatz / Treasury of Melodies (1849-1850) 7:29
24 Preludium. Lento 2:12
25 Capriccio. Vivace 3:01
26 Finale. Allegro vivace 2:13
Jitka Cechova - piano
The dramaturgy of the fourth CD comprising Bedrich Smetana's piano works also reflects the pedagogic activity that fully occupied him in the late 1840s and early 1850s. It gave rise to a host of charming compositions and cycles, rather small in proportion yet rich as regards the scale of moods, impressions, compositional techniques and expressive possibilities the composer gave rein to on these modest areas. A signifi cant group of compositions is formed by the generally popular Album Leaves, which at the time Smetana succeeded in publishing under different titles (Stammbuchblatter, Charakterstucke or Skizzen, dedicated to Clara Schumann). The other group is formed by Polkas which, after the fashion of Chopin's mazurkas, begin stylising and transforming into independent concertante formations of idealised dance (Trois polkas de salon, Trois polkas poetiques). In the form of an easy-on-the-ear collage, the energetic young pianist and member of the renowned Smetana Trio Jitka Cechova offers another chapter of Smetana's piano works in a gamut of colours and moods.
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