DVOŘÁK A. CHAMBER WORKS II. / Guarneri Trio Prague, Duo Ardašev, J.Suk, P.Šporcl, M.Kaňka

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) - Chamber Works II.

CD 1

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 21

(B 51, 1875, rev. 1880) 31:22

1. I. Allegro molto 11:27

2. II. Adagio molto e mesto 8:03

3. III. Allegretto scherzando 5:47

4. IV. Finale. Allegro vivace 5:55

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26 (B 56, 1876) 28:33

5. I. Allegro moderato 11:30

6. II. Largo 5:58

7. III. Scherzo. Presto 5:18

8. IV. Finale. Allegro non tanto 5:35

CD 2

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B 130, 1883) 37:51

1. I. Allegro ma non troppo 12:53

2. II. Allegretto grazioso 6:09

3. III. Poco adagio 9:17

4. IV. Finale. Allegro con brio 9:21

Dumky for Piano Trio, Op. 90 (B 166, 1891) 28:48

5. I. Lento maestoso 3:57

6. II. Poco adagio 6:36

7. III. Andante 5:26

8. IV. Andante moderato 4:24

9. V. Allegro 3:41

10. VI. Lento maestoso 4:33

Guarneri Trio Prague (Čeněk Pavlík - violin, Marek Jerie - cello, Ivan Klánský - piano)

CD 3

1. Capriccio for Violin and Piano, sine op. (B 81, 1878, rev. 1892) 10:59

2. Romance for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 11 (B 38, 1877) 11:58

3. Ballad for Violin and Piano in D minor, Op. 15/I (B 139, 1884) 6:05

4. Nocturne for Violin and Piano in B major, Op. 40 (B 48a, 1883) 5:33

5. Mazurek for Violin and Piano in E minor, Op. 49 (B 89, 1879) 6:13

Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57 (B 106, 1880) 24:57

6. I. Allegro, ma non troppo 12:01

7. II. Poco sostenuto 7:13

8. III. Allegro molto 5:35

CD 4

Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 75 (B 150, 1887) 14:50

1. I. Allegro moderato 3:04

2. II. Allegro maestoso 2:53

3. III. Allegro appassionato 2:14

4. IV. Larghetto 6:31

Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100 (B 183, 1893) 20:00

5. I. Allegro risoluto 5:55

6. II. Larghetto 4:35

7. III. Scherzo. Molto vivace 2:50

8. IV. Finale. Allegro 6:29

9 Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 46/2

(B 170, 1879?) 4:44

Slavonic Dances for Cello and Piano Op. 46/8, 46/3 (B 172, 1891)

10. No. 8 in G minor. Presto 4:23

11. No. 3 in A major. Poco allegro 4:34

12. Polonaise for Cello and Piano in A major, sine op. (B 94, 1879) 8:43

13. Silent Woods for Cello and Piano, Op. 68/5 (B 173, 1891) 5:01

14. Rondo for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 94 (B 171, 1891) 7:48

Pavel Šporcl - violin, Petr Jiříkovský - piano (CD3/1-2), Josef Suk violin (CD3/3-8, CD4/1-9), Josef Hála - piano (CD3/3-4), Alfréd Holeček - piano (CD3/5-8, CD4/1-9) Michal Kaňka - cello, Jaromír Klepáč - piano (CD4/10-14)

CD 5

Bagatelles for Two Violins, Cello and Harmonium, Op. 47 (B 79, 1878) 18:32

1. I. Allegretto scherzando 3:05

2. II. Tempo di minuetto. Grazioso 3:26

3. III. Allegretto scherzando 3:17

4. IV. Canon. Andante con moto 4:07

5. V. Poco allegro 4:34

Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola in C major, Op. 74 (B 148, 1887) 18:49

6. I. Introduzione. Allegro ma non troppo 4:07

7. II. Larghetto 4:55

8. III. Scherzo. Vivace 3:58

9. IV. Tema con variazioni. Poco adagio 5:43

Miniatures for Two Violins and Viola, Op. 75a (B 149, 1887) 14:21

10. I. Cavatina. Moderato 3:05

11. II. Capriccio. Poco allegro 2:36

12. III. Romanza. Allegro 2:42

13. IV. Elegia. Larghetto 5:50

14. Gavotte for Three Violins, sine op. (B 164, 1890) 2:52

15. Serenade for Flute, Violin, Viola and Triangle sine op. (B 15bis, 1867) 3:32

Two Waltzes for Two Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass, Op. 54

(B 105, 1880) 6:40

16. I. Moderato 3:55

17. II. Allegro vivace 2:42

Josef Suk, Miroslav Ambroš - violin, Jiří Bárta - cello, Jan Simon - harmonium (1-5) Josef Suk, Miroslav Ambroš - violin, Karel Untermüller - viola (6-13) Josef Suk, Čeněk Pavlík, Miroslav Kosina - violin (14)

Jiří Válek - flute, Graham Melville-Mason - triangle, Jiří Panocha, Pavel Zejfart - violin, Miroslav Sehnoutka - viola (15) Panocha Quartet (Jiří Panocha, Pavel Zejfart - violin, Miroslav Sehnoutka - viola, Jaroslav Kulhan - cello), Pavel Nejtek - double

bass (16-17)

CD 6

Slavonic Dances for Piano 4 Hands, Ist Series, Op. 46 (B 78, 1878) 33:18

1. I. in C major. Presto 3:49

2. II. in E minor. Allegretto scherzando 4:22

3. III. in A flat major. Poco allegro 4:00

4. IV. in F major. Tempo di minuetto 5:37

5. V. in A major. Allegro vivace 3:18

6. VI. in D major. Allegretto scherzando 4:29

7. VII. in C minor. Allegro assai 3:11

8. VIII. in G minor. Presto 4:17

Slavonic Dances for Piano 4 Hands, IInd Series, Op. 72 (B 145, 1886) 31:07

9. I. (IX.) in B major. Molto vivace 3:54

10. II. (X.) in E minor. Allegretto grazioso 4:53

11. III. (XI.) in F major. Allegro 2:56

12. IV. (XII.) in D flat major. Allegretto grazioso 5:03

13. V. (XIII.) in B flat minor. Poco adagio 2:16

14. VI. (XIV.) in B flat major. Moderato, quasi minuetto 3:12

15. VII. (XV.) in C major. Presto 3:26

16. VIII. (XVI.) in A flat major. Lento grazioso, quasi tempo di valse 5:10

CD 7

From the Bohemian Forest. Charakteristic Pieces, Op. 68 (B 133, 1884) 26:51

1. I. In the Spinning-room. Allegro molto 4:08

2. II. By the Black Lake. Lento 4:58

3. III. Witches' Sabath. Molto vivace 4:21

4. IV. On the Watch. Allegro comodo 3:48

5. V. Silent Woods. Lento e molto cantabile 5:02

6. VI. In Troublous Times. Allegro con fuoco 4:26

Legends for Piano 4 Hands, Op. 59 (B 117, 1881) 37:10

7. I. Allegretto non troppo, quasi andantino 2:52

8. II. Molto moderato 3:29

9. III. Allegro giusto 3:44

10. IV. Molto maestoso 6:07

11. V. Allegro giusto 3:23

12. VI. Allegro con moto 4:24

13. VII. Allegretto grazioso 2:38

14. VIII. Un poco allegretto 4:02

15. IX. Andante con moto 2:42

16. X. Andante 3:30

Igor Ardašev, Renata Ardaševová - piano

Recorded in Prague at the Domovina Studio, December 1996 (CD1/1-4), May (CD1/5-8), October and November 1997 (CD2), August and September 2005 (CD3/1-2), November 1971 (CD3/5, CD4/9), June and July 1971 (CD3/6-8, CD4/1-8), September 1995 (CD4/10-14), June 1997 (CD5/15), March 1992 (CD5/16-17), October 1994 (CD6) and November 2000 (CD7) in the Bohuslava Martinů hall, Lichtenstein Palace (HAMU), April 1995 (CD3/3-4), in the Martínek Studio, October and November 2008 (CD5/1-13), in the Dvořák hall of the Rudolfinum, October 1982 (CD5/14)

The sixth instalment of the "coloured series" mapping Dvořák's oeuvre in pivotal Supraphon recordings links up to two previous parts featuring chamber music (SU38152138, SU39212134) and one containing piano works (SU40182114). Within the series, this box set rounds off the complete Dvořák instrumental creation. It comprises virtually unknown early pieces (Serenade), paramount works of the mature creator (Dumky, Rondo, Silent Woods), as well as masterful miniatures - compositions technically undemanding yet engrossing by virtue of their rich invention and charm (Bagatelles, Romantic Pieces, Sonatina). Dvořák also reflected the period fashion of piano four-hands playing; some of the essential cycles known today in orchestral versions were originally written for piano duo (both of the series of Slavonic Dances, Legends). The renowned ensembles and instrumentalists who made these recordings (Josef Suk, the Guarneri Trio, the Panocha Quartet, Pavel Šporcl, Jiří Bárta, etc.) can be deemed the true bearers of the distinct Dvořák tradition.

The matchless invention and charm of Dvořák's chamber music.

(Supraphon 2013)