Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68, No. 5

  • Recorded: 19th August 1991
  • Record Place: Spanish Hall of Prague Castle
  • First Release: 1993
  • (P) 1993 SUPRAPHON a.s.
  • Genre: Orchestral

Artists

  • music by: Antonín Dvořák
  • cello: Angelica May
  • conductor: Václav Neumann
  • musical group: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Album

Various Artists

The Many Loves of Antonín Dvořák

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Catalogue Number: SU 4302-2
Published: 10th September 2021
Genre: Classical
Format: 3 CD
This album has received following awards:
  • Gramophone Editor´s Choice (2022)
To mark the 180th anniversary of Antonín Dvořák's birth, Supraphon has released a special 3-CD set. Presenting a wide selection of the composer's chamber, orchestral and vocal works, it contains recordings made by superb musicians in the second half of the 20th century that are still exemplary and unrivalled in many a respect. Dvořák is paid tribute to by renowned Czech Philharmonic conductors (Talich, Ančerl, Neumann, Bělohlávek, Sawallisch, Mackerras, and others), instrumentalists (Rostropovich, May, Suk and Panenka), singers (Soukupová, Beňačková, Urbanová, Blachut, Novák), choirmasters (Jan and Pavel Kühn), as well as the Prague, Dvořák, Smetana and Panocha Quartets.
The album's repertoire was compiled by Patrick Lambert, a former long-time music editor and BBC Radio 3 producer, a great lover and connoisseur of Czech music, who focused on the themes to which Antonín Dvořák had a strong, passionate affinity: the Nation and Homeland, the Slavonic Soul, Nature, God and Religion, Family and Humour. Besides widely known opuses (yet in lesser-known recordings), the album features many beautiful Dvořák pieces are not performed overly often, including the cycles In Nature's Realm, Love Songs and Poetic Moods, the Serenade for Wind Instruments, and scenes from the operas Dimitrij and The Jacobin. As Patrick Lambert puts it: "The new album is for everyone who wants to revel in the sheer diversity and profundity of Dvořák's music."


Antonín Dvořák at his most beautiful - through the eyes of a great connoisseur and lover of his music

Reviews

“The Many loves of Antonin Dvořák, on the Supraphon label. Antonín Dvořák at his best, a perfect, authentic anthology!”
Stretto, November 2021

“This three-disc sampler, entitled "The Many Loves of Antonín Dvořák, offers an intelligently curated selection of the widest range of the great man's works; and make no mistake, he did a lot more than you might suspect. Moreover, he did it all extremely well. Much of the music here will be unfamiliar: excerpts from operas, choruses, songs, early chamber works, alongside the expected favorites. That makes this set an excellent sampler for those looking to explore Dvořák's extra­ordinary output in convenient bits, rather than making a major up-front commitment.”
ClassicsToday.com, December 2021

“At first glance, Supraphon's four-disc ‚The Many Loves of Antonín Dvořák‘ looks as if it might be a ‚greatest hits‘ miscellany aimed at the widest possible audience. Granted that high-volume sales are always a priority; but this set is different, primarily because it has been compiled by Dvořák expert Patrick Lambert, a one-time producer for BBC Radio 3 whose knowledge of Czech repertoire on disc – and of the Supraphon label (on which this collection is based) in particular – is second to none… I'd recommend settling down to listen ‚blind‘, so that each rarity can make its full impact. A terrific set.”
Gramophone, February 2022

CD 1
Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dances, Series II., Op. 72
1. Srbské kolo - Presto 03:15
Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dances, Series II., Op. 72
2. Mazur - Allegretto grazioso 06:03
Antonín Dvořák
Moravian Duets, Op. 32
3. Parting Without Sorrow 01:00
Antonín Dvořák
Moravian Duets, Op. 32
4. Sad of Heart 02:06
Antonín Dvořák
Moravian Duets, Op. 38
5. Greeting from Afar 01:55
Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet No. 2 in D major
6. Allegro energico 05:29
Antonín Dvořák
Mazurkas, Op. 56, B.111
7. Allegro non troppo 03:58
Antonín Dvořák
Dimitrij. Grand Opera in Four Acts, Op. 64
8. Act 2, Scene 4: O my protector! 05:22
Antonín Dvořák
Dumky. Piano trio, Op. 90
9. Poco adagio 06:22
Antonín Dvořák
Czech Suite D major Op. 39 B 93
10. Romanza. Andante con moto 04:02
Antonín Dvořák
Czech suite in D major, Op. 39 (Selection)
11. Finale (Furiant) 05:40
Antonín Dvořák
String Quintet in G major, Op. 77 (Op. 18)
12. Poco andante 07:38
Antonín Dvořák
13. My Home. Ouverture for F.F.Šamberk's play Josef Kajetán Tyl, Op. 62 B 125 a 09:42
Antonín Dvořák
14. Ave Maria for Contraalto and Organ, Op. 19B (B 68) 02:56
Antonín Dvořák
Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100, B 183
15. Scherzo. Molto vivace 02:51
Antonín Dvořák
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in B minor, Op. 104
16. Adagio, ma non troppo 11:17

CD 2
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 13 (B 41)
1. Allegro feroce 07:11
Antonín Dvořák
Dumka and Furiant, Op. 12
2. Dumka 04:32
Antonín Dvořák
Serenade for Wind Instruments D minor Op. 44 B 77
3. Andante con moto 08:13
Antonín Dvořák
Rusalka. Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 114
4. Act 2: Pitiful Rusalka Pallid 05:41
Antonín Dvořák
The Jacobin. Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 84
5. Act 1, Scene 7 04:27
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 1 in C minor The Bells of Zlonice, sine op. (B 9)
6. Adagio di molto 12:53
Antonín Dvořák
Love Songs, Op. 83
7. Now as by that house I tread. Allegretto 01:57
8. Lonely in the wood I stand, by the rushing brook. Andante 02:06
9. In the sweet power of thine eyes. Andante 02:05
10. My only dear one, my dear love. Poco lento 01:28
Antonín Dvořák
Cypresses for String quartet, B. 152
11. The Old Letter in My Book. Andante 03:54
12. Nature Lies Peaceful in Slumber and Dreaming. Allegro scherzando 02:39
Antonín Dvořák
Poetic Tone Pictures Op. 85 B 161
13. Joking. Allegretto leggiero 04:27
Antonín Dvořák
Serenade for Wind Instruments D minor Op. 44 B 77
14. Menuetto. Tempo di minuetto 06:07
Antonín Dvořák
The Jacobin. Opera in 3 Acts, Op. 84
15. Act 2, Scene 1 06:35
Antonín Dvořák
Quintet for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 (B. 155)
16. Scherzo - Furiant. Molto vivace 04:07

CD 3
Antonín Dvořák
1. Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68, No. 5 06:23
Antonín Dvořák
In Nature's Realm. Mixed choruses, Op. 63
2. Bells Untied in An Evening Wood 04:22
3. Rye Field 01:45
Antonín Dvořák
In Nature's Realm. Concert Overture, Op. 91
4. In Nature's Realm 13:38
Antonín Dvořák
Poetic Tone Pictures Op. 85 B 161
5. At Svatá hora. Poco lento 03:00
Antonín Dvořák
Legends, Op. 59, B 122
6. Allegro giusto 04:26
Antonín Dvořák
Saint Ludmila Op. 71 B 144
7. Part III - Introduzione e coro - Introduction and Chorus: Mighty Lord, Have Mercy on Us! 04:08
Antonín Dvořák
8. Nocturne for String orchestra in B major, Op. 40, B 47 08:50
Antonín Dvořák
Stabat Mater. Oratorio for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 58
9. Eja, Mater, fons amoris - Andante con moto 07:29
Antonín Dvořák
The Spectre 's Bride. Dramatic Cantata to the Words by Karel Jaromír Erben for Soloists, Mixed Chorus and Large Orchestra, Op. 69 (B 135)
10. Soprano solo: Hail Virgin Mary, Stand by Me 05:21
Antonín Dvořák
Requiem. Mass for the deceased for Solo Voices, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 89
11. Confutatis maledictis. Moderato maestoso 04:44
Antonín Dvořák
Biblical Songs. On text of Bible of Kralice, Op. 99 (B185)
12. Hear, Oh Hear My Prayer, Lord My God. Andante 03:19
13. Oh, My Shepherd Is the Lord. Andante 03:22
Antonín Dvořák
Te Deum Op. 103 B 176
14. Final Part 08:59

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