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Summary:

A concert in honour of Dvorak performed in Smetana Hall Prague on December 16, 1993.

Table of Contents:

• Carnival overture : op. 92 (9:32)
• Romance in F minor for violin & orchestra, op. 11 / arr. by Dvořák from his String quartet no. 5, op. 9 (11:28)
• Klid = Silent woods : for cello & orchestra, op. 68 no. 5 / arr. by Dvořák from his From the Bohemian forest for piano four hands (6:20)
• Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 / transcribed for violin, cello and orchestra by Oskar Morawetz (3:32)
• Rusalka. Act I. Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém = O moon high up in the deep sky (6:55)
• Psalm 149 for chorus & orchestra, op. 79 : Sing unto the Lord a new song (9:00)
• Humoresque in E-flat minor op. 101, no. 1 (2:15)
• Gypsy melodies : for voice & piano, op. 55. Když mne stará matka = Songs my mother taught me (No. 4) ; Struna naladěna = Tune thy strings (No. 5) (3:22)
• "Dumky" trio : op. 90. Allegro (Dumka no. 5) (3:53)
• Slavonic dance : in E minor, op. 72, no. 2 / transcribed for violin, cello and orchestra by Oskar Morawetz (5:00)
• Slavonic dance : in C major, op. 72, no. 7 (3:33).

Author/Creator:

Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904

Contributors:

Firkušný, Rudolf, 1912-1994

Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-

Perlman, Itzhak, 1945-

Von Stade, Frederica

Ozawa, Seiji, 1935-2024

Pražský filharmonický sbor

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Languages:

Czech

Language Notes:

Sung in Czech (5th-6th, 8th works).

Main Work:

Works [of Dvořák, A.] (Selections)

Included Works:

Příroda, život a láska [by Dvořák, A.] > Karneval

Romance, violin, orchestra, op. 11, F minor [by Dvořák, A.]

Ze Šumavy [by Dvořák, A.] > Klid (arranged)

Humoresques, piano [by Dvořák, A.] > Op. 101 > No. 7 (arranged)

Rusalka [by Dvořák, A.] > Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém

149. Žalm, mixed voices, orchestra [by Dvořák, A.]

Humoresques, piano [by Dvořák, A.] > Op. 101 > No. 1

Zigeunermelodien [by Dvořák, A.] > Als die alte Mutter (Czech)

Zigeunermelodien [by Dvořák, A.] > Reingestimmt die Saiten (Czech)

Trios, piano, violin, cello [by Dvořák, A.] > Op. 90, E minor > Allegro

Slovanské tance, op. 72 [by Dvořák, A.] > No. 2 (arranged)

Slovanské tance, op. 72 [by Dvořák, A.] > No. 7 (arranged)

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Dvořák in Prague [by Dvořák, A.] (New York, NY : Sony Classical, [1994?] — OCLC Number 30630431)

Subjects:

Overtures

Violin with orchestra

Cello with orchestra, Arranged

Violin and cello with orchestra, Arranged

Operas — Excerpts

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra

Piano music

Songs (Medium voice) with piano

Piano trios — Excerpts

Orchestral music, Arranged

Operas

Piano trios

Genres:

Excerpts

Operas

Performers:

Rudolf Firkušný, piano (in the 7th-9th works) ; Yo-Yo Ma, cello (in the 3rd-4th, 9th-10th works) ; Itzhak Perlman, violin (in the 2nd, 4th, 9th-10th works) ; Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano (in the 5th and 8th works) ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus (in the 6th work) ; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, conductor (in the 1st-6th, 10th-11th works).

Performance Medium:

1 performer and 1 ensemble: violin; orchestra
2 ensembles: mixed voices; orchestra
1 performer: piano
3 performers: piano; violin; cello
1 ensemble: orchestra
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo violin; orchestra
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo cello; orchestra
2 performers and 1 ensemble: solo violin; solo cello; orchestra
1 performer and 1 ensemble: solo mezzo-soprano voice; orchestra
2 ensembles: mixed chorus; orchestra
2 performers: mezzo-soprano voice; piano
3 performers: violin; cello; piano

General Notes:

Recorded Dec. 16, 1993, Smetana Hall, Prague.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)
op. 11
op. 101 No. 7;
op. 101 No. 1.
op. 90
op. 72 No. 2;
op. 72 No. 7;

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

Online Audio

Other Standard Numbers:

International Standard Recording Code: USSM10014303
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10014270
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10014304
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10014269
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10400891
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10014305
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10014306
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10503860
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10400892
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10014274
International Standard Recording Code: USSM10014310
Publisher Number, Sony Classical: 074644668728

OCLC Numbers:

906155965