Ofra Harnoy - Antonín Dvořák: Silent Woods Cello Concerto, etc (1995)

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Ofra Harnoy - Antonín Dvořák: Silent Woods Cello Concerto, etc (1995)

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"It is such an incredible work. It has everything; the passion, the virtuosity." - Ofra Harnoy, [about the Dvorak Cello Concerto]. Beside this masterpiece the disc also includes Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Polonaise for Cello and Piano in A major, B 94, Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 94. Excellent recording quality.

Works on This Recording

1. Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191 by Antonín Dvorák

Performer: Ofra Harnoy (Cello)
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894-1895; USA
Date of Recording: 09/1994
Venue: Smetana Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
Length: 38 Minutes 18 Secs.



2. From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68/B 133: no 5, Silent Woods by Antonín Dvorák

Performer: Ofra Harnoy (Cello)
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Bohemia
Date of Recording: 09/1994
Venue: Smetana Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
Length: 5 Minutes 6 Secs.


Notes: Composition written: Bohemia (?1883 - 1884).
Composition revised: Bohemia (1893).


3. Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 94 by Antonín Dvorák

Performer: Ofra Harnoy (Cello)
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893; Bohemia
Date of Recording: 09/1994
Venue: Smetana Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
Length: 7 Minutes 36 Secs.



4. Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 46/B 78: no 5 in A major, Skocná by Antonín Dvorák

Performer: Michael Dussek (Piano), Ofra Harnoy (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Bohemia
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
Length: 5 Minutes 3 Secs.


Notes: Arranged: Jarmil Burghauser


5. Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 46/B 78: no 8 in G minor, Furiant by Antonín Dvorák

Performer: Michael Dussek (Piano), Ofra Harnoy (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878; Bohemia
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
Length: 4 Minutes 12 Secs.



6. Polonaise for Cello and Piano in A major, B 94 by Antonín Dvorák

Performer: Michael Dussek (Piano), Ofra Harnoy (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1879; Bohemia
Date of Recording: 06/1995
Venue: Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
Length: 8 Minutes 5 Secs.

1. Dvorak Antonin - Antonin Dvorak, Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: Allegro (14:57)
2. Dvorak Antonin - Adagio non troppo (11:01)
3. Dvorak Antonin - Finale: Allegro moderato (12:38)
4. Dvorak Antonin - Silent Woods/Kild/Waldesruhe, Op 68 No. 5 (5:13)
5. Dvorak Antonin - Rondo in G minor, Op. 94 (7:44)
6. Dvorak Antonin - Slavonic Dance in A, Op. 46, No. 3 (5:05)
7. Dvorak Antonin - Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46, No. 8 (4:18)
8. Dvorak Antonin - Polonaise in A (Op. posthumous) (8:08)