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Various, Dvorak
Dvorak: Very Best Of
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Carnival Overture, Op.92 - Stephen Gunzenhauser
2. Humoresques, Op.101: No.7 In G Flat Major - Stefan Veselka
3. III. Scherzo: Molto Vivace - Vlach Quartet Prague
4. III. Allegretto Grazioso - Molto Vivace - Stephen Gunzenhauser
5. No.4 Songs My Mother Taught Me - Edmund Battersby
6. I. Moderato - Capella Istropolitana
7. No.2 In E Minor - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
8. III. Andante - Vivace Non Troppo - Joachim Trio
9. III. Scherzo: Vivace - Poco Meno Messo - Stephen Gunzenhauser
10. II. Larghetto - Edmund Battersby
11. No.2 In E Minor - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
12. O, Silver Moon, 'Song To The Moon' - Johannes Wildner
13. The Noon Witch - Stephen Gunzenhauser
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
1. No.1 In C Major - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Fac Ut Portem Christi Mortem - John Aler
3. I. Moderato, Quasi Marcia - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
4. II. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
5. III. Scherzo (Furiant) - Molto Vivace - Vlach Quartet Prague
6. II. Polka - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
7. No.2 In G Major - Silke-Thora Matthies
8. II. Largo - Stephen Gunzenhauser
9. Waltz No.1: Moderato - Vlach Quartet Prague
10. Romance In F Minor, Op.11 - Edmund Battersby
11. My Home, Op.62 - Stephen Gunzenhauser

CD Details

All Artists: Various, Dvorak
Title: Dvorak: Very Best Of
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Naxos
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 10/31/2006
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Waltzes, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Serenades & Divertimentos, Symphonies, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings, Sacred & Religious, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 730099213929

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CD Reviews

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J Scott Morrison | Middlebury VT, USA | 12/03/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This 2CD compilation set is being offered at a budget price and includes many of Dvorák's most famous works, or at least excerpts from them. All of them derive from the back-catalog of the Naxos label and although some of the performances are by artists or groups not necessarily world-famous, there is not a weak performance to be found here.

I particularly liked, on CD1, the Vlach Quartet's playing of the third movement of Dvorák's 'American' String Quartet, the lilting third movement of his Symphony No. 8 played by Stephen Gunzenhauser and the Slovak Philharmonic, and the third movement of the 'Dumky' Piano Trio. I melted at Jana Valaskova's performance of 'O Silver Moon' from Dvorak's opera, 'Rusalka.'

On CD2, highlights include Maria Kliegel playing the second movement from the Cello Concerto, the first movement of the Wind Serenade (played by members of the Oslo Philharmonic), the finale of the Piano Quintet with a vastly underrated pianist, Ivan Klánský, and the Vlach Quartet. The Largo from the 'New World' Symphony (the 'Going Home' movement) is given a radiant reading.

Given the budget pricing and the never less than excellent performances, this is a true winner, particularly for those who want to familiarized themselves with the broad range of Dvorák's music.

Scott Morrison"