This album is a celebration of Bohemian spirit and rhythmic brilliance. Antonín Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances come to life in a vibrant new recording by the Czech Philharmonic, led by the masterful Sir Simon Rattle.
These vivid orchestral gems, full of rhythmic vitality, folkloric color, and lyrical charm, are central to Dvořák’s legacy and pivotal in defining a Czech national sound. Composed at a turning point in the composer’s career, the Slavonic Dances radiate with joy, invention, and national character—qualities that captivated audiences across Europe and beyond. As Principal Guest Conductor: Rafael Kubelík Chair, Sir Simon Rattle has already graced the label alongside the orchestra and Magdalena Kožená with Czech Songs (2024) and Folk Songs (2023), both available at NativeDSD.
This release continues the exclusive collaboration between Pentatone and the Czech Philharmonic (awarded Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year in 2024), committed to bringing Czech music to life on a global stage. It follows the acclaimed recordings of Dvořák’s Symphonies Nos. 7, 8 & 9 (2024) and, 2025’s winner of the BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award, Smetana’s Má Vlast with Chief Conductor and Music Director, Semyon Bychkov, as well as Dvorak‘s Legends and Rhapsodies with Tomáš Netopil.
Czech Philharmonic
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
Tracklist
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Additional information
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| SKU | PTC5187414 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
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| Recording Engineer | Stephan Reh |
| Producer | Holger Urbach |
| Editing & Mastering | Holger Urbach Musikproduktion |
| Release Date | October 3, 2025 |
Press reviews
Stereophile.com
Some dances bring strong insights. The starodávný (track 10) is gracefully shaped. Soggy chording doesn’t obscure the rhythmic point in the F Major skočná (track 11), and Rattle doesn’t overdo the wistful yearning in the lyrical final dance, one of the best things in the set.
Gramophone
What a joy this is – every turn of phrase, every inflection, every infectious rhythm so completely inbred. Effortless. (…) Rattle must take much of the credit for opening our ears to the detail beyond the charm but then again he is working with an orchestra for whom this music is self-evidently in its blood. The Czech Philharmonic are indeed the warmest and most welcoming of ensembles: the strings truly sing whether in wistful repose or in up-tempo jubilance; the wind choir, now gentle, now rollocking, sound completely individual. There is nothing remotely ‘generalised’ about anything they do. Not a single bar of this music is taken for granted.
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