Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

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Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

Celebrating Bohemia: The Dancing Spirit of Dvorák.

Original Recording Resolution PCM 96k

Label Pentatone

Artists Czech Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

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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

Total time: 01:10:56

1. Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 1, in C Major (Furiant)

04:01

2. Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 2, in E Minor (Dumka)

04:47

3. Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 5, in A Major (Skocná)

04:38

4. Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 4, in F Major (Sousedská)

06:41

5. Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 5, in A Major (Skocná)

03:17

6. Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 6, in D Major (Sousedská)

04:47

7. Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 7, in C Minor (Skocná)

03:22

8. Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 - No. 8, in G Minor (Furiant)

04:13

9. Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - No. 1, in B Major (Odzemek)

04:17

10. Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - No. 2, in E Minor (Starodávný)

05:26

11. Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - No. 3, in F Major (Skocná)

03:34

12. Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - No. 4, in D-Flat Major (Dumka)

05:29

13. Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - No. 5, in B-Flat Minor (Spacírka)

02:39

14. Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - No. 6, in B-Flat Major (Starodávný/Polonaise)

03:46

15. Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - No. 7, in C Major (Kolo)

03:20

16. Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - No. 8, in A-Flat Major (Sousedská)

06:39

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Additional Information

Label

Pentatone

SKU

PTC5187414

Qualities

DSD 512, DSD 256, FLAC 192 kHz, DSD 128, FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DXD 24 Bit

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Czech Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

Composers

Dvorak

Conductors

Sir Simon Rattle

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 96k

Recording Engineer

Stephan Reh

Release Date

October 03, 2025

Higher Rates Program
Not Available on SACD

Reviews

Stereophile.com

Stephen Francis Vasta

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.

Source: www.nativedsd.com

Gramophone

Edward Seckerson

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.

Source: www.gramophone.co.uk

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

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