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The pieces are psychologically subtle, with many voices and complex harmonies, but always melodic, sincere, and generous.\r\n\r\nThe cycle \"Vánoce\" by Jaroslav Kvapil is the first world premiere on this album. According to Ludvik Kundera, \"it is not only the most personal work of Kvapil but also an expression of an ardent life experience full of lyric beauty\". Here Kvapil's spontaneous musicality blossoms, his inexhaustible melodic creativity, and natural musical intuition. The immediacy and intensity with which he expresses his emotions recall the compositional style of his teacher, Janacek.\r\n\r\nThree short pieces (\"Sledge\", \"Lullaby\", and \"Christmas Carol\") by Bohuslav Martinu render the atmosphere of the Christmas period and things that typically belong in it: snowy fun on a sledge, a children's lullaby with magical bells which get more festive, and a merry Christmas pageant with singing and dancing.\r\n\r\nNovak was one of the best-known pupils of Dvorak and one of the most important Czech composers of the beginning of the 20th century. Two of his works are presented on this album. The \"Songs on Winter Nights\" are extremely varied in character: after an amorous moonlit night follows a nightly storm, after a mystical Christmas night a burlesque carnival's night. The Christmas sonatina has a warmly lyrical and dance-like character. In the second part, Novak uses an old song from the period of Jan Hus, which was traditionally sung during Epiphany.\r\n\r\nOne of Novak's best pupils was Jaroslav Kricka. His cycle \"Intimate Pieces\", the second world premiere, was a Christmas present in 1912 and seems to be a tonal declaration of love. The intensity of its lyrical expression streams from beginning to end. The last small piece, \"Christ the Lord is born\" by Leos Janacek is a charming and tender piano version of a very well-known Czech Christmas carol from the 15th century.\r\n\r\nKsenia Kouzmenko is internationally renowned for her sensitive and technically accomplished piano playing and is a much sought-after partner in chamber music. She recently discovered the joy of playing on an Erard grand piano, with its inspiring sound possibilities.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eKsenia Kouzmenko, Piano\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Cobra Records","offers":[{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739419947332,"sku":"COBRA0079-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739419980100,"sku":"COBRA0079-9","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739420012868,"sku":"COBRA0079-10","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739420045636,"sku":"COBRA0079-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739420078404,"sku":"COBRA0079-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739420111172,"sku":"COBRA0079-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739420143940,"sku":"COBRA0079-17","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739420176708,"sku":"COBRA0079-18","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739420209476,"sku":"COBRA0079-19","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739420242244,"sku":"COBRA0079-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739420275012,"sku":"COBRA0079-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 5ch Surround","offer_id":56739420307780,"sku":"COBRA0079-23","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Binaural","offer_id":56739420340548,"sku":"COBRA0079-24","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Binaural","offer_id":56739420373316,"sku":"COBRA0079-25","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Binaural","offer_id":56739420406084,"sku":"COBRA0079-26","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Binaural","offer_id":56739420438852,"sku":"COBRA0079-49","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Binaural","offer_id":56739420471620,"sku":"COBRA0079-50","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57311054692676,"sku":"COBRA0079-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround","offer_id":57338558579012,"sku":"COBRA0079S1417","price":27.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround","offer_id":57338558611780,"sku":"COBRA0079S1517","price":29.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround","offer_id":57338558644548,"sku":"COBRA0079S1617","price":34.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 2ch Binaural","offer_id":57338558677316,"sku":"COBRA0079S1424","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 2ch Binaural","offer_id":57338558710084,"sku":"COBRA0079S1525","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 2ch Binaural","offer_id":57338558742852,"sku":"COBRA0079S1626","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround \u0026 2ch Binaural","offer_id":57338558775620,"sku":"COBRA0079S141724","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround \u0026 2ch Binaural","offer_id":57338558808388,"sku":"COBRA0079S151825","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo \u0026 5ch Surround \u0026 2ch Binaural","offer_id":57338558841156,"sku":"COBRA0079S161926","price":36.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/COBRA0079_9f81555a-c853-420d-9aaa-9294c1ed4e3c.jpg?v=1790095193","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/cobra0079-vanoce-christmas-in-czech-piano-music","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}