Ivo Kahanek – Dvorak: The Complete Piano Works (2021) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Dvor’ak’s works for solo piano are in the main an unexplored landscape even for many a pianist and musicologist. This segment of his music lacks Chopin’s sway and finely nuanced emotionality, nor does it possess Liszt’s osten-tatious virtuosity. Just as he did in his entire oeuvre, in his piano works too Anton’in Dvor’ak eschewed flashiness, focusing instead on tender intimate lyricism, teeming with ideas, and shaping even his miniatures with the sensibility of a genius. Such music is certainly worthy of a new complete album. Upon the initiative of Supraphon and the Classical Music Academy, the challenging task was undertaken by Ivo Kah’anek, an artist whose recording of Dvor’ak’s Piano Concerto made with the Bamberger Symphoniker conducted by Jakub Hrusa has deservedly gained critical acclaim. The present set encompasses larger cycles and occasional pieces, as well as several little-known works, recorded for the very first time. The album of Dvor’ak’ piano works provides yet another precious insight into the abundant world of the composer’s soul.

Ivo Kah’anek recalled the creation of the new recording as follows: “Preparations actually began back in the autumn of 2020, when I gave a concert featuring Dvor’ak’s music at Dvor’ak Prague and was the patron of the marathon of Dvor’ak’s pieces for solo piano within the self-same international festival. Yet I would only learn most of the repertoire in the spring of 2021, directly for the purpose of this recording. The most difficult thing to cope with was the time pressure, since due to the availability of the hall and the team we had to record five hours of music within a mere three months. The most gratifying aspect was discovering some little-known gems among Dvor’ak’s numerous piano works and having the opportunity to view the better-known pieces in a new way”.

The album was made with the generous support of the Karel Kom’arek Family Foundation, the Classical Music Academy, the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Faculty of Music of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Tracklist:
1. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Allegro feroce
2. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Andantino
3. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Allegretto
4. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Vivace
5. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Presto
6. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Poco sostenuto
7. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Allegro
8. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Allegretto II
9. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Allegro II
10. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Allegretto grazioso
11. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Allegretto moderato
12. Ivo Kah’anek – Silhouettes, Op. 8: Allegro feroce II
13. Ivo Kah’anek – Menuets, Op. 28: Menuet No. 1
14. Ivo Kah’anek – Menuets, Op. 28: Menuet No. 2
15. Ivo Kah’anek – Dumka, Op. 35, B. 64
16. Ivo Kah’anek – Forget-me-not Polka, sine, B. 1
17. Ivo Kah’anek – Polka Per pedes, sine
18. Ivo Kah’anek – Polka in E-Sharp Major, sine, B. 3
19. Ivo Kah’anek – Tema con variazioni, Op. 36, B. 65
20. Ivo Kah’anek – Scottish Dances, Op. 41, B. 74
21. Ivo Kah’anek – Furiants, Op. 42: Furiant No. 1
22. Ivo Kah’anek – Furiants, Op. 42: Furiant No. 2
23. Ivo Kah’anek – Waltzes, Op. 54: No. 1, Moderato
24. Ivo Kah’anek – Waltzes, Op. 54: No. 2, Allegro con fuoco
25. Ivo Kah’anek – Waltzes, Op. 54: No. 3, Poco allegro
26. Ivo Kah’anek – Waltzes, Op. 54: No. 4, Allegro vivace
27. Ivo Kah’anek – Waltzes, Op. 54: No. 5, Allegro I
28. Ivo Kah’anek – Waltzes, Op. 54: No. 6, Allegro II
29. Ivo Kah’anek – Waltzes, Op. 54: No. 7, Allegro III
30. Ivo Kah’anek – Waltzes, Op. 54: No. 8, Allegro IV
31. Ivo Kah’anek – Ecloques, Op. 56: No. 1 in F-Sharp Major, Allegro non tanto. Quasi polka
32. Ivo Kah’anek – Ecloques, Op. 56: No. 2 in D-Sharp Major, Quasi Allegretto
33. Ivo Kah’anek – Ecloques, Op. 56: No. 3 in G-Sharp Major, Moderato
34. Ivo Kah’anek – Ecloques, Op. 56: No. 4 in E-Sharp Major, Allegretto
35. Ivo Kah’anek – Moderato in A-Sharp Major, sine, B. 116
36. Ivo Kah’anek – Album Leaves: –
37. Ivo Kah’anek – Album Leaves: Allegretto con moto e poco agitato
38. Ivo Kah’anek – Album Leaves: Allegro molto
39. Ivo Kah’anek – Album Leaves: Allegretto
40. Ivo Kah’anek – Piano Pieces, Op. 52: No. 1 in G-Sharp Minor, Impromptu. Presto
41. Ivo Kah’anek – Piano Pieces, Op. 52: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Intermezzo. Larghetto
42. Ivo Kah’anek – Piano Pieces, Op. 52: No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Gigue
43. Ivo Kah’anek – Piano Pieces, Op. 52: No. 4 in G-Sharp Minor, Eclogue. Poco allegro
44. Ivo Kah’anek – Piano Pieces, Op. 52: No. 5 in G-Sharp Minor, Allegro molto
45. Ivo Kah’anek – Piano Pieces, Op. 52: No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Tempo di marcia
46. Ivo Kah’anek – Mazurkas, Op. 56: Allegro moderato
47. Ivo Kah’anek – Mazurkas, Op. 56: Vivo e risoluto
48. Ivo Kah’anek – Mazurkas, Op. 56: Allegro
49. Ivo Kah’anek – Mazurkas, Op. 56: Lento, ma non troppo
50. Ivo Kah’anek – Mazurkas, Op. 56: Allegro non troppo
51. Ivo Kah’anek – Mazurkas, Op. 56: Allegro II
52. Ivo Kah’anek – Impromptu in D-Sharp Minor, sine, B. 129
53. Ivo Kah’anek – Dumka, Op. 12/1, B. 136
54. Ivo Kah’anek – Furiant, Op. 12/2, B. 137
55. Ivo Kah’anek – Humoresque in F-Sharp Major, B. 138
56. Ivo Kah’anek – Two Piano Pieces, posth.: No. 1, Berceuse. Lullaby
57. Ivo Kah’anek – Two Piano Pieces, posth.: No. 2, Capriccio. Allegretto scherzando
58. Ivo Kah’anek – Question, sine, B. 128bis
59. Ivo Kah’anek – Album Leaf, sine, B. 158
60. Ivo Kah’anek – Two Little Pearls, sine: No. 1, In a Ring
61. Ivo Kah’anek – Two Little Pearls, sine, B.: No. 2, Grandpa Dances with Grandma
62. Ivo Kah’anek – Suite in A-Sharp Major, Op. 98: Moderato
63. Ivo Kah’anek – Suite in A-Sharp Major, Op. 98: Molto vivace
64. Ivo Kah’anek – Suite in A-Sharp Major, Op. 98: Allegretto
65. Ivo Kah’anek – Suite in A-Sharp Major, Op. 98: Andante
66. Ivo Kah’anek – Suite in A-Sharp Major, Op. 98: Allegro
67. Ivo Kah’anek – Humoresques, Op. 101: Vivace
68. Ivo Kah’anek – Humoresques, Op. 101: Poco andante
69. Ivo Kah’anek – Humoresques, Op. 101: Poco andante e molto cantabile
70. Ivo Kah’anek – Humoresques, Op. 101: Poco andante II
71. Ivo Kah’anek – Humoresques, Op. 101: Vivace II
72. Ivo Kah’anek – Humoresques, Op. 101: Poco allegretto
73. Ivo Kah’anek – Humoresques, Op. 101: Poco lento e grazioso
74. Ivo Kah’anek – Humoresques, Op. 101: Poco andante III
75. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Night Journey. Allegro moderato
76. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Joking. Allegretto leggiero
77. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: At the Old Castle. Lento
78. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Spring Song. Poco allegro
79. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Peasant Ballad. Allero giusto
80. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Reminiscence. Andante
81. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Furiant. Allegro feroce
82. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Goblin’s Dance. Allegretto
83. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Serenade. Moderato e molto cantabile
84. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Bacchanalia. Vivacissimo
85. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: Tittle-Tattle. Andante con moto
86. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: At the Tumulus. Grave. Tempo di marcia
87. Ivo Kah’anek – Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: At Svat’a hora. Poco lento

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