Composer: Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Vítězslava Kaprálová, Bedřich Smetana, Josef Suk
Performer: Francine Kay
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Analekta
Catalogue: AN29004
Release: 2023
Size: 1.2 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Janáček: Sonata 1.X.1905
01. I. Předtucha
02. II. Smrt
Janáček: Spring, Op. 22a
03. V. Longing
Dvořák, Suk: Humoresques Op. 101
04. IV. Poco andante
05. VII. Poco andante e grazioso
06. VIII. Poco andante
Suk: Things Lived and Dreamt, Op. 30
07. I. Allegretto moderato
08. II. Allegro vivo
09. III. Andante sostenuto
10. IV. Poco allegretto
11. V. Adagio
12. VI. Moderato quasi allegretto
13. VII. Adagio non tanto
14. VIII. Vivace
15. IX. Poco andante
16. X. Adagio
Kaprálová: April Preludes, Op. 13
17. I. Allegro ma non troppo
18. II. Andante
19. III. Andante semplice
20. IV. Vivo
Smetana: Czech Dances 1, JB 1:107
21. Polka No. 2 in A Minor, Moderato
Noted for having “an extraordinary range of colour” (Montreal Gazette) and “poetic brilliance” (Toronto Star), pianist Francine Kay is acclaimed for the beauty of her sound and the intensity and depth of her interpretations. Ms. Kay’s recordings have received international accolades. She dedicates this new album to important Czech composers, highlighting this rich musical culture: evocative melodies, inspired harmonization, dance rhythms, and a variety of moods.