Composer: Antonín Dvořák, Zoltan Kodály
Performer: Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Release: 2021
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Kodály: Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7
01. I. Allegro serioso, non troppo
02. II. Adagio – Andante
03. III. Maestoso e largamente, ma non troppo lento – Presto
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 (B166) ‘Dumky’
04. I. Lento maestoso – Allegro quasi doppio movimento
05. II. Poco Adagio – Vivace non troppo
06. III. Andante – Vivace non troppo
07. IV. Andante moderato – Allegretto scherzando
08. V. Allegro – Meno mosso
09. VI. Lento maestoso – Vivace
10. Dvořák: Dumka III: Allegro moderato e grazioso
After the success of the recent recording of works by Veress and Bartók, which won both a Gramophone Award and a BBC Music Magazine Award in 2020, the Lockenhaus Festival series, curated by its artistic director Nicolas Altstaedt, continues its journey through central Europe with Antonín Dvořák and his famous ‘Dumky’ Trio, named after a genre of Slavonic folksong generally performed by blind wandering minstrels who accompanied themselves on the kobza or bandura (twelve-string lute). Dvořák, whose father played the zither, immersed himself in this music and creatively translated its substance into his own music. The trio was premiered in 1891 and, in response to its ecstatic reception, Dvořák decided to perform it during his grand farewell tour before leaving for the United States. Zoltán Kodály’s Duo for violin and cello (1914), which completes the programme, also bears witness to the influence of folk music.