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Vitezslav Novak: Piano Concerto; Signorina Gioventu; Nikotina

Oliver Triendl; Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava; Lukasz Borowicz

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Format: CD

Cat No: 555359-2

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Release Date:  09 January 2026

Label:  Cpo - Full Price / CPO

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  761203535927

Genres:  Classical  Orchestral  

Composer/Series:  Vitezslav Novak

  • Description

    Outside his homeland, Vitezslav Novak is not nearly as well known today as his compatriot and colleague Josef Suk, even though he also enjoyed great international renown during his lifetime. Like his friend Antonin Dvorak, who trained him, Novak was a composition teacher and later rector of the Prague Conservatory. He left behind a wide-ranging oeuvre that extends from chamber music to ballet and opera. Clear influences from national folk music, a humorous approach to "exotic" elements and a refined sense of sound characterise the language of this artist who began as a fervent post-Romantic. The juxtaposition of the piano concerto, composed in 1895, and the two ballet pantomimes, written some 35 years later, creates a field of tension that compels the listener to engage with this fascinating luminary.