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Slovak composer (1906–1984)
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2019-12-21 12:00:00
Geoff Pearce recommends Alexander Moyzes' Dances from Slovakia. '... colourful and joyful music, beautifully performed ...'
2015-05-08 01:00:00
Franz Schmidt: Quintets (Some for the left piano hand)
[…] a Theme of Josef Labor: Allegretto grazioso 12:43 Playing Time: 60:07 Aládár Jánoska, Clarinet Stanislav Mucha, Violin Alexander Lakatos, Viola Ján Slávik, Cello Daniela Ruso, Piano Recorded at the Moyzes Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic from 17th to 20th December, 1990. Franz Schmidt: Clarinet Quintet in B Flat Major Clarinet Quintet in B Flat Major (1) Andante tranquillo 11:58 (2) Lento […]
2014-07-18 06:29:59
Scoring ten
[…] Hermann Scherchen , the conductor who was a great friend of mine. I was deeply moved by the fact that with [my operatic triptych] L’Orfeide [which Scherchen conducted] at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino of 1966, he concluded his life [collapsing immediately after the performance]. I wanted my Tenth Symphony to end with the last bars of L’Orfeide, that is to say with the last music he conducted in his life.” Here it is . Alexander Moyzes was a Czech composer who lived from 1906 to 1984; his later compositions were therefore written following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. His Tenth Symphony (8.225092 ), however, is devoid of political connotations and attains an extraordinary serenity, looking back to the era of Brahms and Tchaikovsky rather than staring political realities in the face. First performed in 1979, the slow movement’s opening horn solo may have you thinking of a […]
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