Dvorak - Poetic Tone Pictures - Elena Bashkirova (2020) [24-48]

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Artist: Elena Bashkirova
Title: Dvořák: Poetic Tone Pictures
Year Of Release: 2020
Label: CAvi-music
Genre: Classical
Quality: 24bit-48kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 60:43
Total Size: 497 MB

Tracklist:

1. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: I. Nocturnal Path. Allegro moderato (5:52)
2. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: II. Toying. Allegretto leggiero (5:10)
3. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: III. At the old Castle. Lento (4:52)
4. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: IV. Spring Song. Poco Allegro (3:59)
5. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: V. Peasant Ballad. Allegro sotenuto (4:03)
6. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: VI. Sorrowful Reverie. Andate (4:53)
7. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: VII. Furiant. Allegro feroce (3:24)
8. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: VIII. Goblin's dance. Allegretto (3:24)
9. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: IX. Serenade. Moderato e molto cantabile (4:56)
10. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: X. Bacchanale. Vivacissimo (5:08)
11. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: XI. Tittle-Tattle. Andante con moto (4:10)
12. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: XII. At the Hero's Grave. Grave, tempo di marcia (6:31)
13. Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85: XIII. At the Holy Mountain. Poco lento (4:28)

"This time, I am not only an absolute musician, but also a poet", wrote Dvorak regarding the Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85, his most extended cycle of lyric character pieces for piano. Concluded in April/May 1889 at his summer residence in Vysoka, the Poetic Tone Pictures introduced a new tendency in Dvorak's output: from then on, he started to "poeticize" his musical style. As he wrote to his publisher Fritz Simrock: "Each piece will have its own title and is meant to express something: thus, as it were, this is program music!" This new tendency culminated in 1896-1898 with the five symphonic poems The Water Goblin Op. 107, The Noon Witch Op. 108, The Golden Spinning Wheel Op. 109, The Wild Dove Op. 110, and A Hero's Song Op. 111.

The great Czech composer is hardly known for his piano works, in which he invariably seems to stand somewhat in the shadow of great Romantic masters such as Schumann or Brahms. Nonetheless, the 13 character pieces that comprise the Poetic Tone Pictures reveal an incredibly rich, enchantingly diverse world of inner images. At the same time, they offer a multitude of stylistic and pianistic surprises by combining folklore elements with subtle timbre effects. It is therefore all the more astonishing that they have been seldom performed in concert.

Elena Bashkirova was looking for a new work to play: she rediscovered the neglected cycle in her score cabinet, and was immediately thrilled with Dvorak's rich and diverse palette of timbres: "I flipped through the pages, played a couple of chords, and the music captured me right away. It's so poetic, so evocative. I immediately started to see stories and pictures in my mind's eye. As a pianist, you can narrate these stories very well. They open up our hearts".
Elena Bashkirova finds that the Poetic Tone Pictures, although composed in the countryside, have everything to do in terms of mood with Prague Art Deco style. She is reminded "of those marvellous fin-de-siècle windows with their beautiful female figures". And she points out that Dvorak was thinking more of human situations than of landscapes when he wrote these pieces". This is the first solo album on CAvi-music by Elena Bashkirova: the daughter of the Russian Piani