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Smetana, Schiff
Smetana: Polkas
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Three Salon Polkas Op. 7: No. 1: Allegro comodo In F Sharp Major
2. Three Salon Polkas Op. 7: No. 2: Moderato molto In F Minor
3. Three Salon Polkas Op. 7: No. 3: Allegretto ma non troppo In A Flat Major
4. Three Poetic Polkas Op. 8: No. 1: Vivo In E Flat Major
5. Three Poetic Polkas Op. 8: No. 2: Meno allegro In G Minor
6. Three Poetic Polkas Op. 8: No. 3: Allegro In A Flat Major
7. Polka In F Minor
8. Polka In A Major
9. Memories Of Bohemia In The Form Of Polkas Op. 12: No. 1: Molto moderato In A Minor
10. Memories Of Bohemia In The Form Of Polkas Op. 12: No. 2: Moderato In E Minor
11. Polka In E Major
12. Polka In G Minor
13. Memories Of Bohemia In The Form Of Polkas Op. 13: No. 1: Moderato In E Minor
14. Memories Of Bohemia In The Form Of Polkas Op. 13: No. 2: Allegro, tempo rubato In E Flat Major

CD Details

All Artists: Smetana, Schiff
Title: Smetana: Polkas
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: 9/21/1999
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Polkas, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 639842126120

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CD Reviews

Schiff playing Smetana's Polkas is my new favorite CD!

J. Culbertson | Philadelpha, PA USA | 11/01/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Don't be put off by "polkas." Smetana does for the polka what Chopin did for the mazurka. Besides, Smetana writes Bohemian polkas which is definitely not the kind of music the Polka King plays. Schiff's playing is, as usual, both translucent and luminous."

Nice Ethnic Art...

Sébastien Melmoth | Hôtel d'Alsace, PARIS | 07/22/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

".

The brilliant Hungarian pianist András Schiff does a fine job with this nice ethnic art. As someone has mentioned, these Polkas are similar in ethos to Chopin's Mazurkas: taken from its central-eastern European folk-roots origin, and made into an higher art-form.

Other complaints concerning Schiff's readings here as compaired with Walter Klien ( Smetana: Polkas ) are questionable. I have both readings; both readings are fine. It's simply a question of individual artistic vision: embrace it.

Nice Brueghel-ish cover art, too!

."

Average

R. Pohl | Brno, Czech Republic | 05/04/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Not bad... Interesting phrasing and free rhytm - perhaps too much. But the best Smetana's player of today is Antonin Kubalek. Try his Czech Dances and Memories of Bohemia and you'll see."