Dvorak: Bagatelles Op. 47 - Terzetto Op. 74 - String Quintet Op. 77
Sheet Music

SKU: NX.T7187

By Scharoun Ensemble Berlin. By Antonin Dvorak. Classical. CD. Published by Naxos (NX.T7187).

UPC: 812973011873.

These works are among Antonin Dvorak's most valued creations. His youthful String Quintet Op. 77 is a "symphony for strings" with a modern feel; scoring it with a double bass produced a novel, visionary and highly romantic soundscape. The two other works, both written as domestic music for his Prague friends, could hardly be more different. The inclusion of a harmonium lends the Bagatelles Op. 47 a quite unique magic. Dvorak wrote of the Terzetto Op. 74: "I'm now writing little Bagatelles ... the work is as enjoyable as writing a great symphony." Despite their rather modest technical demands, these are singular masterpieces, with a sonority unmatched in music history. The virtuosic interpretation by the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin emphasizes the works' merit, giving us chamber music with a symphonic breadth: it is quite obvious that the performers are members of the Berliner Philharmoniker.