Album

Jitka Čechová

Smetana: Piano Works 7 (Sonata in G minor, Fugues, Rondos, Etudes, Marches)

Catalogue Number: SU 3847-2
Published: 14th November 2014
Genre: Chamber Music
Format: 2 CD

Reviews

“Čechová gooses the variations on the Czech folksong, ‚Sowing the millet‘ with perky accents, highlighted inner voices and some truly explosive octaves…no quirky detail of the sprawling, early and ambitious 30-minute G minor Sonata goes unnoticed on [her] watch…a fascinating and excellently produced instalment of an important cycle.“
Gramophone, May 2015

CD 1

Bedřich Smetana
1. Polka in E flat major 03:50
Bedřich Smetana
2. Notturno in E flat major 03:05
Bedřich Smetana
3. Rondo in D minor 06:47
Bedřich Smetana
4. Rondo in A minor 03:50
Bedřich Smetana
5. Rondo in C major 03:11
Bedřich Smetana
6. Rondo in F major 08:17
Bedřich Smetana
7. Variations on a Theme of Bohemian Folk Song 09:46
Bedřich Smetana
8. Andante in F major 03:35
Bedřich Smetana
9. Piece in C major 00:49
Bedřich Smetana
10. Vivace in F major 04:06
Bedřich Smetana
11. March in C minor 05:20
Bedřich Smetana
12. Ländlicher Marsch in B flat major 05:09
Bedřich Smetana
13. March in F major 03:32
Bedřich Smetana
14. Kriegermarsch in D major 08:56
Bedřich Smetana
15. Trauer Marsch in F minor 02:41
Bedřich Smetana
16. Figuration in E minor on the Chorale "Gott sei uns gnädig und barmherzig" 02:42

CD 2

Bedřich Smetana
Sonata in G minor
1. Sostenuto. Allegro 11:26
2. Adagio 08:16
3. Scherzo.Vivace 04:28
4. Finale. Molto vivace 06:23
Bedřich Smetana
5. Four-part Fugue in D major 02:35
Bedřich Smetana
6. Piece in C major II 00:29
Bedřich Smetana
7. Four-part Fugue in C major 02:46
Bedřich Smetana
8. Three-part Fugue in E minor 02:50
Bedřich Smetana
9. Piece in C minor 01:07
Bedřich Smetana
10. Four-part Fugue in A minor 02:49
Bedřich Smetana
11. Etude in C major "in Präludienform" 01:38
Bedřich Smetana
12. Etude in A minor "in Liedform" 03:50
Bedřich Smetana
13. Sonatenform in C major 06:01
Bedřich Smetana
14. Sonatenform in B flat major 06:34
Bedřich Smetana
15. Sonatenform in A major 07:14