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Novák: In the Tatra Mountains, Lady Godiva & Eternal Longing

4/14/2017, 3 Tracks, 52:41

Featuring

  • JoAnn Falletta
  • Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Vítězslav Novák

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Composer Biography

Vítězslav Novák, the composer, was a pupil of Antonín Dvořák, a renowned Czech composer, at the Prague Conservatory.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo, New York, a National Historic Landmark designed by Eliel and Eero Saarinen.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Johannes Brahms, a famous German composer, recommended Vítězslav Novák's works to Simrock, a prestigious European music publisher.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, under Music Director JoAnn Falletta, is a GRAMMY® Award-winning ensemble and Buffalo's leading cultural ambassador.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

After a romantic disappointment, a strong personal synthesis of eroticism, nature, and folklore can be traced in all of Vítězslav Novák's works.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

JoAnn Falletta, the conductor, has received numerous awards, including the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award and the Stokowski Competition.

Source: Booklet

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