Novák: Piano Concerto, Signorina gioventu Suite & Nikotina Suite

Featuring

Oliver Triendl
Łukasz Borowicz
Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
Vítězslav Novák

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Composer Biography

Vítězslav Novák, born Viktor, was a student of Antonín Dvořák at the Prague Conservatoire in the 1890s.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Vítězslav Novák encouraged his students to study the modality of authentic folk music from their nations to discover their own musical identities.

Composer Biography

Vítězslav Novák was awarded the title of National Artist of Czechoslovakia immediately after World War II and was made an honorary member of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) shortly before his death.

Performer Biography

Łukasz Borowicz, the conductor, has received numerous awards for his over 130 recordings, including four Diapason d'Or prizes and three ICMA prizes.

Composer Biography

Vítězslav Novák's ashes are scattered in the plinth of a bronze statue by Jan Kodet on Petřín Hill in Prague, rather than in the Vyšehrad cemetery like many other prominent Czech citizens.

Performer Biography

Pianist Oliver Triendl is known for his dedication to neglected and rarely played composers, with almost 150 CD recordings and a repertoire of over 100 piano concertos.

Compositional Technique

A core feature of Novák's Piano Concerto in E minor is its monothematic principle, where a single theme and its developments dominate the entire composition.