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Slavische Tanze

Anton Dvorak

“A REMARKABLE FERTILITY OF INVENTION COUPLED WITH AN APPARENT, YET DECEPTIVE, EASE AND SPONTANEITY OF EXPRESSION”

DVORAK, Anton. Slavische Tänze für Pianoforte. Erstes Heft. Zweites Heft. Op. 46. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1879. Two volumes bound as one. Folio, modern full red cloth. $1200.

First edition for solo piano.

"With Smetana and Janácek, [Dvorák] is regarded as one of the greatest composers of the nationalist movement in what is now Czechoslovakia. Of the three, he made the fullest reconciliation of a national idiom with that of symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them in orchestral, choral, chamber and (if less distinctively) operatic music. There was scarcely a medium he did not attempt; and throughout, his music is characterized by a remarkable fertility of invention coupled with an apparent, yet deceptive, ease and spontaneity of expression" (New Grove 5: 765). Composed and published early in his career, the Slavische Tänze quickly became popular and helped to establish Dvorák's international reputation: they remained popular throughout his life, and became a common part of his own performance repertoire. First published one year earlier for two pianos, this copy is the first edition in a reduction for solo piano.

A lovely piece in fine condition.

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