Dvorak: Slavonic Dances op. 46, no. 1-3, four hands

Chris and me, we could finish our project of the complete recording of Dvoraks Slavonic Dances op. 46 with the recording of the first three dances. The set of op. 72 we already had completed. Each set contains 8 dances and most of them you also can watch on my YouTube-channel. I have put them all in a special playlist there.
We started our project in 2009 and finished it now four years later in Chris´ new house (which is really very nice, btw ).
As always this was a pleasure of summer holidays I spent on a camping in Holland. So we only had one day to practise and record together after a certain time of preparation of each of us at his own home. That explains the small imperfections in being exactly together. Normally one would need several times to practise together, I think. But we hope you can enjoy our little products here in spite of that. :wink:

Here are the video-links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YZP7ia6wVE (Dvorak, op. 46, no. 1, Presto)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gskx-SixG0 (Dvorak, op. 46, no. 2, Allegretto scherzando)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ8AJZn6t9Q (Dvorak, op. 46, no. 3, Poco Allegro)

The mp3-files are the audio-tracks of the videos:
Dvorak - Slavonic Dances Op.46 - 1: Presto (4:14)
Dvorak - Slavonic Dances Op.46 - 2: Allegretto Scherzando (4:34)
Dvorak - Slavonic Dances Op.46 - 3: Poco allegro (4:18)

 

Very nice, guys! Such nice music and looks like so much fun to play!! I thought you had already recorded the first one before...?
I only have one complaint: that picture on the wall is crooked!

 

Thank you very much, Monica. What picture do you mean, that one of Bach? :shock: Chris never would have his beloved Bach hung up in a crooked way, isn´t it?! :lol:

 

For sure, Bach shouldn't be crooked. :lol: I mean the third picture from the left.

 

Techneut wrote:

I have nothing against that, of course, but you should add our recordings also to the main site, so that we have the complete set with our recordings there (a frame of op. 46, too, like we already have for the dances of op. 72). That´s also evident, I think.

 

Techneut wrote:

Thanks, it´s a good feeling to have completed such two wonderful sets!

 

Rachfan wrote:

Thank you very much, David, for these encouraging and motivating words! I had to look in the dictionary for "stirring" and "lucid" :wink: and I´m highly delighted, that you appreciate the music itself and our interpretation so much! It really means a lot to me, as you know.
Yes, it was a lot of fun, absolutely. Though here and there we really had hard work with some places, especially in no. 1. And it was such a sweaty enterprise, because there was over 30 degree Celsius or so in the piano room of Chris. But fortunately I didn´t forget to press the record button this time. Seems that the heat makes my brain working better than in a normal temperatur. :lol:

 

Thank you, Riley, for your kind comment and interest in our recordings!
We prepared each of us our part some weeks before at home, so it was no real "sight-reading". But we only had one day to practise together and to make the recordings.