Bogang Hwang - Smetana: Piano Works (2026) [Hi-Res]

Artist: Bogang Hwang
Title: Smetana: Piano Works
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:26:51
Total Size: 210 MB / 1.22 GB
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Tracklist:Title: Smetana: Piano Works
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:26:51
Total Size: 210 MB / 1.22 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Piano Sonata in G Minor, JB 3:24: I. Sostenuto - Allegro (11:17)
2. Piano Sonata in G Minor, JB 3:24: II. Adagio (9:14)
3. Piano Sonata in G Minor, JB 3:24: III. Scherzo. Vivace (4:02)
4. Piano Sonata in G Minor, JB 3:24: IV. Finale. Molto vivace (5:39)
5. České tance, Book I, JB 1:107: No. 1, Polka. Non molto allegro (3:32)
6. České tance, Book I, JB 1:107: No. 2, Polka. Moderato (2:40)
7. České tance, Book I, JB 1:107: No. 3, Polka. Allegro (3:34)
8. České tance, Book I, JB 1:107: No. 4, Polka. Lento (3:42)
9. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 1, Furiant. Presto (5:32)
10. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 2, The Little Hen. Moderato (3:05)
11. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 3, Oats. Andantino (5:37)
12. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 4, The Bear. Allegro (3:35)
13. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 5, The Little Onion. Moderato (5:21)
14. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 6, Dupák. Vivacissimo (3:27)
15. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 7, The Lancer. Andantino (5:10)
16. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 8, Obkrocák. Allegro (3:00)
17. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 9, Sousedská. Moderato (4:53)
18. České tance, Book II, JB 1:114: No. 10, Skocná. Vivace (3:39)
Regarded as the father of Czech music Bedřich Smetana was a pioneer in developing a national style that culminated in his popular symphonic cycle Má vlast. Composed after he had become deaf the Czech Dances are Smetana’s last major piano works. Sparkling with distinctive character and inventiveness Book 1 elevates the humble polka to the level Chopin achieved with his mazurkas, while Book 2 was inspired by the old Moravian and Bohemian dances played to Smetana by his neighbour, a local amateur violinist. Coloured with Lisztian harmonic richness, the Piano Sonata in G minor combines Romantic expressiveness with puckish good humour.