COMPLETE SLAVONIC DANCES FOR PIANO FOUR HANDS

The two series of piano duets combined in this volume are among Dvorks most famous compositions and among the most performed works in the piano four hands repertoire. The composer intended them as artistic stylizations of typical Slavonic dances such as the furiant, the dumka, the polka, the odzemek, and the kolo. Opus 46 (1878) is full of joy and vitality; Opus 72 (1886) is slightly more sombre and meditative. Both series will delight pianists with their exciting rhythms and fresh, highly individual invention. They are reprinted here from authoritative Czech editions.