Antonín Dvořák - 2 Furiants, Op. 42 (Kahánek)

2 Furiants is a set of dance pieces by the famous Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. These Furiants, true to the manner of the general Slavic folk dance, contain hemiolas as a mainstay feature. They are relatively unknown compared to the composer’s other works. Both pieces contain common ideas and motifs, among which are the Alberti Bass variants, stiff rhythmic diminution, and, due to folk inspiration, a fondness for both minor plagal cadences and pentatonic scales. A (possible) coincidence to note is that within the second piece, beginning at around measure 157, there is a passing quotation of the Neapolitan major-sevenths chord progression found at the beginning of the third movement of Beethoven’s Tempest Sonata.


Date: 1878
Catalogue: Op. 42, Burghauser 85
Dedicatee: Karel Slavkovský
Order:
No. 1 - Allegro con fuoco (D Major): 0:08
No. 2 - Allegro con fuoco (F Major): 5:18


Performer: Ivo Kahánek on piano

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