B. Martinů – Seven Czech Dances, "Borová", H. 195 (Kašpar)

0:00 – 1. Borová. Moderato 1:52 – 2. Borová. Allegro moderato 3:33 – 3. Borová. Allegro moderato 5:26 – 4. Borová. Moderato 7:23 – 5. Borová. Moderato 8:58 – 6. Borová. Moderato 10:40 – 7. Borová. Moderato One of the examples of Martinů's versatility in many compositional styles and genres. The Seven Czech Dances, „Borová“, (1930) just ask for comparison with a piano cycle Eight Preludes which was composed just a year earlier. After the heavily jazzy preludes one would expect Martinů to continue and elaborate in this style, but in Borová he presents folk music in short simplistic dances. Borová is originally a small town near Martinů's hometown Polička where the composer had some of his most early successes as a violinist. (Mostly translated from Jaroslav Mihule's book) Composer – Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959) Piano – Pavel Kašpar Year of recording – 2004 Czech piano music playlist –    • J. A. Benda – Keyboard Sonata No. 9 in A M...