Slovak Piano Sonatinas

The selection of Slovak piano sonatinas aims to confront various authorial poetics brought by the development of the piano sonatina in our musical culture. Beginning with the one-movement Sonatina in E minor by J. L. Bella, published in 1873 in Budapest, and continuing with folkloristically inspired works by M. Moyzes / A. Moyzes, J. Cikker, M. Schneider-Trnavský. The second half of the 20th century is represented by sonatinas from I. Hrušovský, E. Suchoň, J. Malovec, M. Vilec, D. Martinček, A. Očenáš, and the new millennium is represented by Sonatina giocosa by I. Zeljenka. The selection, in a symbolic arc, is closed by B. Bartók's sonatina from 1915, based on folk tonal foundations. The double album was created as a live recording from concerts by the Albrechtina association, performed by the pianist Magdaléna Bajuszová.

Contents:

CD1

Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský: Slovak Sonatina, op. 75 (pre-1938)

1. Allegro moderato (Hejada! hejada, čo to dievča jeda… Nebol to rozmarín, ale bola ruža) 5:58

2. Andante sostenuto (Hory, hory zelené) 2:35

3. Rondo. Allegro non tanto (Vodu, vodu, nechcem ja jú) 1:25

Ján Levoslav Bella: Sonatina in E minor (1873)

4. Allegretto 10:16

Mikuláš Moyzes – Alexander Moyzes: Sonatina for Piano (1901 – 1947)

5. Allegro moderato 7:16

6. Larghetto 6:09

7. Allegro vivace (Bodaj by vás, Od Oravy dážď ide) 4:56

Dušan Martinček: Sonatina No. 2 in F (Three Sonatinas) (1966)

8. Presto 2:01

9. Andante 2:04

10. Allegro moderato 2:56

Ilja Zeljenka: Sonatina giocosa (2005)

11. Allegro moderato 5:03

12. Adagio 8:37

13. Allegro 4:11

Jozef Malovec: Sonatina No. 2 (1956)

14. Allegretto 3:15

15. Andante molto e poco rubato 5:07

16 Presto ma non troppo e poco scherzando 1:33

Total time: 73:23

CD 2

Ján Cikker: Sonatina, op. 12, No. 1 (1927)

1. Allegro fresco 3:53

2. Andante sostenuto 5:54

3. Vivo 3:54

Eugen Suchoň: Sonatina on Motifs of Slovak Military Songs (Images from Slovakia) (1954 – 1956)

4. Allegretto 2:53

5. Andante sostenuto 3:14

6. Allegro molto. Marciale. Allegro furioso 4:37

Ivan Hrušovský: Sonatina (1951)

7. Allegro ma non troppo 6:25

8. Andantino 5:54

9. Allegro vivo 3:48

Michal Vilec: Sonatina No. 2 in F (1964)

10. Allegro moderato 2:56

11. Nenia. Andante affetuoso 2:45

12. Allegretto piacevole 5:18

Andrej Očenáš: Variable Sonatina, op. 60 (1989)

13. Allegro 3:13

14. Impromptu. Andante quasi largo 6:44

15. Allegro alla marcia 2:45

Béla Bartók: Sonatina (1915)

16. Dudások. Molto moderato 1:38

17. Medvetánc. Moderato 0:38

18. Finale. Allegro vivace 1:49

Total time: 68:18