Vítězslav Novák - Autumn Symphony, mvt. 2 Bacchanale (pt. 1/2)

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Also crying out to be heard are Czech radio recordings of the orchestral transcriptions of Novak's piano compositions "Pan" op. 43 - you posted excerpts of the original piano version - and the lesser known "Exotikon"", both played by the Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Frantisek Jilek.

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Jilek's rendition of Pan is by far more visionary and spacious than the 1990 commercial recording conducted by Zdenek Bilek issued on the Marco Polo label some two decades back. The 5 movt Exotikon suite, with its strong oriental affinity to Ravel's Mother Goose suite, would be an absolute delight to hear.