Silent Woods (Czech: Klid) is the translated title of this composition, initially published under the German title Waldesruhe. It is the fifth part of the cycle for piano four-hands, From the Bohemian Forest, composed in 1883. The work was also transcribed by the composer for cello and piano and cello and orchestra.It is a lyrical character piece, bearing the tempo marking Lento e molto cantabile for the main, dreamy theme in D-flat major, which is reprised after a light intermezzo (Un pochettino più mosso) in c-sharp minor.
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Antonin Dvořák
Silent Woods, Op. 68, No. 5 Play
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Klid (Silent Woods) Op.68, No.5
Silent Woods (Czech: Klid) is the translated title of this composition, initially published under the German title Waldesruhe. It is the fifth part of the cycle for piano four-hands, From the Bohemian Forest, composed in 1883. The work was also transcribed by the composer for cello and piano and cello and orchestra. It is a lyrical character piece, bearing the tempo marking Lento e molto cantabile for the main, dreamy theme in D-flat major, which is reprised after a light intermezzo (Un pochettino più mosso) in c-sharp minor.
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