#155 The Smell of Sewer

Go weak at the knees. Be a puppet, let the music swing you. Enjoy the moment where cello pretends it's a jazzy bass. Subject to the rhythms.

It's a dance that does not require any progression. And it smells wet and dirty. Gutter on your shoes squelches when you're dancing on a street, under the only street light that's still on...

Composer: Jan Novák
Work: Capriccio for cello and small orchestra, III. Allegro
Recording: Jiří Bárta, Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrůša

#12 The Smell of Energy

This is Prague Philharmonia at its top. Wonderful, soft sound, excellent dynamic shading, spontaneous.

You can gulp the energy coming from the recording. You can listen to it ten times in a row and it will never pall on you.

Composer: Antonín Dvořák
Work: Suite in A major, II. Allegro
Recording: Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrůša