Martinu, Bohuslav > Cantata/Oratorio

Life With Czech Music: Janácek, Martinu

4 CD / Supraphon / 2010-11-05

Works: Leos Janácek: Jealousy (Zárlivost), overture for orchestra, JW 6/10; The Cunning Little Vixen, suite for orchestra (arranged and orchestrated by Václav Talich); Sárka, ope...
Performers: Bouse, Jan; Ruzicka, Josef; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

In commemoration of the death of Sir Charles Mackerras (1926 – 2010), Supraphon presents one of two reissue compilations entitled Life with Czech Music, here...continue...

Martinu: Choral Works / Layton, Netherlands Chamber Choir

1 CD / Globe / 2009-09-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Czech Madrigals (8), H 278; Songs (4) of the Virgin, H 235; Madrigals (4) for chorus, H. 380; Brigand Songs (10), H 361; Dandelion Romance, H 364
Performers: Koele, Heleen
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Choir

Bohuslav Martinu's musical career led him from his native Czechoslovakia to France and the United States. His output was prodigious and diverse, and while he...continue...

Martinu: Opening of the Wells / Pavel Kühn

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-08-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Otviráni studánek (The Opening of the Wells), H. 354; Legenda z dymu bramborové nati (The Legend of the Smoke from Potato Fires), H. 360; Mikes of the mountains...
Performers: Bláha, Milan; Bogunia, Stanislav; Cejkova, Milada; Dolezal, Vladimir; Duda, Peter; Kvapil, Jan; Mares, Vlastimil; Messiereur, Petr; Stivin, Jiri; Talich, Jan Jr.; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Barito...

The cantata 'Opening of the Wells', one of Martinu's most intimate professions of love for his native land, simply cannot be absent from the Supraphon...continue...

Martinu: Field Mass

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Polní Mse (Field Mass), cantata for baritone, male chorus, winds, piano, harmonium & percussion, H.; Double Concerto for 2 string orchestras, piano & timpani, H. 271; Frescoes ...
Performers: Bouse, Jan; Ruzicka, Josef; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Martinu: Nipponari, Magic Nights, Czech Rhapsody / Pecková, Belohlávek, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-11-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Niponari, song cycle for female voice & small orchestra (or piano), H. 68; Magic Nights (Kouzelné noci), songs (3) for soprano & orchestra, H. 119; Ceská rapsódie (Cz...
Performers: Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Baritone
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

All three of these compositions open the imaginative world of the young Martinu to the listener, providing a glimpse into his early works for voice...continue...

Martinu: Spalícek [complete], etc / Jílek, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2008-01-04

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Spalícek (The Chap-Book), ballet, H. 214; The Spectre's Bride (Svatebni kosile), ballad for soloists, chorus & orchestra (originally part of S; Dandelion Romance, H 364; Petrkl...
Performers: Bogunia, Stanislav; Cejkova, Milada; Horacek, Pavel; Kopp, Miroslav; Kratochvilova, Anna; Markova, Jirina; Messiereur, Petr; Novak, Richard
Conductors: Jilek, Frantisek; Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: ; Prague Symphony Orchestra

The common thread joining all these pieces is Martinu's homesickness, his love for his homeland and its folk traditions. The first version of 'Spalicek' ("a...continue...

Martinu: The Epic of Gilgamesh / Belohlávek, Prague SO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2007-07-05

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Epic of Gilgamesh
Performers: Machotkova, Marcela; Prusa, Karel; Zahradnicek, Jiri; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

Jiri Belohlavek is a world-renowned conductor of the works of Bohuslav Martinu, including the symphonic, operatic, oratorio and cantata literature. Martinu's oratorio The Epic of...continue...

Ancerl Gold Edition 12 - Martinu: Piano Concerto, etc

1 CD / Supraphon / 2002-10-09

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Piano no 3; Bouquet
Performers: Cervena, Sona; Domaninska, Libuse; Havlak, Lubomir; Mraz, Ladislav; Palenicek, Josef
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Kühn Children's Chorus ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Martinu: Epic of Gilgamesh / Kosler, Kusnjer, Margita, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-04-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Epic of Gilgamesh
Performers: Depoltova, Eva; Margita, Stefan; Vele, Ludek; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Baritone
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Choir

"'Gilgamesh' is absorbing, fast-paced, often marked by atmospheric beauty and savage energy... The original language was English, but this performance, like the one of two...continue...

Little Pearls of Czech Classics - Smetana, Dvorak, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2000-01-24

Works: Julius Fucik: Florentiner, Op. 214; Antonín Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203; Oskar Nedbal: Legend of Honza; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 1...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

"For once, a program that lives up to its title. These works are indeed pearls, and the performances gems. This is the sort of music...continue...

Martinu: Field Mass, Symphony no 4, etc / Belohlavek, Czech

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-03-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Memorial to Lidice; Polní Mse (Field Mass), cantata for baritone, male chorus, winds, piano, harmonium & percussion, H.; Symphony no 4
Performers: Kejmar, Miroslav; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Baritone
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
The luscious, intricately scored pages of the bighearted Fourth Symphony sound opulent in this recording. For the most part, the playing is...continue...