Markova, Jirina

Czech Opera Highlight

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-06-08

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Prodaná Nevesta (The Bartered Bride); Branibori v Cechách (The Brandenburgers in Bohemia); Certova Stena (The Devil's Wall); Hubicka (The Kiss); Libuse; Dve Vdovy (The Two ...
Performers: Bednar, Vaclav; Benackova, Gabriela; Blachut, Beno; Cervinkova, Ludmila; Dvorsky, Peter; Machotkova, Marcela; Markova, Jirina; Novak, Richard; Ochman, Wieslaw; Pribyl, Vilem; Sormova, Nada; Sounova, ...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Neumann, Václav; Tichy, Jan Hus; Chalabala, Zdenek; Jilek, Frantisek; Pinkas, Jiri; Krombholc, Jaroslav

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...

Janácek: The Excursions of Mr. Broucek / Jilek, Czech

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Leos Janácek: The Excursions of Mr. Broucek
Performers: Hanus, Karel; Jonasova, Jana; Krejcik, Vladimir; Markova, Jirina; Marova, Libuse; Marsik, Bohuslav; Novak, Richard; Olejnicek, Jiri; Pribyl, Vilem; Soucek, Jaroslav; Svejda, Miroslav; Tucek, Rene
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

"Both recordings of this extraordinarily difficult opera are first-rate...The all-important libretto is included (with translation) only in Supraphon's album." -Opera News...continue...

Smetana: Dalibor / Kosler, Vodicka, Urbanová, Kusnjer, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 1998-11-06

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96
Performers: Kalendocsky, Jiri; Kopp, Miroslav; Kriz, Vratislav; Kusnjer, Ivan; Markova, Jirina; Marsik, Bohumil; Urbanova, Eva; Vodicka, Leo Marian
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

"Ivan Kusnjer and Vratislav Kriz boom away effectively as King Vladislav and his Commandant Budivoj...The orchestra play splendidly for the late Zdenek Kosler." -Gramophone...continue...

Janácek: The Excursions of Mr. Broucek

2 CD / Supraphon Import / 1994-11-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Vylety páne Brouckovy (The Excursions of Mr. Broucek), opera in 2 parts, JW 1/6 & 1/7
Performers: Bohuslav Marsik; Jiri Olejnicek; Jonasova, Jana; Karel Hanus; Krejcik, Vladimir; Markova, Jirina; Novak, Richard; Pribyl, Vilem; Soucek, Jaroslav; Svejda, Miroslav
Conductors: Jilek, Frantisek