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2023-11-24 00:00:00
Bruckner, Pettersson, Prokofiev, Rawsthorne, Suk: Mainly Orchestral Works (Handley, Lloyd-Jones, Nelsons, Pešek et al)
Josef Suk:1.01 - 1.08 Zrání 'Ripening'. Symphonic Poem, op.34 [41'21]1.09 Praga. Symphonic Poem op.26 [25'22]2.01 - 2.08 Epilogue for soprano, baritone, bass, chorus and orchestra, op.37 * [40'38]2.09 - 2.12 Pohádka 'Fairy Tale', op.16 [29'24]Luba Orgonasova- soprano, Ivan Kusnjer- baritone, Peter Mikulas- bass, Royal Liverpool Philharnonic Choir *; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Libor PešekErato 5099991257659 [recorded August 1992 and June 1997 for Virgin Classics; this reissue 2013][digital downloads; flacs, cover and inlay scans with booklets for the original Virgin Classics releases sourced from internet]Recording venue: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UKRecording engineer: Mike Clements; Producer: John H. WestAlan Rawsthorne:01 Street Corner Overture (1944) [5'36]02 - 05 Madame Chrysanthème. Ballet Suite (1957) [8'25]06 - 12 Practical Cats. An Entertainment for Speaker and Orchestra (1954) * [22'48]13 Theme, Variations & Finale (1967) [15'13]14 - 15 Medieval Diptych for Baritone and Orchestra (1962) ^ [14'09]16 Coronation Overture (1953) [5'33]Simon Callow- speaker *; Jeremy Huw Williams- baritone; […]
2020-10-24 03:00:00
More Altered States - Part - Hindemith - Norgard - Schubert - Britten - Martinu - Beethoven
Arvo Part Credo John Corigliano Fantasia on an Ostinato Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 "The Tempest" Fantasia op. 80 Hélène Grimaud piano Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Esa-Pekka Salonen DG 2003 Per Norgard Concerto in due tempi Symphony No. 3 Per Salo piano Danish National Radio SO and Choir Leif Segerstam Chandos 1996 Benjamin Britten Cello Symphony Suite from Death in Venice Raphael Wallfisch cello English Chamber Orchestra Stuart Bedford Chandos 1985 Bohuslav Martinu The Epic of Gilgamesh Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Ivan Kusnjer baritone Stefan Margita tenor Ludek Vele bass Zdenek Kosler Marco Polo 1990 (no log) Paul HindemithAmor und Psyche Symphonie "Mathis der Maler" Die Vier Temperamente Bruno Canino piano Hiroko Suzuki violin Basler Sinfonie-Orchester Sir Charles Mackerras Novalis 1995 […]
2017-08-22 01:00:00
[…] all of his encounters with the women; he's particularly effective against the potent Marina of Magdalena Hajossyova, who is a harpy with an axe to grind and a tessitura to make Turandot run and hide. Vodicka's tenderness with Marfa, sung here with warmth by Drahomira Drobkova, is equally impressive. Livia Aghova's Xenia is occasionally shrill, but more often her anxiety is called for and we sympathize with her. Ivan Kusnjer's Shuisky is not obviously slimy--a wise move. The rest of the cast, several dark-voiced men included, is excellent. This opera is a real surprise. It's thoroughly engaging and, while it may not have a particular aria as stunning as Rusalka's Hymn to the Moon, it contains some very beautiful music as well as much that is urgently dramatic. The 10-year-old recording is vivid and clear (this is […]
2015-05-03 17:19:00
Smetana Dalibor Barbican Bělohlávek
[…] shall triumph over repression. Dalibor is a hero: "Dalibor! Dalibor" the chorus (the BBC Singers) rings out with fervour, picked up wordlessly by the orchestra throughout the opera. Jitka, a country girl (Alžběta Poláčková) tells us how he saved her as an orphan. Already though, we have a hint of his otherworldly purity. She sings as though she's describing a saint. Wonderful "processional" music marks the entry of Vladislav, the Czech King (Ivan Kusnjer). Bělohlávek has been bringing the top singers from the Prague National Theatre, which he's been conducting for years, so these singers are now greeted in London as if they were familiar friends. Besides, they can sing Czech repertoire better than anyone else. Kusnjer's voice rang with dignity. Like Pontius Pilate, this King doesn't want to kill, but Milada the Burgrave's sister wants revenge. Dana Burešova sang Milada. She's another much-loved […]
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