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Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, Vladimir Valek, Vaclav Neumann | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Ivan Moravec (piano) Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Martinu - Nipponari, Magic Nights & Czech RhapsodyRecorded 1985-88
Dagmar Pecková (soprano), Lubica Rybarská (soprano) & Ivan Kusnjer (baritone) Kühn Mixed Choir & Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek 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 and orchestra. Nipponari and Magic Nights were both inspired by exotic texts. The works of Japanese poets used in Nipponari are infused with a wistful, dreamy mood which is masterfully captured by Martinu’s unusual instrumentation and subtle compositional technique. For his Impressionistic Magic Nights he instinctively chose texts about sorrow in a distant land far from home, unaware that this theme would play a fateful role in his own life. Mahler, incidentally, drew on the same collection of poems for his song cycle Das Lied von der Erde. The general nationalistic fervor of 1918 and the thought of national independence are reflected in the Czech Rhapsody — released here for the first time on CD — particularly in his use of the Hymn “Saint Wenceslas” (patron saint of the Czech nation), and the premiere of this work was a tremendous success for Martinu. It is difficult to imagine a more competent and sensitive interpretation of these works than you will find in these time-tested recordings by conductor Jirí Belohlávek and outstanding soloists. | 
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| |  | The Dvorák Cycle - Volume II
Eva Randová (alto), Livia Agova (soprano) & Ivan Kusnjer (baritone) The Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Brno Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Symphony Orchestra, František Jílek & Jirí Belohlávek The common thread joining all these pieces is Martinu’s homesickness, his love for his homeland and its folk
traditions. The first version of Špalícek (“a ballet of national games, customs and fairy tales”) written in
1931–32 closed with the “ballet cantata” The Spectre’s Bride, based on the poem by Karel Jaromír Erben,
the renowned Czech folk song collector. The ballad was later omitted due to the total length of the
performance, returning to its original context first on this CD again. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra
Marcela Machotková, Jirí Zahradnícek, Václav Zítek & Karel Pruša Prague Philharmonic Choir & Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek Martinu’s oratorio The Epic of Gilgamesh (1955) is unusual and, in a way, unique in
all the international literature, as exciting and mysterious as the ancient tale on
which it is based. The epic, one of the oldest extant examples of written culture,
dates back to the beginning of Babylon, and Martinu devoted a number of years
to the study of its philosophical basis before beginning to set to music Thompson’s
translation of its Neoassyrian version. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | J. V. Stamic and Sons: Viola Concertos
Jan Peruška (viola) Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Zdenek Tylšar (horn) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Symphony Orchestra, Václav Neumann & Jirí Belohlávek | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Dvorak - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek Recorded in association with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall May 1999 and at Maida Vale Studios March 2005 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Prague Philharmona, Jirí Belohlávek | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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