Sinfonietta; Lachian Donces; Taras Bulba
Opera Preludes; The Cunning Little Vixen-Suite
The Makropulos Case
Symphonic Synthesis by Jose Serebrier - premiere recording!
Jose Serebrier
Czech State Philharmonic, Brno
RR-2103CD
2 CDs
[HDCD]
Jose Serebrier conducts Janacek's home-town orchestra in authentic, exciting performances, Janacek's greatest hit, the brilliant Sinfonietta, features fourteen trumpets and other extra brasses, for an HDCD® sonic spectacular not to be forgotten.
The charming Lachian Dances are based on folk songs from various districts of Janacek's native land.
Taras Bulba is an orchestral rhapsody that tells the tale of the majestic Cossack hero.
The Cunning Little Vixen is Janacek's most lovable opera, but is much better known through this suite, which features its most memorable orchestral interludes.
Jose Serebrier made a half-hour symphonic synthesis of The Makropulos Case especially for this recording, retaining the composer's original scoring. Thrilling preludes to the operas Jenufa and From the House of the Dead add to this appealing package of “essential Janacek.”
These programs have enjoyed great critical and sales success, and now they are available in this double HDCD®
JANACEK: Sinfonietta, Lachian Dances, Taras Bulba (RR-65)
and
JANACEK: The Makropulos Case (RR-75)
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Disk One Sinfonietta 22:26 1. Fanfare (2:13) 2. The Castle (5:36) 3. The Queen's Monastary (5:00) 4. The Street (2:46) 5. The Town (6:50) Lachian Dances 20:32 6. Strarodávný I (6:11) 7. Pozehnaný (2:07) 8. Dymák (2:06) 9. Strarodávný II (5:02) 10. Celadenský (1:57) 11. Pilky (3:00) Taras Bulba 22:34 12. The Death of Andrei (8:42) 13. The Death of Ostap (5:07) 14. Prophecy and Death of Taras Bulba (8:15) Disk Two The Cunning Little Vixen-Suite (Václav Tallich, revised Václav Smerácek) 16:28 1. Part One (8:43) 2. Part Two (7:45) 3. Jealousy (original prelude to Jenùfa) From The House of the Dead 4. Prelude (6:02) The Makropulos Case Symphonic Synthesis by José Serebrier 31:02 5. Act I (13:48) 6. Act II (4:15) 7. Act III (13:09) |
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