Zdenek Li�ka's music for the feature film "Marketa Lazarov�" represents the height of the legendary composer's legacy. In 2015, the first and so far the...

Zdenek Li�ka's music for the feature film "Marketa Lazarov�" represents the height of the legendary composer's legacy. In 2015, the first and so far the only concert performance of the work took place at the F�rum Karl�n concert hall in Prague as part of the Strings of Autumn music festival. The work was performed as a 90-minute oratorio created by Petr Ostrouchov on the basis of the authorial manuscript, retaining the original orchestration. The performance featured vocal soloists Katerina Kne��kov� and Josef Moravec, actors Josef Somr and Jana �tep�nkov�, and the ensembles Martinu Voices, conducted by Luk� Vasilek, and Babor�k Ensemble, conducted by Radek Babor�k. The production met with high critical acclaim and an enthusiastic response from the audience. Three years later, Animal Music and Strings of Autumn now issue a studio-mastered recording of that live performance which is also the first recording of Li�ka's composition since it was originally captured on the film soundtrack.