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A Festival of Fucik

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Composer
FUCIK, JULIUS
Artist
Jarvi
Format
SACD
Label
Chandos
Released
Sep 25, 2015
Catalog #
CHSA 5158
UPC
095115515822

About

Thirty years after having recorded Dvorák’s complete Symphonies on Chandos, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and its laureate conductor, Neeme Järvi, tackle another romantic Czech composer, Julius Fucík, famous for his more than 400 polkas, marches, and waltzes, a mouth-watering selection of which is featured here.

Fucík studied violin in his early years, switching later to the bassoon, with a subsidiary in percussion and timpani. Playing in Austro-Hungarian regiments, he gained invaluable experience of writing for military band and became a very prolific composer of marches. The most famous of these is of course Entry of the Gladiators, completed in 1899 and soon performed throughout the world. Full of energetic, effervescent Bohemian cross-rhythms, tuneful brass melodies (often now associated with a circus atmosphere), but also more lyrical expressions, this album is a festival in itself. - Chandos

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Marinarella, Op. 215 10:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    Marinarella, Op. 215
    Duration
    10:59
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  2. 2 Onkel Teddy (Uncle Teddy), Op. 239 (version for orchestra) 04:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    Onkel Teddy (Uncle Teddy), Op. 239 (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  3. 3 Andantino - 03:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    Andantino -
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  4. 4 I. Tempo di valse - 01:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Tempo di valse -
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  5. 5 II. Con dolcezza - 01:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Con dolcezza -
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  6. 6 III. — - 01:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. — -
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  7. 7 Coda 02:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    Coda
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  8. 8 Die lustigen Dorfschmiede (The Merry Blacksmiths), Op. 218 02:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    Die lustigen Dorfschmiede (The Merry Blacksmiths), Op. 218
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  9. 9 Der alte Brummbar (The Old Grumbler), Op. 210 05:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    Der alte Brummbar (The Old Grumbler), Op. 210
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Performer
    David Hubbard
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  10. 10 Einzug der Gladiatoren (The Entry of the Gladiators), Op. 68, "Triumph March" 02:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    Einzug der Gladiatoren (The Entry of the Gladiators), Op. 68, "Triumph March"
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  11. 11 Miramare, Op. 247 07:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Miramare, Op. 247
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  12. 12 Florentiner Marsch (Florentine March), Op. 214, "Grande marcia Italiana" 05:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Florentiner Marsch (Florentine March), Op. 214, "Grande marcia Italiana"
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  13. 13 Wintersturme (Winter Storms), Op. 184 (arr. P. Stanek for orchestra) 09:21
    Track
    13
    Title
    Wintersturme (Winter Storms), Op. 184 (arr. P. Stanek for orchestra)
    Duration
    09:21
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  14. 14 Hercegovac, Op. 235 02:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    Hercegovac, Op. 235
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  15. 15 Regimentskinder (Children of the Regiment), Op. 169 03:02
    Track
    15
    Title
    Regimentskinder (Children of the Regiment), Op. 169
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  16. 16 Allegretto - 01:25
    Track
    16
    Title
    Allegretto -
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  17. 17 I. Tempo di valse - 01:49
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Tempo di valse -
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  18. 18 II. Meno con delicatezza - 01:24
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Meno con delicatezza -
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  19. 19 III. Meno mosso - 01:37
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Meno mosso -
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  20. 20 Coda 01:52
    Track
    20
    Title
    Coda
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  21. 21 The Mississippi River, Op. 160 (161) 02:45
    Track
    21
    Title
    The Mississippi River, Op. 160 (161)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  22. 22 Unter der Admiralsflagge (Under the Admiral's Flag), Op. 82 03:45
    Track
    22
    Title
    Unter der Admiralsflagge (Under the Admiral's Flag), Op. 82
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Julius Fučík
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi