A Festival of Fucik

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
September 25, 2015
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      FUCIK, JULIUS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Royal National Scottish Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Jarvi
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 25, 2015
    • UPC
      095115515822
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHSA 5158
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Marinarella, Op. 215

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    2. Onkel Teddy (Uncle Teddy), Op. 239 (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    3. Andantino -

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    4. I. Tempo di valse -

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    5. II. Con dolcezza -

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    6. III. — -

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    7. Coda

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    8. Die lustigen Dorfschmiede (The Merry Blacksmiths), Op. 218

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    9. Der alte Brummbar (The Old Grumbler), Op. 210

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Performer: David Hubbard

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    10. Einzug der Gladiatoren (The Entry of the Gladiators), Op. 68, "Triumph March"

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    11. Miramare, Op. 247

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    12. Florentiner Marsch (Florentine March), Op. 214, "Grande marcia Italiana"

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    13. Wintersturme (Winter Storms), Op. 184 (arr. P. Stanek for orchestra)

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    14. Hercegovac, Op. 235

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    15. Regimentskinder (Children of the Regiment), Op. 169

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    16. Allegretto -

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    17. I. Tempo di valse -

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    18. II. Meno con delicatezza -

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    19. III. Meno mosso -

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    20. Coda

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    21. The Mississippi River, Op. 160 (161)

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi

    22. Unter der Admiralsflagge (Under the Admiral's Flag), Op. 82

      Composer: Julius Fučík

      Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

      Conductor: Neeme Järvi


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