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Czech, Moravian & Slovak Duets / Vondrackova, Ruzickova, Dobesova
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Czech, Moravian & Slovak Duets / Vondrackova, Ruzickova, Dobesova

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Composer
BENDL BODOROVA DVORAK
Artist
Dobesova, Ruzickova, Vondrackova
Format
CD
Label
ArcoDiva
Released
Nov 01, 2019
Catalog #
UP0210
UPC
8594029812109

About

This album is dedicated to Czech composers. The first is Antonin Dvorak, who wrote his Moravian Duets in 1875 and 1876. The original idea was to arrange folk melodies from the collection of Frantisek Susil, but Dvorak eventually decided to use just the folk texts, setting them to music by himself. The resulting work in a way marked the beginning of his worldwide recognition. Although the genre of duets for two women’s voices and piano is well known today thanks chiefly to Dvorak, in its time it was cultivated by other composers too. Among them by Dvorak’s contemporary and friend Karel Bendl, whose “Dvanact dvojzpevu” (Twelve Duets) are settings of mostly lyrical texts by Vitezslav Halek from the collection “V prirode” (In Nature) and were probably written in the second half of the 1870s. The last cycle is The Slovak Duets by one of the most important contemporary Czech composers Sylvie Bodorova. Working with the rhythmic aspect of her music and layering her polyphony are typical features of her approach. She has also found inspiration in Roma, Jewish, and contemporary approach to folk (especially East European and Balkan) music, as well as other areas of the music of our time. The works here are sung by Hana Dobesova and Michaela Rozsa Ruzickova, accompanied by pianist Ladislava Vondrackova, and were recorded live at Martinu Hall, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Tracklist 32 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. A já ti uplynu (From Thee Now) 02:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. A já ti uplynu (From Thee Now)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  2. 2 No. 2. Veleť vtáčku (Fly Sweetsongster) 02:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Veleť vtáčku (Fly Sweetsongster)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  3. 3 No. 3. Dyby byla kosa nabróšená (The Slighted Heart) 01:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Dyby byla kosa nabróšená (The Slighted Heart)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  4. 4 No. 4. V dobrým sme se sešli (Parting Without Sorrow) 01:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. V dobrým sme se sešli (Parting Without Sorrow)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  5. 5 No. 5. Slavíkovský polečko malý (The Pledge of Love) 01:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Slavíkovský polečko malý (The Pledge of Love)
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  6. 6 No. 6. Holub na javoře (Forsaken) 02:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Holub na javoře (Forsaken)
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  7. 7 No. 7. Voda a pláč (Sad of Heart) 02:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Voda a pláč (Sad of Heart)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  8. 8 No. 8. Skromná (The Modest Maid) 01:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Skromná (The Modest Maid)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  9. 9 No. 9. Prsten (The Ring) 02:29
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Prsten (The Ring)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  10. 10 No. 10. Zelenaj se, zelenaj (Omens) 04:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. Zelenaj se, zelenaj (Omens)
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  11. 11 No. 11. Zajatá (The Maid Imprisoned) 02:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Zajatá (The Maid Imprisoned)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  12. 12 No. 12. Neveta (Comfort) 04:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. Neveta (Comfort)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  13. 13 No. 13. Šípek (The Wild Rose) 03:39
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13. Šípek (The Wild Rose)
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  14. 14 No. 14. Život vojenský (The Soldier's Farewell) 03:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14. Život vojenský (The Soldier's Farewell)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  15. 15 No. 1. Napadly písně v duši mou (Songs in My Soul) 01:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 1. Napadly písně v duši mou (Songs in My Soul)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Karel Bendl
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  16. 16 No. 2. Žitné pole (Fields of Rye) 01:49
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 2. Žitné pole (Fields of Rye)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Karel Bendl
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  17. 17 No. 3. Duše mladá (To a Young Soul) 03:08
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 3. Duše mladá (To a Young Soul)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Karel Bendl
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  18. 18 No. 4. Sluníčko boží (God's Little Sun) 02:19
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 4. Sluníčko boží (God's Little Sun)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Karel Bendl
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  19. 19 No. 5. Hle! Na sta písní z lesů letí (Lo, Hundreds of Songs) 02:22
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 5. Hle! Na sta písní z lesů letí (Lo, Hundreds of Songs)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Karel Bendl
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  20. 20 No. 6. Květlo v poli jetelíčka (A Clover Field in Bloom) 01:44
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 6. Květlo v poli jetelíčka (A Clover Field in Bloom)
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Karel Bendl
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  21. 21 No. 7. Lesy mlčí (Silent Woods) 02:38
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 7. Lesy mlčí (Silent Woods)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Karel Bendl
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  22. 22 No. 8. Dech jara (The Breath of Spring) 01:52
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 8. Dech jara (The Breath of Spring)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Karel Bendl
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  23. 23 No. 9. Večerní les (The Evening Wood) 04:53
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 9. Večerní les (The Evening Wood)
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Karel Bendl
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  24. 24 No. 1. Hej! (Hey) 02:12
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 1. Hej! (Hey)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Sylvie Bodorová
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  25. 25 No. 2. Zaspievaj mi vtáčik (Sing to Me, Little Bird) 03:04
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 2. Zaspievaj mi vtáčik (Sing to Me, Little Bird)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Sylvie Bodorová
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  26. 26 No. 3. Beľi že mi beľi (Hushaby, Hushaby) 02:26
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 3. Beľi že mi beľi (Hushaby, Hushaby)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Sylvie Bodorová
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  27. 27 No. 4. Bol jeden gajdoš (A Bagpiper) 01:14
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 4. Bol jeden gajdoš (A Bagpiper)
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Sylvie Bodorová
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  28. 28 No. 5. Keď sa môj najmilší (My Beloved) 02:25
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 5. Keď sa môj najmilší (My Beloved)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Sylvie Bodorová
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  29. 29 No. 6. Ej, Bože môj! (Oh, My God) 01:47
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 6. Ej, Bože môj! (Oh, My God)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Sylvie Bodorová
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  30. 30 No. 7. Okolo mlyna (Around the Mill) 01:29
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 7. Okolo mlyna (Around the Mill)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Sylvie Bodorová
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  31. 31 No. 8. Spievaj si slávičku (Sing, Nightingale) 03:36
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 8. Spievaj si slávičku (Sing, Nightingale)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Sylvie Bodorová
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková
  32. 32 No. 9. Vodu hrabala (She Raked Water) 01:15
    Track
    32
    Title
    No. 9. Vodu hrabala (She Raked Water)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Sylvie Bodorová
    Performer
    Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Hana Dobešová, Ladislava Vondráčková