Naxos
Dvorák: Saint Ludmila
$29.99
Details
- Composer
- DVORAK, ANTONIN
- Artist
- Saling, Kohutkova, Mikulas, Bytnarova, Ce
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- May 10, 2019
- Catalog #
- 8574023-24
- UPC
- 747313402373
About
Antonin Dvorak's success in Europe during the 1880s led to invitations to visit England and the commissioning of his oratorio Saint Ludmila for the Leeds Festival. It tells the moving and turbulent story of Ludmila's conversion to Christianity, an important event in Bohemian history that led to her becoming Bohemia's patron saint. Written for large forces and with a predominant part for the chorus in the tradition of Handel, Saint Ludmila is full of Dvorak's typical warmth and melodic beauty, and stands alongside his Stabat Mater and Requiem as one of his greatest works. Here, the piece is interpreted by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, led by Leos Svarovsky. Leos Svarovsky studied flute and conducting at the Academy of Music in Prague as the last student of the renowned professor Vaclav Neumann. He started his career at the National Theatre in Prague as assistant to Zdenek Kosler and subsequently went on to hold principal positions with the Prague Chamber Opera, the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra Ostrava, the Brno Philharmonic, the Zilina State Chamber Orchestra, the Czech Chamber Orchestra, and others.
Tracklist 26 tracks
- Disc 1
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1 Part I: Introduction - Chorus: Tmy vrátily se v skrýše skal a lesů (Darkness has returned to the nooks in the rocks and forests) (Priests) 08:32
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Introduction - Chorus: Tmy vrátily se v skrýše skal a lesů (Darkness has returned to the nooks in the rocks and forests) (Priests)
- Duration
- 08:32
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
2 Part I: Recitative: Vesno smavá, Vesno snivá (Smiling Spring, dreamy Spring) (Peasant) 01:10
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Recitative: Vesno smavá, Vesno snivá (Smiling Spring, dreamy Spring) (Peasant)
- Duration
- 01:10
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Ondrej Šaling
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
3 Part I: Chorus: Květy, jimiž Vesna vábí (Flowers with which Spring attracts) (People) 04:24
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: Chorus: Květy, jimiž Vesna vábí (Flowers with which Spring attracts) (People)
- Duration
- 04:24
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
4 Part I: Chorus: Svaté jitro jest (The morning is sacred) (Priests, People) 04:24
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Chorus: Svaté jitro jest (The morning is sacred) (Priests, People)
- Duration
- 04:24
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
5 Part I: Aria: Od dětství ku oltáři mne vodil svatý cit (From childhood a holy emotion led me to the altar) (Ludmila) 03:51
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: Aria: Od dětství ku oltáři mne vodil svatý cit (From childhood a holy emotion led me to the altar) (Ludmila)
- Duration
- 03:51
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Adriana Kohútková
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
6 Part I: Vždy bozi s námi jsou, kam bludný krok se šine (The gods are always with us, wherever the mistaken step edges slowly forward) (Chorus) 03:19
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Vždy bozi s námi jsou, kam bludný krok se šine (The gods are always with us, wherever the mistaken step edges slowly forward) (Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:19
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
7 Part I: Sem rychle Vesny květ (Here quickly the flower of Spring) (Peasant) 01:43
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Sem rychle Vesny květ (Here quickly the flower of Spring) (Peasant)
- Duration
- 01:43
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Ondrej Šaling
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
8 Part I: Aria: Do prachu s Vámi! Jeden jest Bůh! (Into the dust with you! There is one god!) (Ivan, Chorus) 04:48
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: Aria: Do prachu s Vámi! Jeden jest Bůh! (Into the dust with you! There is one god!) (Ivan, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:48
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Peter Mikuláš
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
9 Part I: Kdo onen muž, jejž nestih's nebe blesk? (Who is this man, whom lightning in the heavens did not strike) (Chorus) 04:17
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part I: Kdo onen muž, jejž nestih's nebe blesk? (Who is this man, whom lightning in the heavens did not strike) (Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:17
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
10 Part I: Aria: Ó dovol, o dovol (Oh, allow me the courage) (Ludmila) 06:34
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part I: Aria: Ó dovol, o dovol (Oh, allow me the courage) (Ludmila)
- Duration
- 06:34
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Adriana Kohútková
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
11 Part I: Vše láme se a bortí v chaos tmavý (Everything breaks and crumbles into a dark chaos) (Chorus) 05:22
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part I: Vše láme se a bortí v chaos tmavý (Everything breaks and crumbles into a dark chaos) (Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:22
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
- Disc 2
-
1 Part II: Introduction - Recitative: Ó, v jaké šeré lesní stíny (Oh, into what dim forest shadows) - Aria: Já neměla ti víry dáti (I ought not have believed you) (Svatava) 08:20
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part II: Introduction - Recitative: Ó, v jaké šeré lesní stíny (Oh, into what dim forest shadows) - Aria: Já neměla ti víry dáti (I ought not have believed you) (Svatava)
- Duration
- 08:20
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Karla Bytnarová
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
2 Part II: Duet: Ted' ptám se tě: co najít chceš? (Now I ask you: what do you want to find?) (Svatava, Ludmila) 04:20
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part II: Duet: Ted' ptám se tě: co najít chceš? (Now I ask you: what do you want to find?) (Svatava, Ludmila)
- Duration
- 04:20
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Karla Bytnarová, Adriana Kohútková
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
3 Part II: Aria: Já neklamal se, bud' vítána, dcero! (I was not under any illusion, be welcome, daughter!) (Ivan) 03:30
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part II: Aria: Já neklamal se, bud' vítána, dcero! (I was not under any illusion, be welcome, daughter!) (Ivan)
- Duration
- 03:30
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Peter Mikuláš
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
4 Part II: Ó jaký obraz oku mému (Oh, what a picture to my eye) (Bořivoj, Chorus) 04:33
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part II: Ó jaký obraz oku mému (Oh, what a picture to my eye) (Bořivoj, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:33
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Tomáš Černý
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
5 Part II: Recitative: Ach, ona, po níž srdce moje prahne (Oh, she for whom my heart pines) (Bořivoj, Ivan) 01:15
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Ach, ona, po níž srdce moje prahne (Oh, she for whom my heart pines) (Bořivoj, Ivan)
- Duration
- 01:15
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Tomáš Černý, Peter Mikuláš
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
6 Part II: Aria: Ó, cestu ukaž mi, jak ji mám dobýt (Oh, show me the way, how I am to conquer her) (Bořivoj) 03:27
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part II: Aria: Ó, cestu ukaž mi, jak ji mám dobýt (Oh, show me the way, how I am to conquer her) (Bořivoj)
- Duration
- 03:27
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Tomáš Černý
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
7 Part II: Recitative: Ó, kterak mohu zvednout k tobě zraku (Oh, how can I raise my eyes to you) (Ludmila) 02:57
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Ó, kterak mohu zvednout k tobě zraku (Oh, how can I raise my eyes to you) (Ludmila)
- Duration
- 02:57
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Adriana Kohútková
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
8 Part II: Ó běda, nechce slyšet jeho lkání! (Oh, woe, she does not want to hear his lamenting!) (Chorus) 00:23
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part II: Ó běda, nechce slyšet jeho lkání! (Oh, woe, she does not want to hear his lamenting!) (Chorus)
- Duration
- 00:23
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
9 Part II: Recitative: Jak z krásného snu náhle procitlý (How, suddenly awake from a beautiful dream) (Bořivoj, Ivan) 03:01
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part II: Recitative: Jak z krásného snu náhle procitlý (How, suddenly awake from a beautiful dream) (Bořivoj, Ivan)
- Duration
- 03:01
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Tomáš Černý, Peter Mikuláš
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
10 Part II: Quartet: Já hledala jsem záři toho jitra (I looked for the glow of that morn) (Ludmila, Svatava, Bořivoj, Ivan, Chorus) 03:40
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part II: Quartet: Já hledala jsem záři toho jitra (I looked for the glow of that morn) (Ludmila, Svatava, Bořivoj, Ivan, Chorus)
- Duration
- 03:40
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Adriana Kohútková, Karla Bytnarová, Tomáš Černý, Peter Mikuláš
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
11 Part III: Introduction - Hospodine, pomiluj ny! (Lord, have mercy on us!) (Chorus) 04:01
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part III: Introduction - Hospodine, pomiluj ny! (Lord, have mercy on us!) (Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:01
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
12 Part III: Duet: Ó, nech juž skanout nad našimi čely (Oh, allow now to drop on our foreheads) (Bořivoj, Ludmila) 02:59
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Part III: Duet: Ó, nech juž skanout nad našimi čely (Oh, allow now to drop on our foreheads) (Bořivoj, Ludmila)
- Duration
- 02:59
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Tomáš Černý, Adriana Kohútková
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
13 Part III: Duchu svatý, sestup v nachu (Holy spirit, descend in purple) (Ivan, Priests) 04:08
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Part III: Duchu svatý, sestup v nachu (Holy spirit, descend in purple) (Ivan, Priests)
- Duration
- 04:08
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Peter Mikuláš
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
14 Part III: Ó zněte, písně, zněte k nebes báni (Oh, resound, songs, resound to the dome of heaven) (Chorus, Svatava, Ivan) 01:35
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Part III: Ó zněte, písně, zněte k nebes báni (Oh, resound, songs, resound to the dome of heaven) (Chorus, Svatava, Ivan)
- Duration
- 01:35
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Karla Bytnarová, Peter Mikuláš
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský
-
15 Part III: Hospodine, pomiluj ny! (Lord, have mercy on us!) (Ludmila, Svatava, Bořivoj, Ivan, Chorus) 04:29
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Part III: Hospodine, pomiluj ny! (Lord, have mercy on us!) (Ludmila, Svatava, Bořivoj, Ivan, Chorus)
- Duration
- 04:29
- Composer
- Antonín Dvořák
- Performer
- Adriana Kohútková, Karla Bytnarová, Tomáš Černý, Peter Mikuláš
- Ensemble
- Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor
- Leoš Svárovský