J. K. Mertz: Petra Polackova, guitar

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Label
Bridge Records
Release Date
April 4, 2025
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Kaspar Mertz, Franz Schubert
    • PERFORMER
      Petra Polackova
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 04, 2025
    • UPC
      090404959820
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BCD9598
    • LABEL
      Bridge Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Élégie

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    2. An Malvina (To Malvina)

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    3. Capriccio

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    4. Abendlied (Evening Song)

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    5. Unruhe (Restlessness)

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    6. An die Entfernte (To My Distant One)

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    7. Gondoliera

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    8. Liebeslied (Love Song)

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    9. Tarantelle

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    10. 3 Morceaux, Op. 65: No. 1. Fantaisie hongroise

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    11. No. 1. Lob der Thränen (after Op. 13, No. 2, D. 711)

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    12. No. 2. Liebesbotschaft (after D. 957, No. 1)

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    13. No. 3. Aufenthalt (after D. 957, No. 5)

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková

    14. No. 4. Ständchen (after D. 957, No. 4)

      Composer: Johann Kaspar Mertz

      Performer: Petra Poláčková


This CD marks the first commercial release of recordings by the great Czech guitarist, Petra Polackova. Producer David Starobin writes: "A few years ago I came upon some stunning video of the guitarist Petra Polackova. Since then I've avidly followed her work, and have marveled at her passionate performances of repertoire spanning the centuries. What a pleasure it was to finally meet in 2024 for these recording sessions in New York City. Petra is a musician after my own heart - a deep player, who seduces the listener into the dreamworld of that consummate Romantic, J. K. Mertz. Hearing Mertz's music as he performed it, on a "Romantic Guitar" with added basses, gives these small gems nearly symphonic range, without sacrificing their exquisite intimacy."