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Kalabis: Sonatas for Cello, Clarinet, Violin & Piano / Jamnik, Paulova, Fiser, Kahanek
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Kalabis: Sonatas for Cello, Clarinet, Violin & Piano / Jamnik, Paulova, Fiser, Kahanek

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Details

Composer
KALABIS, VIKTOR
Artist
Jamnik, Paulova, Fiser, Kahanek
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Oct 05, 2018
Catalog #
SU4210-2
UPC
099925421021

About

Viktor Kalabis (1923-2006), one of the most distinguished figures of 20th-century Czech music, wrote dozens of opuses, mainly instrumental pieces, including for his wife, the world-renowned harpsichordist Zuzana Ružickova. As he himself put it, his aim was to create music rooted in his country, music for educated listeners. Although he also drew inspiration from 20th-century classics, Kalabis arrived at a synthetic style of his own, an alternative to the rational compositional techniques – a Neo-Romantic alternative, akin to Neo-Classicism. Besides the first ever album of Kalabis’s complete piano oeuvre, Ivo Kahanek and other leading Czech instrumentalists have recorded the composer’s three sonatas. The one for cello reflects the dramatic events in Czechoslovakia between June and September 1968: the months of euphoria of the Prague Spring, followed by disillusionment and resignation in the wake of the Warsaw Pact’s invasion, which for two decades to come would numb all hopes of freedom. The clarinet sonata (1969) too clearly refers to the time of its coming into being: drama, grief and sorrow, escalated into harrowing helplessness. The elliptical and coherent violin sonata (1982) places emphasis on the instrument’s typical ethos – melodiousness, bright sound and soulfulness. After 3 albums featuring Kalabis’s symphonies and concertos, the present recording affords yet another insight into the composer’s musical universe.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 04:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Tomáš Jamník, Ivo Kahánek
  2. 2 II. Andante 06:37
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Tomáš Jamník, Ivo Kahánek
  3. 3 III. Allegro molto e drammatico 13:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro molto e drammatico
    Duration
    13:04
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Tomáš Jamník, Ivo Kahánek
  4. 4 I. Allegro moderato 05:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Anna Paulová, Ivo Kahánek
  5. 5 II. Andante 05:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Anna Paulová, Ivo Kahánek
  6. 6 III. Allegro molto e drammatico 11:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro molto e drammatico
    Duration
    11:30
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Anna Paulová, Ivo Kahánek
  7. 7 I. Allegro vivo 04:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro vivo
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Jan Fišer, Ivo Kahánek
  8. 8 II. Adagio 04:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Jan Fišer, Ivo Kahánek
  9. 9 III. Molto vivo 08:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Molto vivo
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Jan Fišer, Ivo Kahánek