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Martinu: Openings / Seopal, Jitro Czech Girls Choir

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Composer
MARTINU, BOHUSLAV
Artist
Skopal
Format
CD
Label
Navona
Released
May 08, 2020
Catalog #
NV6288
UPC
896931005883

About

Their fourth release with Navona Records, OPENINGS by the Jitro Czech Girls Choir and conductor Jirí Skopal presents the rich beauty of the Czech Republic’s national dances, folk texts, and songs for audiences around the world. Composer Bohuslav Martinu believed that music holds the power to open our minds to a new, transcendent understanding of time, nature, and tradition. The first piece on OPENINGS, Primrose does so with buoyant joy. The bright, airy timbre of the children’s choir is radiant, with lyrics that conjure up pastoral images of the beautiful Czech countryside. From the Czech word “petrklíc,” Primrose symbolizes Saint Peter’s key which opens the earth each spring as the ice and snow of winter recede. Next comes Songs for a Children’s Choir, composed by Martinu in Switzerland during 1959—the last year of his life. The piece borrows texts from collections of Czech folk songs and poetry, employing the tight, sculpted harmonies of Jitro. The album’s final track, Opening of Spring, relates the story of a springtime queen, laden with flowers, followed through the country hills by a procession of townspeople. OPENINGS is an apt title for this newest album by the Jitro Czech Girls Choir, not only because of its focus on spring and renewal, but also because it offers a portal through which listeners of all backgrounds may appreciate and enjoy the beauty of Czech culture. With technical precision and infectious exuberance, the girls of Jitro lovingly offer the songs and stories of their people to all who listen.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Klobouk novej (New Hat) 00:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Klobouk novej (New Hat)
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Zdenek Häckl, Michal Chrobák
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  2. 2 No. 2. Nade dvorem (Above the Yard) 01:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Nade dvorem (Above the Yard)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Zdenek Häckl, Michal Chrobák
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  3. 3 No. 3. Žaloba (Accusation) 02:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Žaloba (Accusation)
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Zdenek Häckl, Michal Chrobák
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  4. 4 No. 4. Malovane Drevo (Surface-colored Wood) 01:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Malovane Drevo (Surface-colored Wood)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Zdenek Häckl, Michal Chrobák
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  5. 5 No. 5. Poledne (Noon) 01:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Poledne (Noon)
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Zdenek Häckl, Michal Chrobák
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  6. 6 No. 1. Velikonoční (Easter Song) 01:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Velikonoční (Easter Song)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  7. 7 No. 2. Kováříček (The Blacksmith) 00:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Kováříček (The Blacksmith)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  8. 8 No. 3. Dětské hádanky (Children's Riddles) 02:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Dětské hádanky (Children's Riddles)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  9. 9 Ptačí hody (Festival of Birds), H. 379 01:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    Ptačí hody (Festival of Birds), H. 379
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Jiri Houdek
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  10. 10 No. 1. Koneèná smrt (The Final Death) 02:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Koneèná smrt (The Final Death)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Martina Jelínková, Jana Novotná
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  11. 11 No. 2. Zavírání lesa (Locking The Wood) 02:50
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Zavírání lesa (Locking The Wood)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Martina Jelínková, Jana Novotná
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  12. 12 No. 3. Hlásání pasaček I (Goatherds' Calls I) 02:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Hlásání pasaček I (Goatherds' Calls I)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Martina Jelínková, Jana Novotná
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  13. 13 No. 4. Moøena, Moøena (Winter Death) 02:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Moøena, Moøena (Winter Death)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Martina Jelínková, Jana Novotná
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  14. 14 No. 5. Hlásání pasaček II (Goatherds' Calls II) 02:25
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Hlásání pasaček II (Goatherds' Calls II)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Martina Jelínková, Jana Novotná
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  15. 15 No. 6. Vynášení smrti (Expelling Death) 02:17
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 6. Vynášení smrti (Expelling Death)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Martina Jelínková, Jana Novotná
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal
  16. 16 Otvirani studanek (The Opening of the Wells), H. 354 02:01
    Track
    16
    Title
    Otvirani studanek (The Opening of the Wells), H. 354
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Ludmila Horová, Markéta Kubínová, Ludek Vele, Alfred Strejček, Jindřich Pazdera, Josef Kekula, Jan Pěruška, Michal Chrobák
    Ensemble
    Jitro Czech Girls Choir
    Conductor
    Jiří Skopal