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Martinu: Suites from Spalicek & Rhapsody-Concerto / Jarvi
Chandos

Martinu: Suites from Spalicek & Rhapsody-Concerto / Jarvi

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Details

Composer
MARTINU, BOHUSLAV
Artist
Zemtsov, Jarvi
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Feb 26, 2016
Catalog #
CHAN 10885
UPC
095115188521

About

Review:

The Estonian strings sing their hearts out…the woodwind solos are very lovely, too. Viola-player Mikhail Zemtsov impresses with the sheer beauty of tone.

– BBC Music Magazine

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This album with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and its artistic director, Neeme Järvi, features two mature works by Bohuslav Martinu, recorded in the splendid acoustic of the Estonia Concert Hall in Tallinn.

One of the most wide-ranging composers of music for the stage, Martinu was also enthusiastic about the theatrical possibilities of including new media in his operas. Špalícek in many ways belongs to this experimental tendency. Although it was published and billed at its first performance as a ballet, it might best be described as an opera-ballet, as alongside the many dances there are extensive roles for chorus as well as tenor, soprano, and bass soloists. Martinu described the work on his manuscript as deriving from folk games, customs, and fairytales.

The lyrical Rhapsody-Concerto was written in 1952, at a time when Martinu was fighting homesickness and depression, worsened by the political situation in his native Czechoslovakia. The work is a marked move toward a more romantic sound world. The soloist here is Mikhail Zemtsov, principal violist of the Residentie Orchestra The Hague since 2001 and a prize winner at the first International Viola Competition (Vienna) and the Elisa Meyer String Competition (Hamburg).

The exploration by Järvi and the ENSO of hidden gems from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries has proved highly successful, their recent recording of works by Suchon awarded the Choc de Classica

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 I. Predehra (Prelude) 01:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Predehra (Prelude)
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  2. 2 II. Tanec se zajicem (Dance with the Hare) 01:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Tanec se zajicem (Dance with the Hare)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  3. 3 III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Tanec stinu (Dance of the Shadows) 02:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Tanec stinu (Dance of the Shadows)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  4. 4 III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Tanec lva (Dance of the Lion) 01:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Tanec lva (Dance of the Lion)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  5. 5 III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Tanec krahujce (Dance of the Sparrow-hawk) 00:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Tanec krahujce (Dance of the Sparrow-hawk)
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  6. 6 III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Tanec male mysky (Dance of the Little Mouse) 01:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Tanec male mysky (Dance of the Little Mouse)
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  7. 7 III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Promena a tanec Kocoura v botach (Change of Scene and Dance of Puss in Boots) 01:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. V palaci cernokneznikove (In the Magician's Palace): Promena a tanec Kocoura v botach (Change of Scene and Dance of Puss in Boots)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  8. 8 IV. Popelcin ples na zamku (Cinderella's Ball at the Palace) 09:32
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Popelcin ples na zamku (Cinderella's Ball at the Palace)
    Duration
    09:32
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  9. 9 V. Svatebni Polka (The Wedding Polka) 02:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    V. Svatebni Polka (The Wedding Polka)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  10. 10 I. Tanec certu (Dance of the Devils) 02:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Tanec certu (Dance of the Devils)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  11. 11 II. Sevcova rozmarna zakaznice (The Shoemaker's Capricious Patron) 01:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Sevcova rozmarna zakaznice (The Shoemaker's Capricious Patron)
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  12. 12 III. Trh - Tanec cmelaka (The Market - Dance of the Bumble-bee) 03:01
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Trh - Tanec cmelaka (The Market - Dance of the Bumble-bee)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  13. 13 IV. Vysvobozeni princeznino (The Rescue of the Princess): Cerne mesto (The Black City) 01:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Vysvobozeni princeznino (The Rescue of the Princess): Cerne mesto (The Black City)
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  14. 14 IV. Vysvobozeni princeznino (The Rescue of the Princess): Nestastna princezna (The Unhappy Princess) 00:58
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Vysvobozeni princeznino (The Rescue of the Princess): Nestastna princezna (The Unhappy Princess)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  15. 15 IV. Vysvobozeni princeznino (The Rescue of the Princess): Zapas motyla s obrem (The Struggle between the Butterfly and the Giant) 02:17
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Vysvobozeni princeznino (The Rescue of the Princess): Zapas motyla s obrem (The Struggle between the Butterfly and the Giant)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  16. 16 V. Tanec dvornich dam a venkovskych devcat (Dance of the Ladies-in-waiting and the Country Maidens) 02:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    V. Tanec dvornich dam a venkovskych devcat (Dance of the Ladies-in-waiting and the Country Maidens)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  17. 17 VI. V zakletem zamku (At the Enchanted Castle) 03:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    VI. V zakletem zamku (At the Enchanted Castle)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  18. 18 VII. V kouzelne mosne (In the Magic Bag) 03:48
    Track
    18
    Title
    VII. V kouzelne mosne (In the Magic Bag)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  19. 19 I. Moderato 09:42
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    09:42
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Mikhail Zemtsov
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi
  20. 20 II. Molto adagio - Allegro 09:54
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Molto adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    09:54
    Composer
    Bohuslav Martinů
    Performer
    Mikhail Zemtsov
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Neeme Järvi