Zajc: Nikola Šubic Zrinjski / Matvejeff, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

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August 14, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ZAJC, IVAN
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Matvejeff
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 14, 2020
    • UPC
      761203533527
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555335-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Ouverture

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    2. Act I Sequence I Scene 1: Poručio se po me, o silni padišah (Levi, Suleiman)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Dario Bercich, Luka Ortar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    3. Act I Sequence I Scene 1: Idi brzo, neka dođe k meni vezir moj, nek' brzo dođe! (Suleiman)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Luka Ortar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    4. Act I Sequence I Scene 2: Čudno li krvca mi lije, rata mi srce žudi (Suleiman)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Luka Ortar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    5. Act I Sequence I Scene 3: Smjerno čekam tvoje zapovijedi, možni care! (Mehmed, Suleiman)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Giorgio Surian Jr., Luka Ortar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    6. Act I Sequence I Scene 3: Idi namah, reci im - Scene 4: Nek' Alah prati vijek tvoj svaki hod! (Suleiman, Captains, Chorus, Mehmed, Levi)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Luka Ortar, Giorgio Surian Jr., Dario Bercich

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    7. Act I Sequence II Scene 1: Ah, kamo, dragi? (Jelena, Juranić)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Anamarija Knego, Aljaž Farasin

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    8. Act I Sequence II Scene 1: On ode! Bože, čemu požurit mu se valja? (Jelena)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Anamarija Knego

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    9. Act I Sequence II Scene 2: Šta je, drago dijete? (Eva, Jelena)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Kristina Kolar, Anamarija Knego

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    10. Act I Sequence II Scene 3: O ženo draga, milo dijete, po cijelom gradu tražim vas! (Zrinjski, Eva, Jelena)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar, Kristina Kolar, Anamarija Knego

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    11. Act I Sequence II Scene 4: Bane, novu nosim vijest! (Alapić, Zrinjski, Jelena, Eva)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Marijan Padavić, Robert Kolar, Anamarija Knego, Kristina Kolar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    12. Act I Sequence II Scene 5: Govori, šta je? (Zrinjski, Juranić, Paprutović, Officers, Jelena)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar, Aljaž Farasin, Martin Marić, Anamarija Knego

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    13. Act I Sequence II Scene 5: Nisam ja bogata roda, ne prati tašta me čast (Juranić, Zrinjski, Jelena, Chorus)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Aljaž Farasin, Robert Kolar, Anamarija Knego

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    14. Act I Sequence III Scene 1: Alapić i Juranić, naša dika, naša čast, naše milje, naša čast! (Chorus)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    15. Act I Sequence III Scene 2: Živio nam svijetli ban! (Chorus, Zrinjski, Alapić, Juranić, Eva, Jelena)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar, Marijan Padavić, Aljaž Farasin, Kristina Kolar, Anamarija Knego

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    16. Act I Sequence III Scene 3: Junaci, braćo! (Zrinjski, Chorus)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    17. Act II Sequence IV Scene 2: Još Siget stoji, al' Siget moj još nije (Suleiman, Mehmed, Timoleon)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Luka Ortar, Giorgio Surian Jr.

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    18. Act II Sequence V Scene 1: Jur puče zid na novom gradu od ognja turskog! (Zrinjski, Juranić, Alapić, Chorus)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar, Aljaž Farasin, Marijan Padavić

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    19. Act II Sequence V Scene 2: Turski vođa prosi na samu zborit sa Zrinjskim (Zrinjski)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    20. Act II Sequence V Scene 3: Gle, kako divno sjaji grad u Božjeg sunca traku (Zrinjski)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    21. Act II Sequence V Scene 4: Turski vođa! (Officer, Zrinjski, Mehmed)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar, Giorgio Surian Jr.

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    22. Act II Sequence V Scene 4: Paprutoviću, pali grad! - Scene 5: Što želiš, mili mužu? (Zrinjski, Mehmed, Eva, Alapić, Officers, Jelena, Paprutović)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar, Giorgio Surian Jr., Kristina Kolar, Marijan Padavić, Anamarija Knego, Martin Marić

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    23. Act III Sequence VI Scene 1: Kako je caru? (Mehmed, Levi, Suleiman)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Giorgio Surian Jr., Dario Bercich, Luka Ortar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    24. Act III Sequence VI Scene 2: Utruđen bojem sjedim, još svijet mi drhće sav! (Suleiman, Levi)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Luka Ortar, Dario Bercich

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    25. Act III Sequence VI Scene 3: Po želji tvojoj pade Hamza-beg! - Scene 4: Suzbijen si, o care (Mehmed, Chorus, Suleiman, Ali Portuk, Levi)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Giorgio Surian Jr., Luka Ortar, Dario Bercich

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    26. Act III Sequence VI Scene 4: Sad je vlast u mojih ruku, sad će za me Zrinjski čut (Mehmed)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Giorgio Surian Jr.

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    27. Act III Sequence VII Scene 1: Ovamo, kćeri moja, zaklonimo se ovdje! (Eva, Jelena)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Kristina Kolar, Anamarija Knego

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    28. Act III Sequence VII Scene 2: O Bože, gdje sam? (Jelena)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Anamarija Knego

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    29. Act III Sequence VII Scene 3: Ljubio je goluban golubicu bijelu (Fairies)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    30. Act III Sequence VII Scene 4: U nje usta medena - Scene 5: O, nije san, Kad tebe grlim! (Jelena, Juranić)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Anamarija Knego, Aljaž Farasin

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    31. Act III Sequence VIII Scene 1: Evo! Pod vedrim nebom zadnju riječ ti zborim (Zrinjski, Eva)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar, Kristina Kolar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    32. Act III Sequence VIII Scene 2: Gle milog sina, ženo! (Zrinjski, Juranić, Eva)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar, Aljaž Farasin, Kristina Kolar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    33. Act III Sequence VIII Scene 3: Sad napred braćo, već zove bijesno Ture! (Zrinjski, Juranić, Alapić, Paprutović, Eva, Officers, Soldiers)

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Choir, Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Robert Kolar, Aljaž Farasin, Marijan Padavić, Martin Marić, Kristina Kolar

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff

    34. Act III Sequence VIII Scene 4: Katastrofa

      Composer: Ivan Zajc

      Ensemble: Rijeka Opera Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Ville Matvejeff


Nikola Šubic Zrinski ranks ahead of Jakov Gotovac’s Ero the Joker as the most prestigious and historically most important Croatian opera of all time. Its composer, Ivan Zajc, even gave his name to the Rijeka Opera. cpo is now presenting the first complete recording of this opera for distribution not only in Croatia but also beyond this country’s borders. Following the performance, on which our recording is based, the singers and the presentation as a whole received rave reviews from the press and the critical guild, with Robert Kolar reaping special praise as the best Zrinski ever! The fact that musicologists refer to the relevant phase in Croatian music history as “the Zajc period” reflects the central importance of Ivan Edler von Zajc in Zagreb’s music world and the significant role played by him in Croatian art music in general. The Croatian writer Hugo Badalic drew on Zriny, a tragedy by the German dramatist Theodor Körner, in his libretto for the opera Nikola Šubic Zrinski. The story behind it is based on the historic Battle of Szigeth of 1566. The composer conducted the premiere of this work regarded as the Croatian national opera at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb on 4 November 1876. It consists of three acts, is subtitled “A Musical Tragedy,” and in its genre and form is a classical opera with musical numbers like those encountered in Gioacchino Rossini’s opere serie, which became established in Italy during the first half of the nineteenth century. Two factors have contributed to the reception of Nikola Šubic Zrinski as a historical, heroic, and national opera: the subject matter of the libretto and its rich supply of choral numbers – of its total of thirty-two numbers, a third are assigned to the chorus.