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Dvorak, Smetana, Suk & Ostrcil: Music for Prague
Supraphon

Dvorak, Smetana, Suk & Ostrcil: Music for Prague

Dramatic Triumphant Romantic
$30.99

Details

Composer
Antonin Dvorak, Otakar Ostrcil, Bedrich Smetana, Josef Suk
Artist
Prague Symphiony Orchestra
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
May 10, 2024
Catalog #
SU4342-2
UPC
099925434229

About

The story of the Prague Symphony Orchestra is closely related to the history of the Czech capital, which leaves an impression on their repertoire. After their successful recording of Karel Husa’s Music for Prague 1968 (Supraphon, 2021), the orchestra and its chief conductor are coming up with another album dedicated to Prague. This time, the program is focused on the late 19th century, i.e. the period when the Czech nation fought for its language, culture, and identity within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The backbone of the record is Suk’s monumental symphonic poem Praga, based on the Hussite chorale, “Ktož jsú Boží bojovníci” (Ye Who Are Warriors of God); Vyšehrad from Smetana’s famous cycle Má vlast (My Country); and a rarity: Pohádka o Šemíku (A Tale of Šemík), which is a largely unknown symphonic poem based on an ancient Czech legend connected with Vyšehrad, by Otakar Ostrcil, composed when he was nineteen. And of course, there is Antonín Dvorák. In hardly any work of his is Dvorák as explicitly patriotic as in his overture My Home (which is not very well known either). It is based on the theme of the popular song “Kde domov muj,” which later became the Czech national anthem. Another rarity of this album is Dvorák’s fanfare for the opening of the National Jubilee Exhibition in Prague. After their acclaimed recording of the composer’s Slavonic Dances, the Prague Symphony Orchestra confirm that the Czech repertoire of late Romanticism is their native and most natural language. The romantic and legendary city of Prague on a record of the Prague Symphony Orchestra.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 Fanfares 02:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    Fanfares
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  2. 2 Domov můj (My Homeland), Op. 62, B. 125a 09:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    Domov můj (My Homeland), Op. 62, B. 125a
    Duration
    09:36
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  3. 3 Tone Poem, Op. 3: A Tale of Šemík 18:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Tone Poem, Op. 3: A Tale of Šemík
    Duration
    18:51
    Composer
    Otakar Ostrčil
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  4. 4 The Prague Carnival (Pražský karneval) 05:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    The Prague Carnival (Pražský karneval)
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Bedřich Smetana
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  5. 5 Vyšehrad 14:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    Vyšehrad
    Duration
    14:35
    Composer
    Bedřich Smetana
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner
  6. 6 Praga (Prague), Op. 26 23:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    Praga (Prague), Op. 26
    Duration
    23:28
    Composer
    Josef Suk II
    Ensemble
    Prague Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Tomas Brauner