Viktor Kalabis - Composer & Conductor PURGATORY
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Viktor Kalabis - Composer & Conductor PURGATORY

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Composer
Viktor Kalabis
Artist
Miroslav Petras
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Supraphon
Released
Apr 12, 2024
Catalog #
SU4337-2
UPC
099925433420

About

The centenary of the birth of Viktor Kalabis (1923–2006), a major 20th-century Czech composer, is worthy of attention. The previous Supraphon album, Symphonies & Concertos (SU 4109-2), mapping his mature and late works, met with critical acclaim (Gramophone Choice / Reissue of the Month, Choc de Classica). Much of Kalabis’s early output, however, is yet to be discovered. The present recording, containing three pieces dating from between 1948 and 1951, attests to the young composer’s remarkable maturity. In the Concerto for Chamber Orchestra, Op. 3 (1948), Kalabis paid tribute to Igor Stravinsky, a great idol of his, with the concerto grosso form and instrumentation referring to Dumbarton Oaks. The impressive brief overture Youth, Op. 7 (1950), demonstrates the composer’s brilliant mastery of large symphony orchestra. The surprising dark colours in the work may reflect the difficult period of the Communist dictatorship’s ascent. The neo-folk Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 8 (1951), reveals Kalabis’s Dvorák, Bartók, Hindemith and late symphonic Martinu inspirations. Youthful dynamic energy and intimations of future weighty profundity characterise Kalabis’s early music. Three decades later, the composer recorded his early pieces, conducting the Janácek Philharmonic Ostrava. The present album thus affords the opportunity to listen to their authentic performance.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 Youth, Op. 7: Overture 13:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    Youth, Op. 7: Overture
    Duration
    13:38
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Kalabis
  2. 2 I. Allegro 05:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Ensemble
    Janacek Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Kalabis
  3. 3 II. Andante 06:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:24
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Ensemble
    Janacek Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Kalabis
  4. 4 III. Allegro II 03:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegro II
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Ensemble
    Janacek Chamber Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Kalabis
  5. 5 I. Allegro moderato 14:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    14:05
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Miroslav Petráš
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Kalabis
  6. 6 II. Largo 11:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    11:27
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Miroslav Petráš
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Kalabis
  7. 7 III. Allegro 12:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    12:00
    Composer
    Viktor Kalabis
    Performer
    Miroslav Petráš
    Ensemble
    Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Viktor Kalabis