Monologue (20th Century works for solo viola by Bořkovec, Klusák, Vycpálek & Smolka) - Jitka Hosprová
Monologue (20th Century works for solo viola by Bořkovec, Klusák, Vycpálek & Smolka) - Jitka Hosprová
FORMAT (CD, LP, DVD?)
FORMAT (CD, LP, DVD?)
Jitka Hosprová - Monologue / Czech 20th-century works for solo viola
Pavel Bořkovec - Sonata, Op. 12; Jan Klusák - Monologue "Ubi vult" , Partita; Ladislav Vycpálek - Suite, Op. 29 ; Jaroslav Smolka - Mlha sklíčenosti (The Mist of Depression)
Jitka Hosprová - viola
In the past, the viola was often considered the poor relation to the violin or cello, for which composers wrote solo pieces, notably Bach with his solo partitas. Only the 20th century, to a certain extent, redeemed the debt to this splendid instrument. This CD featuring Jitka Hosprová presents the best compositions written for solo viola in the 20th century in the homeland of Dvořák, Smetana and Janáček. We would be hard-pressed indeed to find another violist whose repertoire is so dominated by 20th- and 21st-century works. Jitka Hosprová has included on this collectiontwo compositionally significant Czech works (the dialogical Suite by Ladislav Vycpálek, who studied composition with Vítězslav Novák, and the Sonata by Josef Suk's pupil Pavel Bořkovec) alongsidepieces by two representatives of the currently older generation of composers (Jan Klusák, Jaroslav Smolka). Jitka Hosprová's viola reflects all the colours of human emotions; it is by turns sad, mysterious and vehemently passionate, velvety and raw. Owing to this buoyancy, the CD far surpasses the dimensions of a mere music anthology; the compositions sound like personal statements -and it is easy to fall in love with the exquisite timbre of Jitka Hosprová's viola.
Reviews
“Jitka Hosprova has put together an interesting programme of Czech music and gives convincing accounts of all five works, distinguished by fine, robust tone and emotional commitment. She has got under the skin of each piece, finding a connection between its style and her own passionate manner of performance.“
Gramophone, August 2011
Pavel Bořkovec
Sonata for viola solo
1. Moderato 03:56
2. Adagio 04:23
3. Allegro vivace 03:45
Jan Klusák
4. Monologue "Ubi vult" for viola solo 21:20
Ladislav Vycpálek
Suite for viola solo, Op. 21
5. Moderato assai 03:53
6. Con moto 02:34
7. Lento 04:13
8. Allegro ma non tanto, poco rubato 05:33
Jaroslav Smolka
9. The Mist of Depression 07:19
Jan Klusák
Partita for viola solo
10. Con moto 01:11
11. Largo 02:07
12. Vivace 01:04
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