Vycpálek: Czech Requiem; Mácha: Variations for Orchestra on the Theme and Death of Jan Rychlík (Ancerl Gold Edt. 21) - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl (2 CDs)
Vycpálek: Czech Requiem; Mácha: Variations for Orchestra on the Theme and Death of Jan Rychlík (Ancerl Gold Edt. 21) - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl (2 CDs)
FORMAT (CD, LP, DVD?)
FORMAT (CD, LP, DVD?)
The fourth half-dozen volumes of the Ančerl Gold series are characterized, apart from the representativeness that accompanies the series as a whole, a fine balance of style and programming. Namely, this batch includes three titles featuring Czech music, alongside another three albums of works from the international repertoire; plus, this instalment brings a tasteful blend of purely symphonic music, concert works, and sacred vocal production. Romantic souls will rejoice at the presentation here of a Dvořák title compiled, in one of Ančerl's artistically most eloquent creations, from a dazzling parade of compositions, including the popular Carnival overture with a palette of moods that pivots alternatively around Bacchus and Pan; and the Sixth Symphony, featuring one of Dvořák's most suggestive furiant dance numbers. A legendary comeback is being marked here by the reissue of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in B flat minor with Svyatoslav Richter, seconded in no less grand style by the concert violin display of Bartók specialist André Gertler. A veritable musical feast is celebrated in Ančerl's reading of Shostakovich's "Leningrad" Symphony. The high emotionality and tragic drama of Shostakovich can hardly be more credible anywhere else than it is here, delivered by a conductor whose bitter wartime experience stayed with him throughout the rest of his life. While the originality of the compositional idioms of Janáček and Martinů is clearly discernible after the first few bars of their music, the artistic legacy of Ladislav Vycpálek ranks alongside the most profound manifestations of philosophical spirit in Czech music, and is certain to come as a pleasant surprise for the discriminating music-lover in particular.
CD 1
Ladislav Vycpálek
Czech Requiem (Death and Redemption) on Religious Texts for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 24
1. Vanity of Vanities (From the Poetry of the Ancient Testament) 23:18
2. The Day of Wrath (A Medieval Sequence) 21:31
3. Light in the Darkness (A Psalm Intermezzo) 19:30
CD 2
Ladislav Vycpálek
Czech Requiem (Death and Redemption) on Religious Texts for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 24
1. He Came to Save...(Texts from the New Testament and the Song Jesus Christ, Thou Generous Knight) 31:49
Otmar Mácha
2. Variations on a Theme and on the Death of Jan Rychlík for Orchestra 12:59
GREAT SAVINGS - LSO LIVE AND KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR
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