Janacek Day - 4 July 2004 |
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Playlist Full details of recordings played on Radio 3's Janacek Day. 9am - Opening Fanfares (first movement of Sinfonietta) Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra/ Frantisek Jilek Supraphon 11 1522-2 031 9.05am - Hukvaldy Hukvaldy Songs nos 2 and 4 for Chorus Prague Philharmonic Choir/Josef Veselka (cond) Supraphon LP 1 12 2442 (no longer commercially available) "Ragged Trousers" (no 6 of Rikadla - Nursery Rhymes) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Prague Philharmonic Choir / Josef Veselka (cond) Supraphon SU 3295-2 211 Glagolitic Mass : Intrada (excerpt) Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Chandos CHAN 9310 9.15am - Janacek and Moravia The Wild Duck (Kacena divoka) Netherlands Chamber Choir/Schonberg Ensemble/Reinhbert de Leeuw(cond) Philips 442 534-2 The Forester (no 27. of Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs) Eva Struplova (soprano)/ Stanislav Predota (tenor)/ Adam Skoumal (piano) Studio Matous MK0015-2 231 9.40am - The Cunning Little Vixen: Act 1 Vixen - Lucia Popp Fox - Eva Randova Forester - Dalibor Jedlicka Forester's Wife - Eva Zigmundova Schoolmaster - Vladimir Krejcik Priest - Richard Novak Harasta - Vaclav Zitek Innkeeper - Beno Blachut Innkeepers' wife - Ivana Mixova Dog - Libuse Marova Cock - Gertrude Hahn Frantik - Eva Hribikova Pepik - Zuzana Hudecova Frog - Peter Saray Cricket - Miriam Ondraskova Vienna Sate Opera Chorus Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond.) DECCA 417 129-2 10.15am - Brno Amarus (excerpt) Kvetoslava Nemeckova - soprano Leo Marian Vodicka - tenor Vaclac Zitek - baritone Chech Philharmonic Chorus/ Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Supraphon 33C37-7735 Mladi Prague Wind Quintet Supraphon 11 1354-2 Theme and Variations ("Zdenka" Variations) Rudolf Firkusny - piano Deutsche Grammophon 449 764-2 Sarka: Act 1 (excerpt) Ctirad - Peter Straka - tenor Premysl - Ivan Kusnjer - baritone Prague Philharmonic Choir/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Supraphon SU 3485-2 631 The Beginning of A Romance (excerpt) Poluska - Jaroslava Janska - soprano Brno Janacek Opera Orchestra/Frantisek Jilek (cond) Multisonic 31 0245-2 On an overgrown path - Set 1 nos 1,8,9 Rudolf Firkusny RCA RD60147 Jenufa - Act 2 (opening; then last 15 mins) Grandmother Buryjovka Marie Mrazova Laca Klemen - Wieslav Ochman Steva Buryja - Petr Dvorsky Kostelnicka - Eva Randova Jenufa - Elisabeth Soderstrom Mill Foreman - Vaclac Zitek Mayor - Dalibor Jedlicka Mayor's wife - Ivana Mixova Karolka - Lucia Popp Herdswoman - Vera Soukopova Barena - Jindra Pokorna Jano - Jana Jonasova Old Woman - Vera Soukopova Vienna State Opera Chorus Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor Decca 414 483-2 12.00 - Luhacovice Osud: Act 1 (excerpts) Zivny - Peter Straka Mila - Livia Aghova Mila's mother - Marta Benackova Dr Suda - Stefan Margita Lhotsky - Peter Mikulas Prague Chamber Choir/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Gerd Albrecht (cond) Orfeo C 384 951 A Osud: Act 1 (last 15 mins) Mila Valkova - Helen Field Zivny - Philip Langridge Mila's mother - Kathryn Harries Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera/ Sir Charles Mackerras (cond.) Chandos CHAN 3029 The Diary of One who Disappeared (nos 9-23) Vilem Pribyl - tenor Libuse Marova - mezzo soprano Milan Masa - piano Cesky Rozhlas CRB 0036-2 - first UK broadcast only available (and not in UK ) with book by Jan Mikeska "Tajemstvi P.S." String Quartet no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata" Talich Quartet Calliope CAL. 9699 1.25pm - Kat'a Kabanova: Act 2 Dikoj - Dalibor Jedlicka Boris - Petr Dvorsky Kabanicha - Nadeska Kniplova Tichon - Vladimir Krejcik Kat'a - Elisabeth Soderstrom Kudrjas - Zdenek Svehla Varvara - Libuse Marova Kugilin - Jaroslav Soucek Glasa - Jitka Pavolova Feklusa - Gertrude Jahn Vienna State Opera Chorus/Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond.) DECCA 421 852-2 2.25pm - Cunning Little Vixen: Act 2 Vixen - Lillian Watson Fox - Diana Montegue Forester - Tom Allen Forester's Wife - Gillian Knight Schoolmaster - Robert Tear Priest - Gwynne Howell Innkeeper - John Dobson Innkeepers' wife - Elizabeth Bainbridge Harasta - Nicholas Folwell Cricket - Stephen Wallder Caterpillar - Shelley Nash Frog - Piers Lawrence Dog - Karen Shelby Pepik - Fiona Dobie Frantik - Ann Lorimer Rooster - Mary King Chief Hen - Glenys Groves Woodpecker - Pat Purcell Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra/ Simon Rattle (cond) Chandos CHAN 3101(2) 3.00pm - Prague The Makropulos Case : Prelude (excerpt) Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Decca 430 372-2 The Excursions of Mr. Brouchek : Part 2 -Excursion to the 15 th Century- Act 1 (excerpt) Mr. Broucek - Vilem Pribyl The Author - Rene Tucek Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra/Frantisek Jilek (cond) Supraphon 11 2153-2 612 Jenufa : Act 3 (with the ending re-orchestrated by Kovarovic in 1916) Jenufa - Libuse Domaninska Kostelnicka - Nadesda Kniplova Laca - Vilem Pribyl Steva - Ivo Zidek Grandmother Buryja - Marie Mrazova The Miller - Jindrich Jindrak The Mayor - Zdenek Kroupa The Mayor's Wife - Slavka Prochazkova Barena - Bozena Effenberkova Jano - Helena Tattermuschova Chorus and Orchestra of the National Theatre, Prague/Bohumil Gregor (cond) 4.00pm - Hukvaldy Rikadla - Nursery Rhymes Nos 1-2 Severacek Childrens Choir Studio Matous MK 0016-2 231 Rikadla - (excerpts) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Prague Philharmonic Choir / Josef Veselka (cond) Supraphon SU 3295-2 211 The Makropulos Case : Act 3 Emilia Marty - Elisabeth Soderstrom Albert Gregor - Peter Dvorsky Vitek - Vladimir Krejcik Krista - Anna Czakova Jaroslav Prus - Vaclav Zitek Janek - Zdenek Svehla Kolenaty - Dalibor Jedlicka Strojnik - Jiri Joran Poklizecka - Ivana Mixova Hauk-Sendorf - Beno Blachut Komorna - Blanka Vitkova Vienna State Opera Chorus/Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Decca 430 372-2 String Quartet no 2 "Intimate Letters" Skampa Quartet Supraphon SU 3486-2 131 5.45pm - Janacek the Man Capriccio Rudolf Firkusny/Members of Bavarian SO/ Kubelik (cond) Deutsche Grammophon 449 764-2 6.30pm - Hukvaldy From the House of the Dead: Act 3 Luka - Jiri Zahradnicek Shishkov - Vaclav Zitek Goryanchikov - Dalibor Jedlicka Alyeya - Jaroslava Janska Vienna State Opera Chorus/Vienna Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Decca 430 375-2 Glagolitic Mass : Gospodi pomiluj (extract) Copenhagen Boys' Choir/Danish National Radio Choir Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Chandos CHAN 9310 I am waiting for you Rudolf Firkusny (piano) and Ales Barta (harmonium) Supraphon 11 1878-2 931 The Cunning Little Vixen: Act 3 Vixen - Magdalena Hajossyova Fox - Gabriela Benackova-Capova Forester - Richard Novak Forester's Wife - Helena Buldrova Schoolmaster - Miroslav Frydlewicz Priest - Karel Prusa Innkeeper - Karel Hanus Innkeepers' wife - Drahomira Tikalova Harasta - Jaroslav Soucek Cricket - Irena Pillichova Frog - Marie Koucka Dog - Ivana Mixova Pepik - Jarmila Svoboda-Zilkova Frantik - Jirina Markova Rooster - Libuse Domaninska Chech Philharmonic chorus and orchestra/Kuhn Children's Chorus/Vaclav Neumann (cond) Supraphon 10 3471-2 612 7.45pm - Performance on 3 Violin Concerto Roman Patocka (violin) Brno Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Czech Radio Recording - not commercially available Glagolitic Mass Helena Kaupova - soprano Peter Straka - tenor Richard Novak - bass Brno Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus / Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Czech Radio Recording 5 February 2004 - not commercially available To the Mrstik Brothers Rudolf Firkusny Supraphon SU 3349-2 931 Sinfonietta Berlin Philharmonic/Sir Charles Mackerras (cond) Radio recording January 2004 - not commercially available. |
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