CD 1
1. Bohuslav Martinů - Spalicek. Ballet with singing in 3 acts, H. 214 01:36:51
1. Opening. I am telling you a Story 00:03:33
2. 1st act: Scene 1 - Play at the Doll 00:02:06
3. 1st Act: Scene 2 - Play at the Prisoner´s Base 00:00:55
4. 1st Act: Scene 3 - Play at the Little Wolf 00:01:22
5. 1st Act: Scene 4 - Play at the Little Cock and Hen 00:03:28
6. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 5 - In front of the Hut 00:01:33
7. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 6 - Dance with the Hare 00:01:32
8. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 7 - Griling the Hare 00:00:41
9. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 8 - Arrival of the King and his Suite 00:02:44
10. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 9 - At the Magician´s Castle 00:02:26
11. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 9 - Change of scene. Dance of the Lion 00:01:17
12. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 9 - Dance of the Sparrow-hawk 00:00:36
13. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 9 - Dance of the Little Mouse 00:01:26
14. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 10 - Finale. A Magnificent Palace 00:00:25
15. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 10 - Dance of the Tom-cat 00:00:44
16. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 10 - Arrival of the King and his Suite 00:00:32
17. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 10 - Dance of the prima Donna 00:00:25
18. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 10 - Dance of the Mouse and Tom-cat 00:00:16
19. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 10 - Juggler´s Performance 00:00:57
20. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 10 - Dance of the Acrobats 00:00:37
21. 1st Act: Fairy-tale of Puss in Boots: Scene 10 - Finale of the chorus 00:00:45
22. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 1 - A Country Market-place and the Cobbler´s Workshop 00:02:05
23. 2st Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 2 - The Cobbler Prepares for his Journey Abroad 00:00:38
24. 2st Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 2 - The Market and Dance of the Horse 00:01:11
25. 2st Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 2 - Dance of the Butterfly 00:00:44
26. 2st Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 2 - Dance of the Bumble-bee 00:01:55
27. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death - Change of scene 00:01:12
28. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 3 - Black Town 00:01:51
29. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 3 - Arrival of the Princess 00:01:03
30. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 3 - Arrival of the Giant 00:00:28
31. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 3 - Fight of the Butterly with the Giant 00:02:08
32. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 3 - Departure of the Cobbler 00:00:34
33. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 3 - The Miraculous Bag 00:03:53
34. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Change of Scene. Wanderings of the Cobbler 00:01:11
35. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 5 - At the Enchanted Castle 00:00:53
36. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 5 - Dance of Death 00:01:26
37. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 5 - Wanderings of the Cobbler 00:02:14
38. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 6 - At the Gate of Hell 00:02:41
39. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 7 - At the Gate of Heaven 00:03:15
40. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 7 - Dance of Death 00:01:38
41. 2nd Act: Fairy-tale of the Cobbler and Death: Scene 7 - Death Escorts the Cobbler to Heaven 00:01:21
42. 3rd act, opening 00:02:22
43. Act 3, Scene 1: Legend of St. Dorothea 00:08:42
44. Act 3, Scene 2: Carrying out Death 00:03:40
45. Act 3, Scene 2: Play at the Queen 00:03:06
CD 2
1. Bohuslav Martinů - Spalicek. Ballet with singing in 3 acts, H. 214 01:36:51
1. Act 3: Fairy-tale of Cinderella. Change of scene. Cinderella at Home 00:01:19
2. Act 3, Scene 3: Ball at the Castle 00:06:09
3. Act 3, Scene 4: Village Green 00:00:53
4. Act 3, Scene 4: Play at the Golden Gate 00:01:04
5. Act 3, Scene 4: Dance of the Ladies 00:01:31
6. Act 3, Scene 4: Dance of the Country Girls 00:01:10
7. Act 3, Scene 4: Valse 00:00:50
8. Act 3, Scene 4: Wedding 00:02:38
9. Act 3, Scene 4: Polka 00:02:36
2. Bohuslav Martinů - Svatební košile / The Spectre´s Bride. Ballad after K. J. Erben´s Poem for soprano, tenor, bass, and mixed chorus with orchestra, H. 214 I 00:27:10
3. Bohuslav Martinů - Romance z pampelišek / The Romance of the Dandelions. Cantata for Mixed Chorus a cappella and Soprano Solo, H. 364 00:13:05
4. Bohuslav Martinů - Petrklíč / The Primrose. Five duets on text of Moravian folk songs for sopranos, contraltos, violin and piano H. 348 00:06:35
1. A New Hat /Poco allegro/ 00:00:50
2. Behind our Farmyard /Allegro/ 00:01:06
3. Complaint /Poco andante/ 00:02:12
4. Painted Wood /Poco allegro/ 00:01:26
5. Midday /Allegro/ 00:00:54
Soloists, Kantiléna Children's Chorus, Kühn Mixed Chorus, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra / František Jílek, Prague Symphony Orchestra / Jiří Bělohlávek
The common thread joining all these pieces is Martinů's homesickness, his love for his homeland and its folk traditions. The first version of Špalíček ("a ballet of national games, customs and fairy tales") written in 1931-32 was closed with the "ballet cantata" The Spectre's Bride, based on the poem by Karel Jaromír Erben, the renowned Czech folk song collector. The ballad was later omitted due to the total length of the performance, returning to its original context first on this CD again. In the autumn of his life (1957) Martinů wrote the cantata Romance of the Dandelions based on the beautiful folk-style text of Miloslav Bureš, the story of a young maiden who waits for seven long years for her beloved to return from the war. The Primrose, a set of vocal duets with piano and violin accompaniment, was written in 1954 on the texts of Moravian folk songs. Performance of these gems of the Martinů literature was undertaken by the experienced, accomplished conductors Jiří Bělohlávek and František Jílek.
(Supraphon 2007)
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