Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra: Forgotten Czech Piano Concertos { CD }
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Title: Forgotten Czech Piano Concertos
Artist: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Label: Supraphon
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 099925433727
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2024-02-23
Number of Discs: 1
It would very much seem that the 19th- and 20th-century Czech piano concerto repertoire begins and ends with Dvorák and Martinu. The present recording, however, serves to prove that this is far from being the case. It contains three piano concertos that have been - undeservedly - overlooked. VítezslavaKaprálováwrotethePiano Concerto in D minor, characterised by brilliant instrumentation and an engrossing solo part, at the age of 20 as her graduation work. The premiere, which she herself conducted, met withgreatcritical acclaim. In1937, the young composer moved to Paris to study with Bohuslav Martinu. Just a year later, Kaprálová was lauded at the International Society for Contemporary Music festival in London, which she opened conducting the BBC Orchestra performing her Military Sinfonietta. In 1940, when she was just 25, the gifted artist's life and career were sadly terminated by a serious illness. At that very age, Karel Kovarovic created his one and only piano concerto. A pupil of Zdenek Fibich, he would later on primarily gain recognition as a conductor and serve as director of Prague's National Theatre Opera (1900-1920). Kovarovic'sPiano Concerto in F minor affords the soloists great scope to display their virtuosity. Pavel Borkovec, a pupil of J. B. Foerster and Josef Suk, wrote his Piano Concerto No. 2 after World War II. At the time a mature artist, as a teacher he cultivated a new generation of major Czech composers (Petr Eben, Jan Novák, Vladimír Sommer, etc.). The main protagonist of the present album, the pianist Marek Kozák, who has garnered accolades at a number of competitions (Zurich, Bolzano, Bremen, Prague, and elsewhere), has a penchant for exploring little-known and forgotten landscapes, as attested to by this revelatory recording.
Tracks:
1.1 Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 6~I. Allegro affettuoso
1.2 Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 6~II. Larghetto
1.3 Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 6~III. Vivace. Scherzando
1.4 Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 7~I. Allegro entusiastico
1.5 Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 7~II. Largo
1.6 Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 7~III. Allegro
1.7 Piano Concerto No. 2~I. Agitato
1.8 Piano Concerto No. 2~II. Poco lento
1.9 Piano Concerto No. 2~III. Vivace
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Artist: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Label: Supraphon
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 099925433727
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2024-02-23
Number of Discs: 1
It would very much seem that the 19th- and 20th-century Czech piano concerto repertoire begins and ends with Dvorák and Martinu. The present recording, however, serves to prove that this is far from being the case. It contains three piano concertos that have been - undeservedly - overlooked. VítezslavaKaprálováwrotethePiano Concerto in D minor, characterised by brilliant instrumentation and an engrossing solo part, at the age of 20 as her graduation work. The premiere, which she herself conducted, met withgreatcritical acclaim. In1937, the young composer moved to Paris to study with Bohuslav Martinu. Just a year later, Kaprálová was lauded at the International Society for Contemporary Music festival in London, which she opened conducting the BBC Orchestra performing her Military Sinfonietta. In 1940, when she was just 25, the gifted artist's life and career were sadly terminated by a serious illness. At that very age, Karel Kovarovic created his one and only piano concerto. A pupil of Zdenek Fibich, he would later on primarily gain recognition as a conductor and serve as director of Prague's National Theatre Opera (1900-1920). Kovarovic'sPiano Concerto in F minor affords the soloists great scope to display their virtuosity. Pavel Borkovec, a pupil of J. B. Foerster and Josef Suk, wrote his Piano Concerto No. 2 after World War II. At the time a mature artist, as a teacher he cultivated a new generation of major Czech composers (Petr Eben, Jan Novák, Vladimír Sommer, etc.). The main protagonist of the present album, the pianist Marek Kozák, who has garnered accolades at a number of competitions (Zurich, Bolzano, Bremen, Prague, and elsewhere), has a penchant for exploring little-known and forgotten landscapes, as attested to by this revelatory recording.
Tracks:
1.1 Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 6~I. Allegro affettuoso
1.2 Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 6~II. Larghetto
1.3 Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 6~III. Vivace. Scherzando
1.4 Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 7~I. Allegro entusiastico
1.5 Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 7~II. Largo
1.6 Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 7~III. Allegro
1.7 Piano Concerto No. 2~I. Agitato
1.8 Piano Concerto No. 2~II. Poco lento
1.9 Piano Concerto No. 2~III. Vivace
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