Vaclav Talich Edition Vol.17 (2 CDs)

With works by: Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) , Vilem Blodek (1834-1874) , Karel Kovarovic (1862-1920) , Leos Janacek (1854-1928) , Josef Suk (1874-1935) , Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Contributors: Ludmilla Dvorakova, Mstislav Rostropovich, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Talich

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Smetana: Vysehrad; Vltava; Sarka; Our Lasses; Libuse; The 2 Widows (Anezka's Rezitativ & Arie aus Akt II); Prague Carnival (Introduktion & Polonaise)
+Blodek: In the Well
+Kovarovic: Miners Polka
+Janacek: Suite aus "The Cunning Little Vixen"
+Suk: Pohadka (The Swans & Peacocks Game)
+Dvorak: Die Mittagshexe op. 108
+Vaclav Talich spricht

Artists:: Ludmilla Dvorakova, Mstislav Rostropovich, RSO Prag, Czech PO, Vaclav Talich
Label:: Supraphon
Year of recording ca.:: 1929-1956
Item number:: 6096221
UPC/EAN:: 0099925383725
Release date:: 24.8.2007

Product Information:

The final title in the Talich Special Edition series is a sort of chronological cross-section of Talich's recordings. It opens with the symphonic poem Sarka, recorded in 1929 when Talich first caught the recording bug, accepting an offer from His Master's Voice to record Smetana's complete My Country with the Czech Philharmonic. The recording presents Talich at the peak of his powers, standing at the head of his polished and devoted Czech Philharmonic and lauded as one of the greatest directors on the European continent. Talich and the Czech Philharmonic also recorded a remarkable series of Czech compositions (including the Slavonic Dances, Prague Carnival, and Suk's Serenade for String Orchestra) during the 1930's in London. The recording of the overture to Smetana's Libuse, an opera whose performance had long been forbidden by the Nazis, dates from 1940-41. Rare recordings from rehearsals give us a unique glimpse into Talich's creative process.

Disk 1 von 2 (CD)

Mein Vaterland (Ma Vlast) (6 Sinfonische Dichtungen) (Auszug)

1 Vysehrad
2 Vltava
3 Sárka

4 Vilem Blodek: Inte the well (Ouvertüre)
5 Karel Kovarovic: Miners' polka
6 Bedrich Smetana: Our lasses
7 Bedrich Smetana: Libuse (Ouvertüre)

Zwei Witwen (Dve vdovy, Oper in 2 Akten) (Auszug)

8 Anezkas Rezitativ und Arie (2. Akt)

Prager Karneval (Sinfonische Dichtung) (Auszug)

9 Introduktion und Polonaise

Disk 2 von 2 (CD)

The cunning little Vixen (Oper): Suite

1 1. Andante
2 2. Allegro

Pohádka (Ein Märchen) op. 16 (Suite) (Auszug)

3 The swan's and peacock's game (A la polka)

4 Antonin Dvorak: Die Mittagshexe op. 108 (Sinfonische Dichtung)
5 Antonin Dvorak: Sinfonie Nr. 9 e-moll op. 95 "Aus der Neuen Welt" (Probenmitschnitt)
6 Vaclav Talic: Speech after being wished well on his name day (1954)
7 Antonin Dvorak: Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester h-moll op. 104 (Probenmitschnitt)
8 Vaclav Talic: Talich reminisces