Bohuslav Martinů: The Symphonist Charles Munch, Karel Sejna, Karel Ancerl, Rafael Kubelik

• Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959): Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani, H. 271:
• 1 Martinů: Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani, H. 271: I. Poco allegro 06:29
• 2 Martinů: Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani, H. 271: II. Largo 08:43
• 3 Martinů: Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani, H. 271: III. Allegro 07:08
• Tre Ricercari, H. 267:
• 4 Martinů: Tre Ricercari, H. 267: Allegro poco 04:28
• 5 Martinů: Tre Ricercari, H. 267: Largo 06:14
• 6 Martinů: Tre Ricercari, H. 267: Allegro 04:28
• Les Fresques de Piero Della Francesca, H. 352:
• 7 Martinů: Les Fresques de Piero Della Francesca, H. 352: I. Andante poco moderato 07:44
• 8 Martinů: Les Fresques de Piero Della Francesca, H. 352: II. Adagio 05:34
• 9 Martinů: Les Fresques de Piero Della Francesca, H. 352: III. Poco allegro 04:59
• Symphony No. 6, H. 343 "Fantaisies Symphoniques":
• 10 Martinů: Symphony No. 6, H. 343 "Fantaisies Symphoniques": I. Lento - Andante moderato - Allegro - Lento 08:12
• 11 Martinů: Symphony No. 6, H. 343 "Fantaisies Symphoniques": II. Poco allegro 07:04
• 12 Martinů: Symphony No. 6, H. 343 "Fantaisies Symphoniques": III. Lento 10:12
• Symphony No. 4, H. 305:
• 13 Martinů: Symphony No. 4, H. 305: I. Poco moderato 06:37
• 14 Martinů: Symphony No. 4, H. 305: II. Scherzo - Allegro vivo - Trio - Moderato 08:25
• 15 Martinů: Symphony No. 4, H. 305: III. Largo 09:49
• 16 Martinů: Symphony No. 4, H. 305: IV. Poco allegro 07:05
• Toccata e Due Canzoni, H. 311:
• 17 Martinů: Toccata e Due Canzoni, H. 311: Toccata - Allegro moderato 07:46
• 18 Martinů: Toccata e Due Canzoni, H. 311: Canzone I - Andante moderato 07:35
• 19 Martinů: Toccata e Due Canzoni, H. 311: Canzone II - Allegro (poco) - Adagio 11:02
• The Parables, H. 367:
• 20 Martinů: The Parables, H. 367: I. Andante pastorale 05:48
• 21 Martinů: The Parables, H. 367: II. Poco moderato 06:35
• 22 Martinů: The Parables, H. 367: III. Poco allegro - Moderato - Poco allegro 07:36
• Total Runtime 02:39:33

Info for Bohuslav Martinů: The Symphonist

Bohuslav Martinů, son of a bell ringer in the small town of Polička in Bohemia, was doubtless inspired by the view from his church tower! In 1923 he went to Paris for a few weeks which turned into seventeen years, then fled to the United States at the outbreak of war. Roussel had turned him into a master of counterpoint, inventor of the neo-baroque concerto grosso, where innocent chamber music is transformed into a devastatingly powerful hue and cry, which only a handful of musicians have managed to render - namely Charles Munch, Karel Ančerl, Rafael Kubelík and Jiří Bélohlávek, who introduced the dense, highly inventive repertoire to a wider audience. After the throbbing polytonal violence of 1937, Martinů shifted towards a more luminous lyricism along the lines of the Fantaisies Symphoniques he dedicated to Munch. This is a tribute to his early conductors.

Charles Munch, conductor
Karel Šejna, conductor
Karel Ančerl, conductor
Rafael Kubelík, conductor

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