Pentatone Classics
Magdalena Kozena - Czech Songs - Import CD Digipack
Magdalena Kozena - Czech Songs - Import CD Digipack
CD
Classical Music
Opera
June 15, 2024
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Catalog No.: PTC5187077
JAN/ISBN: 8717306260770
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Magdalena Kozena
Description:
Kožená, the fifth release on the PENTATONE label, records Czech songs with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra led by the lordly Sir Simon Rattle! Magdalena Kožená, one of the world's finest singers, the fifth release on the PENTATONE label is a collection of Czech songs with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra led by the lordly Sir Simon Rattle! Czech works have an idyllic and mild image of nature scenes and the daily life of peasants, but this album features Martinů's "Nipponari," translated into Czech from a German translation of a Japanese poem, Martinů's "One Page Songbook," written in the United States after fleeing the Nazi threat, and a collection of songs written by a contemporary of Martinů's, who The collection includes works by Hans Krasa (1899-1944) and Gideon Klein (1919-1944), who lived at the same time as Martineau but died in concentration camps. This is an album with a strong message that Kožená, who loves his native Czechoslovakia, wants to appeal to the world now, in this day and age. Martinů's "Nipponari" is a collection of songs inspired by ancient Japanese poetry such as Nukata-no-Ou and Ono-Komachi.Krasa's Four Romances for Voice and Orchestra (in German) is typical avant-garde music of the early 1920s, a brilliant song adaptation of a poem by the nonsense poet Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914). And Klein's Lullaby is a beautiful song in the French musical style based on a Jewish folk song. The most famous Czech song is Dvorak. Many of his songs are well known with piano accompaniment, and Kožená has sung them many times, but this orchestral accompaniment shows Kožená's current fullness, with all the colors of his music beautifully expressed.Expect a substantial album filled with love for his native country! All of Kozenar's titles on the PENTATONE label have been highly acclaimed: "Garden of Sighs" (KKC-6107/ PTC-5186725), in which he sings baroque repertoire; "Soiree" (PTC-5186671), with Rattle on piano accompaniment, Nostalgia" (PTC-5186777) with Bronfman, and "Folk Songs" - Bartók, Berio, Ravel and Monsalváce (PTC-5187075) with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rattle. King International Inc.
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