Janacek - The Diary of One Who Disappeared; Dvorak - Biblical Songs; Smetana - Evening Songs | Supraphon SU42692

Janacek - The Diary of One Who Disappeared; Dvorak - Biblical Songs; Smetana - Evening Songs

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Label: Supraphon

Cat No: SU42692

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 30th August 2019

Contents

Artists

Vilem Pribyl (tenor)
Libuse Marova (mezzo-soprano)
Milan Masa (piano)
Josef Palenicek (piano)
Members of the Kuhn Choir of Prague

Conductor

Pavel Kuhn

Works

Dvorak, Antonin

Biblical Songs (10), op.99

Janacek, Leos

The Diary of one who Disappeared

Smetana, Bedrich

Evening Songs(5), T124

Artists

Vilem Pribyl (tenor)
Libuse Marova (mezzo-soprano)
Milan Masa (piano)
Josef Palenicek (piano)
Members of the Kuhn Choir of Prague

Conductor

Pavel Kuhn

About

The reissue of the recordings made in 1978 and 1988 pays tribute to the unforgettable Czech tenor Vilém Přibyl’s superb performance of three extraordinary Czech song cycles. The artist dazzled several generations of music-lovers in Bedřich Smetana’s and Leoš Janáček’s operas.

His professional career was mainly connected with Brno, where he lived and worked for three decades. Moreover, Přibyl performed as a guest at the National Theatre in Prague, and he also impressed audiences in Edinburgh, London (Royal Opera House), as well as in France, Italy and the USA. The three song cycles are deemed to be the best works in the genre created by Smetana, Dvořák and Janáček. They are fundamentally different in terms of inspiration. While in his short cycle Evening Songs Smetana sums up his lifelong endeavours and experiences, Dvořák’s Biblical Songs represent the composer’s intimate prayer and thanksgiving. In The Diary of One Who Disappeared, Janáček’ depicts the story of a village boy who falls madly in love with a beautiful gypsy girl.

The benchmark historical albums are as enchanting today as they were decades ago.

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