Vitezslava Kapralova

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Kapralova-A Hidden Gem

Vitezslava Kapralova: Songs for Voice & Piano

Manufacturer: Supraphon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0001DMX6U
Release Date: 2004-02-24

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Kapralova-A Hidden Gem.......2004-06-17

I find this CD to be a wonderful representation of the first Czech woman composer and conductor-Vitezslava Kapralova. These songs are gorgeous. Swooping melodies, glissandos in the piano, simple melodies in the soprano, and all tied together by a strong Czech sound and sensibility. Favorites on the CD are Koleda, and Dve pisne, two songs.
I would strongly recommend buying this cd for listening on a rainy afternoon. Music students, especially younger singers, are also encouraged to study these songs, as they would make a wonderful addition to a recital. I am an operatic performer, and I am working on incorporating them into future programs.

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Silenced Voices

Manufacturer: Northeastern
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000001YLN
Release Date: 1995-01-31

Vitezslava Kapralova: Portrait of a Composer

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A handsome tribute to a remarkable woman composer

Vitezslava Kapralova: Portrait of a Composer
Kapralova , and Czech Sym Orch of Brno
Manufacturer: Studio Matous
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000JCDL
Release Date: 2000-05-23

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A handsome tribute to a remarkable woman composer.......1999-10-17

Vitezslava Kapralova - a remarkable Czech composer of the first half of the twentieth century. Kapralova died at twenty-five but had she lived there is no doubt she would have become one of the most important women composers of this century. Like Lili Boulanger she found her own distinctive voice very early, and she has left us with twenty-five opuses before succumbing to then incurable disease. This CD is a remarkable project that has succeeded to present Kapralova's music in a very representative way. The performances originate from the Czech Radio Archives (of Brno) and are of good technical quality despite the fact that they have been recorded with various artists over the span of almost twenty years. Their artistic quality is very high to exceptional: stunning performances are given by the Brno Philharmonic under Frantisek Jilek in Kapralova's Military Sinfonietta (which was already a great success in 1938 when it opened the ISCM Festival in London. At that time the composition was performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and directed by composer herself ), by Janacek Quartet in Kapralova's String Quartet, and by Ivan Merka and Jaroslav Smykal in her arguably best composition - her Ritornell for Cello and Piano. Do not miss these rare and thoroughly enjoyable recordings!

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