Miloslav Kabeláč: Complete Symphonies

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Conductor Marko Ivanovič deserves special plaudits for bringing this fascinating music to our attention. He secures strong and committed playing from the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 9th Sep 2016
Catalogue No: SU42022
Label: Supraphon
Length: 3 hours 58 minutes

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Kabeláč: Symphony No. 1 for Strings and Percussions in D Major, Op. 11

Work length33:28

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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marko Ivanović

I. Lento grave - Allegro

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II. Largo - Appassionato - Tempo I.

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III. Allegro

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Kabeláč: Symphony No. 2 for Large Orchestra in C Major, Op. 15

Work length37:22

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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marko Ivanović

I. Molto maestoso - Risoluto

Track length14:09

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II. Lento - Appassionato

Track length9:01

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III. Allegro non troppo - Marciale

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Kabeláč: Symphony No. 3 for Organ, Brasses and Timpani in F Major, Op. 33

Work length21:11

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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marko Ivanović, Jan Kalfus

I. Andante patetico

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II. Lento, molto tranquillo

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III. Allegro feroce

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IV. Maestoso

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Kabeláč: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 36

Work length26:10

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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marko Ivanović

I. Grave

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II. Presto

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III. Lento

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IV. Allegro

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Kabeláč: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 41

Work length38:19

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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marko Ivanović, Pavla Vykopalová

I. Andante patetico - Allegro

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II. Presto

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III. Adagio

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IV. Andante - Allegro

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Kabeláč: Symphony No. 6 'Concertante' for clarinet & orchestra, Op. 44

Work length30:35

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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marko Ivanović, Karel Dohnal

I. Feroce

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II. Lento

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III. Presto

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Kabeláč: Symphony No. 7 for orchestra & reciter, Op. 52

Work length22:31

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Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marko Ivanović, Lukáš Hlavica

I. Eternity

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II. Human (An Open Book)

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III. Eternity (New Earth)

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Kabeláč: Symphony No. 8 "Antiphons", for Soprano, Mixed Choir, Percussions and Organ, on the Words from the Bible, Op. 54

Work length28:27

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Lucie Silkenová, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lukáš Vasilek, Marko Ivanović, Přemysl Kšica, Junko Honda-Černochová, David Řehoř, Karel Fingl, Ivan Hoznedr, Tibor Adamský, David Růžička

I. 1st Movement

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II. Intermezzo A

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III. 2nd Movement

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IV. Intermezzo B

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V. 3rd Movement

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VI. Intermezzo C

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VII. 4th Movement

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VIII. Intermezzo D

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IX. 5th Movement

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Miloslav Kabeláč completed the first of his eight symphonies in Prague in early 1942, just a few months before Bohuslav Martinů, in the USA, would plunge into his Symphony No. 1, for Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Kabeláč was afflicted badly by the consequences of the Nazi occupation: owing to his refusal to divorce his Jewish wife, he lost his job at the radio, his music was banned, and his life was in permanent danger. This atmosphere of gloom is duly reflected in his Symphony No. 1. The euphoria following the end of World War II was very short---lived, as two and a half years later a similarly oppressive dictatorship, this time Communist, commenced. Kabeláč composed each of his symphonies for different instrumentation, repeatedly drawing inspiration from Biblical themes. Most of the pieces were premiered by the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Karel Ančerl, an enthusiastic champion of Kabeláč’s music worldwide.

The final symphony, “Antiphones”, was written specially for a concert at the Saint Paul’s Church in Strasbourg, and the superlative ensemble Les Percussions de Strasbourg, for whom Kabeláč created the famous cycle Eight Inventions, yet its premiere in June 1971 within a “Hommage à Miloslav Kabeláč” concert featuring his music exclusively, took place without the composer’s presence, as he had not received a permit to travel to the West ... Alongside Bohuslav Martinů, Miloslav Kabeláč was unquestionably the greatest Czech symphonist of the 20th century. The first complete recording of his symphonies, made by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marko Ivanović, affords the listener the opportunity to revel in the sheer depth of Kabeláč’s symphonic oeuvre. The first complete recording of Miloslav Kabeláč’s symphonies. A gateway to new musical landscapes.

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September 2017

Conductor Marko Ivanovič deserves special plaudits for bringing this fascinating music to our attention. He secures strong and committed playing from the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Supraphon’s recordings are vivid

Miloslav Kabeláč: Complete Symphonies

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