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Newsletter 2-2005 THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ FOUNDATION & THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ INSTITUTE MAY—AUGUST 2005 The Greek Passion / VOL. Finally in Greece V / NO. Interview with Neeme Järvi 2 Martinů & Hans Kindler The Final Years ofthe Life of Bohuslav Martinů Antonín Tučapský on Martinů NEWS & EVENTS ts– Conten VOL. V / NO.2 MAY—AUGUST 2005 Bohuslav Martinů in Liestal, May 1956 > Photo from Max Kellerhals’archive e WelcomE —EDITORIAL —REPORT OF MAY SYMPOSIUM OF EDITORIAL BOARD —INTERNATIONAL MARTINŮ CIRCLE r Reviews —BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA —CD REVIEWS —GILGAMESH y Reviews f Research THE GREEK PASSION THE FINAL YEARS OF THE FINALLY IN GREECE LIFE OF BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ • ALEŠ BŘEZINA • LUCIE BERNÁ u Interview j Memoirs WITH… NEEME JÄRVI ANTONÍN TUČAPSKÝ • EVA VELICKÁ ON MARTINŮ i Research k Events MARTINŮ & HANS KINDLER —CONCERTS • F. JAMES RYBKA & BORIS I. RYBKA —BALLETS —FESTIVALS a Memoirs l News MEMORIES OF —THE MARTINŮ INSTITUTE’S CORNER MONSIEUR MARTINŮ —NEW RECORDING —OBITUARIES • ADRIAN SCHÜRCH —BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ DISCUSSION GROUP me– b Welco THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ REPORT ON THE MAY SYMPOSIUM OF THE EDITORIAL NEWSLETTER is published by the Bohuslav Martinů EDITORIAL BOARD Foundation in collaboration with the DEAR READERS, Bohuslav Martinů Institute in Prague THE MEETING of the editorial board in 2005 was held on 14–15 May in the premises we are happy to present the new face of the Bohuslav Martinů Institute. It was attended by the chair of the editorial board of the Bohuslav Martinů Newsletter, EDITORS Aleš Březina as well as Sandra Bergmannová of the Charles University Institute of published by the Bohuslav Martinů Zoja Seyčková Musicology and the Bohuslav Martinů Institute, Dietrich Berke, Klaus Döge of the Foundation and Institute.We hope you Jindra Jilečková Richard Wagner-Gesamtausgabe, Jarmila Gabrielová of the Charles University Institute will enjoy the new graphical look. Our TRANSLATION of Musicology in Prague and the New Complete Edition of the Works of Antonín graphic designer is David E. Cígler, who David Beveridge Dvořák, Kateřina Maýrová of the Czech Museum of Music in Prague, Daniela Philippi has been cooperating with the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation for a long time PHOTOGRAPHS creating the face of the Bohuslav Martinů The Bohuslav Martinů Foundation’s and Institute’s Festival brochures, posters and leaflets. archive and collections of the Municipal Museum – The “summer” issue of the Newsletter Bohuslav Martinů Memorial in Polička brings many interesting articles, concert GRAPHIC DESIGN suggestions and reviews as usual.We tried to focus on the recent opera perform- David E. Cígler ances; you will find the review of a unique PRINTING event – the Greek Passion opera per- formance in Thessaloníki on page 6.It was BOOM TISK, spol. s r.o. the Greek premiere of this work.We have SUBSCRIPTION decided to publish a somewhat „lighter“ CZK 150 • $ 6•=C 6 of the Musikwissenschaftliches Institut in Mainz and the Christoph Willibald Gluck- piece of reading, memories of Adrian The Bohuslav Martinů Newsletter Gesamtausgabe, Giselher Schubert of the Hindemith-Institut and the Paul Hindemith- Schürch, who lived in Martinů’s neigh- is published three times a year. Gesamtausgabe and the Kurt Weil Edition, Jan Smaczny of the School of Music at the bourhood in Schönenberg, Switzerland, University of Belfast, Paul Wingfield of the Trinity College in Cambridge,Vít Zouhar of and became friends with Martinů during COVER PHOTO the Palacký University in Olomouc, Marie Karlická and Alena Dvořáková of Panton the last years of the composer’s life.You The Greek Passion in Thessaloníki International Prague. will find the “Memories of Monsieur Mar- EDITORIAL OFFICE The main goals of the gathering were to discuss important questions concerning the tinů” on the middle pages, as a substitu- editorial rules (the form of musical text in association with changes made by the editor), tion for the traditional Photo Gallery. The Bohuslav Martinů Institute Náměstí Kinských 3 specification of the “Foreword to the Edition” and the “Introduction” suggested by Aleš The next issue will publish (among other 150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic Březina, editor of the first volume, which is dedicated to the compositions for chamber texts) an interview with Martin Kasík, tel.: +420 257 313 104 orchestra (Concerto grosso H. 263, Tre Ricercari H. 267 and Double Concerto H. 271). a successful young pianist, and a Martinů +420 257 320 076 The meeting was accompanied by an evening cultural event – concert of the Prague enthusiast and promoter, text of Dr. Ivana fax: +420 257 323 761 Spring International Music Competition 2005 laureates.The next meeting is going to take Rentsch’s lecture on Martinů’s encounter e-mail: [email protected] place in May 2006 and it should be followed by a concert pertaining Martinů. Discussion with Einstein, a report by Jana Urbanová www.martinu.cz of musical text and critical report on the first volume of the edition are planned for the on her research in the libraries and next meeting as well as assignment of the editors of the next volumes. Lucie Berná archives of Paris, Greg Terian’s research ISSN 1214-6234 on historical recordings of Martinů’s music, INTERNATIONAL MARTINŮ CIRCLE information from EXPO 2005 in Japan, where Martinů was played in the Czech IN JULY, A NEW SOCIETY dedicated to promoting Martinů and his music will be pavilion, and about the upcoming per- founded in Prague! The IMC will be fully supported by the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation. formance of the Greek Passion (second The structure of the society will be open so that all members will have the possibility version) in the Prague National Theatre to influence the form of the IMC Board. under the baton of Jiří Bělohlávek. Regular The International Martinů Circle is being launched on the initiative of Aleš Březina, columns – events, news, new recordings – director of the Bohuslav Martinů Institute, Ivan Štraus, president of BM Foundation, will of course not be omitted. Dagmar Henžlíková, manager of the Foreign Department of the Czech Radio together We wish you a sunny summer and will be with Greg Terian and Patrice Chevy, both members of the Dvořák Society for Czech back in October with the new Bohuslav and Slovak Music, Mari Tokuda of the Martinů Society Japan, and Judith Mabary of the Martinů Newsletter! THE PREVIOUS ISSUE American Czech and Slovak Music Society.The Secretariat of the new Circle will be Zoja Seyčková & Jindra Jilečková based in Prague with Jindra Jilečková acting as secretary. Editors If you wish to become a member of the International Martinů Circle, or cooperate MUNICIPAL MUSEUM — with the society in any way, please, write to the e-mail address [email protected] WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ or postal address Náměstí Kinských 3, 150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic. THATTHE Membership will (besides other advantages – CDs etc.) include subscription NEW VERSION MEMORIAL IN POLIČKA to the BM Newsletter, which will serve not only as a magazine dedicated OFFERS a permanent exhibition to Martinů but also as a forum for the IMC members. OF OUR WEBSITE dedicated to the life and work of www.martinu.cz had been finished B. Martinů, a guided tour to Martinů’s recently! It is updated regularly; we birthplace in the St. James church NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION inform about Martinů – related events tower and for registered researchers and concerts each month. archive materials concerning Martinů. TO SUBSCRIBE to the BM Newsletter, please, send an e-mail to our address You can subscribe to our “news by Further information available at [email protected] or fill in the application form at e-mail” service at this address: www.muzeum.policka.net and http://www.martinu.cz/english/formular_predplatne.php http://www.martinu.cz/ www.policka-mesto.cz You can also send an application with your full name, address and phone number to english/novinky_zasilani.php the BM Institute’s address: Náměstí Kinských 3, 150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic BOHUSLAVMARTINŮNEWSLETTER2)2005 e From the reviews of the BBC tragedy and eerie quiet. Bělohlávek’s affinity with the score was exemplified — Symphony Orchestra’s both by the fact that he conducted it from views memory and by the way that the character Re concert on March 12, 2005, of the music was conveyed with such Barbican, London, England immediacy and subtlety… A CZECH COMES HOME PROGRAMME / Martinů’s Memorial to Lidice, H. 296 TO THE BBC and Symphony No. 6 – Fantaisies symphoniques, H. 343 — The International and Mozart’s Requiem Herald Tribune Conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek — 18/3/2005 Jiří Bělohlávek — George Loomis BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA/ What this thrilling performance of the references to a chant associated with the The music of Bohuslav Martinů has long BĚLOHLÁVEK BARBICAN, Fantaisies demonstrated was that, with Czech patron saint St Wenceslas. been a Bělohlávek specialty, and Saturday’s LONDON a conductor who breathes light into the It is all done with such noble sensibility concert included two of the composer’s — Financial Times (London) textures and brings exactness to the that the sudden appearance of the Fate orchestral works along with the Mozart’s — 15/3/2005 syncopated rhythms, Martinů’s stylistic motif from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – Requiem… — Andrew Clark palette takes on unexpected coherence symbol of wartime allied solidarity – …Martinů’s music sounds as unmistak- and virtuosic substance. comes as a poignant and thoroughly ably Czech as Dvořák’s or Janáček’s while At the weekend Jiří Bělohlávek gave his natural gesture rather than sounding tracking stylistic developments of the first concert since being named chief musically extraneous. first half of the 20th century. A Czech conductor… The Czech maestro is not INSPIRATION AND INSIGHT The Fantaisies symphoniques, as the title chorale tune adds a measure of hope to a communicator, but he certainly knows AUGUR WELL implies, is a much more elusive piece, full Memorial to Lidice, a remembrance of how to make music, as his stint as BBCSO — The Daily Telegraph (London) of Martinů’s piquant fingerprints and a Nazi atrocity.
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