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THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ FOUNDATION THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ INSTITUTE THE INTERNATIONAL MARTINŮ CIRCLE MR sir simon rattle january–april 2015 / vol.XV / no.1 about martinů opera juliette in zurich oratorio gilgamesh with the brno philharmonic reviews, publications, recordings the czech philharmonic news and martinů receive international contents opera awards 2015 nomination THE PRESTIGIOUS International Opera Awards, dubbed the “Opera Oscars”, have been bestowed 3 since 2013. Within approximately 20 categories, a team of specialists select the best opera MARTINŮ MEDALS companies, new productions, conductors, singers, choruses, as well as CDs and DVDs. The jury, made up of renowned figures working in the domain of opera (the journalists and 4 critics John Allison, Hugh Canning, George Loomis and Fiona Maddocks; the opera managers Sir Peter Jonas, Elaine Padmore and ILLINOIS FEBRUARY 2015 Nicholas Payne), have revealed their GREGORY TERIAN nominations for this year. And we are 5 delighted to announce that Bohuslav Martinů and Czech artists have been 6 shortlisted in one of the categories, Rediscovered Work: the Czech Philhar - BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ DAYS 2014 monic Orchestra with their concert MARTINŮ FESTTAGE IN BASEL performance of Bohuslav Martinů’s opera What Men Live By, H 336 (17, 18, and 19 10 December 2014 in Rudolfinum, Prague, as NOTHING IS AS IT APPEARS TO BE – a part of The Bohuslav Martinů Days 2014). JULIETTE IN ZURICH “I had no idea that the international LENKA ŠALDOVÁ jury was aware of our production,” said photo zdeněk chrapek photo 12 Jiří Bělohlávek and the soloists after the concert Jiří Bělohlávek, principal conductor of the performance of the opera What Men Live By Czech Philharmonic, in a press release. REMEMBERING “I will be waiting in suspense to see CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD whether we manage to clinch an award, but the mere fact that we were selected among the ALEŠ BŘEZINA best projects of 2014 has made all of us at the Czech Philharmonic very happy indeed.” Although the conductor Jiří Bělohlávek’s project has to face fierce competition, such as Opera 14 Rara’s recording of Donizetti’s Les Martyrs, Opera Southwest’s production of Francesco Faccio’s ROBERT C. SIMON / Amleto and Rossini’s Aurelianin Palmira staged in Pesaro, mere inclusion in this illustri ous com - BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ: A RESEARCH pany is a real honour for the flagship Czech orchestra, as well as for the excellent singers! AND INFORMATION GUIDE The Opera Oscar winners will be announced on 26 April 2015 at the Savoy Theatre in London. JUSTIN KRAWITZ We’ll be keeping our fingers crossed! www.operaawards.co.uk www.operaplus.cz Robert Rytina, abridged 16 WITH MAXIM RYSANOV ALEXANDRA STŘELCOVÁ salamandre presents a double LP dedicated to bohuslav martinů 17 THE FIRST ALBUM of the series Premières mondiales (World Premieres), released by the French label Salamandre, IVO KAHÁNEK EXCELS WITH is entirely dedicated to Bohuslav Martinů. It traces Martinů THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC back to his time in New York and Paris. AT THE RUDOLF FIRKUŠNÝ FESTIVAL The release provides a great occasion to rediscover the famous La Revue de cuisine (Kitchen Revue), H 161, in its VLADIMÍR ŘÍHA original version. The amusing narrative of this love story between the Pot and the Lid is brough to life by Soňa 18 Červená in Czech and Vincent Figuri in French. Martinů’s sonatinas for trumpet and clarinet are featured WITH SIR SIMON RATTLE for the first time together on a single format. The remainder of the LPs is occupied by the beautiful Trio for Flute, Violon - 19 cello and Piano, H 300, and the world premiere recording GILGAMESH WITH of Martinů’s 1913 Three Melodramas, performed by the Ensemble Calliopée with narration by Vincent Figuri. THE BRNO PHILHARMONIC Production of this recording was supervised by Harry Halbreich, a renowned Martinů specialist JANA MICHÁLKOVÁ SLIMÁČKOVÁ and the author of the catalogue of Martinů’s works. The project was realized in partnership with the Bohuslav Martinů Institute in Prague and the Czech Centre in Paris. Orders: www.salamandre-productions.com 2 | martinůrevue12015 martinů medals highlights ON 19 DECEMBER 2014, Bohuslav Martinů Medals were awarded to two major Czech cultural figures: the stage director Jiří Nekvasil, for long-term devotion to Martinů’s stage works; and the composer Jiří Teml, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation, for promoting Martinů’s music. The ceremony took place at the Rudolfinum in Prague, following the concert given by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra to con clude the SMETANA’S LITOMYŠL FESTIVAL Bohuslav Martinů Days 2014 festival. www.festival.smetana-litomysl.com On 11 March 2015, after giving a per formance at the Rudolfinum, 11 June 2015 / 6.30 pm Julia Fischer received a Bohuslav > Castle Riding Hall, Litomyšl State Castle, Litomyšl, CZ Martinů Medal for outstanding The Bohuslav Martinů Complete Edition (Bärenreiter) – interpretation of Martinů works. Festive launch of the first two volumes On 11, 12 and 13 March 2015, she played in Prague Violin Concerto (Volume 1: The Epic of Gilgamesh, H 351, No. 2, H 293, while at the previous Julia Fischer Volume 2: Symphony No. 4, H 305) year’s Prague Spring festival she had performed Sonata No 3, H 303 11 June 2015 / 8.00 pm and String Quartet No. 5, H 268. > Litomyšl State Castle, Litomyšl, CZ Julia Fischer also visited Symphony No. 4, H 305 – the Bohuslav Martinů Institute library, where she studied copies PREMIERE of the Critical Edition (B. Martinů Complete of the autographs of Violin Sonata Edition) No. 3 and Violin Concerto No. 2. Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek (Conductor) To our delight, she became a mem ber of the International Martinů Circle, thus joining the ranks of such illustrious artists as Jiří Bělohlávek, Mag - Jiří Teml dalena Kožená, Jakub Hrůša, Juliette or The Key to Dreams, H 253 Ivo Kahá nek, Karel Košárek, Christian Poltéra, the Martinů 21 June 2015 / 6.00 pm – PREMIERE Quartet and many others. 25 and 27 June 2015 / 7.30 pm The medals have been 3, 8 and 13 July 2015 / 7.30 pm awarded by the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation since 1995 to those > Opera House Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany who have made a significant www.oper-frankfurt.de contribution to the promotion Florentine Klepper (Director), Opera Frankfurt's Orchester, of Martinů’s life and work. Sebastian Weigle (Conductor) The recipients include many distin guished personalities. Soloists: Juanita Lascarro, Kurt Streit and others A complete list can be found Jiří Nekvasil Three One Act Operas: at www.martinu.cz photo zdeněk chrapek photo The Knife's Tears, H 169 Comedy on the Bridge, H 247 Twice Alexander, H 255 OBITUARY) 4, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16 and 17 July 2015 / 7.30 pm hope castagnola bogorad > Opera House Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany www.oper-frankfurt.de 7.9.1921–7.1.2015 Beate Baron (Director), Opera Frankfurt’s Orchester, Hartmut Keil (Conductor) WHEN Bohuslav Martinů escaped to the US in 1941, he came to live in a small apartment Hope´s family Soloists: Anna Ryberg, Sebastian Geyer, Elizabeth Reiter, had in their home in Jamaica Estates, Queens, NY. Katharina Magiera, Maren Favela and others In November of that year, Hope witnessed the first great success of Martinů in the US when Koussevitsky pre - 12 July 2015 / 1.00 pm miered his Concerto Grosso in Boston. A few weeks later > Operahouse (Holzfoyer), Frankfurt am Main, Germany Martinů dedicated a piano com position to her entitled www.oper-frankfurt.de “Merry Christmas 1941 to Hope Castagnola”. This charm ing little piece has already been recorded OPER FINALE 2015: Symposium about B. Martinů five times. Together with her recollections on Martinů with participants from the areas musicology, in the documentary “Martinů and America” (2000), the piece will help to critique/journalism and opera memorialize the name of Hope Castagnola Bogorad for all lovers of the music of Martinů. ❚ martinůrevue12015 | 3 new illinois february 2015 recording a martinů first performance / GREGORY TERIAN from the Midwest and operates mostly in Central Illinois. I gather that the orchestra and conductor In 2013 Toccata Classics released a CD of early relished the task of bringing this music to life Martinů orchestral works, never previously after a lapse of almost a century. The recording recorded. The major work featured was the Little sessions took place over the first two days of Dance Suite H 123 of 1919, a curious title for a work February 2015. of some forty minutes duration. It was performed Igor Kalnin, Concertmaster of the Sinfonia da by the Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Ian Hobson. Camera, was captivated by the melodic beauty of This recording was the first of a projected six the work. He found a richness in Martinů's writing volume series. The second disc is due to be released which reminded him of Dvořák, with melodic shortly and will feature the first performance of lines which were always graceful. He particularly a ballet score dating from 1916. enjoyed working on the violin solos which he found The origins of this enterprise can be credited to technically challenging, but written with great Michael Crump who studied music at New College understanding of the vocal nature of the instru - Oxford in the early 1980s. After graduating, he went ment. When the orchestral rehearsals began, on a short tour of Europe, playing viola in an orches - he was impressed even more by the elegance and tra formed of students from the University. One of emotional intensity of the work and believes that the works performed was Martinů's Oboe Concerto. Stín is a hidden treasure within Martinů's creative He became captivated by the composer's music legacy.
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    s cla ssical music cat alogue 2020 Pavel Haas Quarte t 2 # Gramophone Award, 2007 # BBC Music Magazine Award, 2007 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2006 # Supersonic Award of Pizzicato, 2006 SU 3877-2 # BBC Music Magazine Chamber Choice, 2008 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2007 # Gramophone Editor’s Choice, 2008 # Cannes Classical Award, MIDEM 2009 SU 3922-2 # Gramophone Disc of the Month, 2010 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2010 # Caecilia, 2010 # Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010 # Choc de Classica, 2011 SU 3957-2 # Gramophone Award, Recording of the Year, 2011 # BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month, 2010 # Sunday Times Album of the Week, 2010 # ClassicsToday Disc of the Month, 2011 SU 4038-2/1 # Gramophone Award, 2014 SU 4110-2 # Gramophone Award, 2015 # BBC Music Magazine Award, 2016 # Presto Classical Recordings of the Year, 2016 # Sinfini Best Chamber Album of the Year, 2015 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2015 # MusicWeb International Recording of the Month, 2015 SU 4172-2/1 SU 3877-2 SU 3922-2 SU 3957-2 SU 4038-2/1 # Gramophone Award, 2018 # Presto Classical Recordings of the Year, 2017 # Gramophone Editor’s Choice, 2017 # BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month, 2017 # Sunday Times Album of the Week, 2017 # Diapason d’Or, 2018 SU 4195-2/1 # Presto Classical Recording of the Week, 2019 # Europadisc Disc of the Week, 2019 # The Times 100 Best Records of the Year, 2019 SU 4110-2 SU 4172-2/1 SU 4195-2/1 SU 4271-2 SU 4271-2 tomáš NetoPil co ndu ctor 3 You hear everything and yet not a single note obtrudes.
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    THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ FOUNDATION THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ INSTITUTE THE INTERNATIONAL MARTINŮ CIRCLE CLOSING OF MARTINŮ REVISITED ’ HUMOUR IN MARTINŮ S MUSIC JANUARY—APRIL 2011 VOL.XI NO.1 HISTORIC LPs AUTOGRAPHS IN THE MÉDIATHÈQUE MUSICALE MAHLER NEW PUBLICATIONS & CDs NEW CD MARTINŮ. THE 6 SYMPHONIES contents Recorded Live 3 highlights / events BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (Conductor) 4 incircle news Onyx Classics, ONYX4061 3CD (due for release in June 2011) 6 news International Martinů Circle Founding Members Closing Concert of the Martinů PEEPH●●LE Revisited Project 8 Martinů Revisited 2009–2010 INTO THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŲ CENTER IN POLIČKA ALEŠ BŘEZINA 10 Historic Recordings for the Library of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation ZOJA SEYČKOVÁ 11 special series List of Martinů’s Works XI 12 festivals Martinů as a Source of Inspiration CHRISTINE FIVIAN & CECILE PIERBURG 14 research Humour in Martinů’s Music from the 1920s EVA VELICKÁ MARTINŮ OWNED a Kopecký & Co. piano that he kept at his music school in today’s Masary kova Street in Polička and on which he wrote a number of compositions. We do not know exactly 17 research when and from whom he bought the instrument, yet from 1919 he endeavoured to sell it. New Martinů Autographs in Paris When in 1932 the piano was bought by his friend, the Polička-based builder Bohuslav Šmíd, ALEŠ BŘEZINA Martinů expressed his gratitude by writing several minor piano pieces for his children bearing the dedication “To Božánek and Sonička Šmíd“. Martinů was delighted that the piano was in good hands, as is evident from the letter he wrote to Šmíd in Paris on 16 May 1932: 18 events / news “You understand that I parted with it with regret, since it is a friend that collaborated with me on my things, and it cost me a lot of effort to acquire it – I had to write a good few notes to pay for it.
  • Classical Music Review in Supraphon Recordings RADEK BABORÁK JAN MARTINÍK & DAVID MAREČEK DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET DAGMAR P

    Classical Music Review in Supraphon Recordings RADEK BABORÁK JAN MARTINÍK & DAVID MAREČEK DVOŘÁK PIANO QUARTET DAGMAR P

    VIVACEVIVACEClassicalRevue o klasické Music Reviewhudbû v nahrávkách AUTUMN/WINTERPODZIM / ZIMA 2018 2016 invydavatelství Supraphon Supraphon Recordings Photo © Czech Philharmonic archive Photo © Czech Jirásek Photo © Václav Foto archi PFS archi Foto Foto © Foto Jan Houda LUKÁŠJIŘÍ BĚLOHLÁVEKVASILEK SIMONAJAN MARTINÍKŠATUROVÁ & DAVIDTOMÁŠ MAREČEKNETOPIL © Borggreve Foto Marco IVO Photo © Petra Hajská Photo © Petra Photo © Dušan Martinček Foto © Foto David Konečný Foto © Foto Petr Kurečka MARKODVOŘÁKIVANOVIĆ PIANO QUARTETRADEK BABORÁK ŠTEFANKAHÁNEKMARGITA © Foto Martin Kubica RADEK DAGMAR Photo © Martin Kubica Kurečka Photo © Petr Foto archiv ČF archiv Foto Foto © Foto Martin Kubica BABORÁK PECKOVÁ RICHARD NOVÁK 1 VIVACE AUTUMN/WINTER 2018 Dear friends, orchestra, as well as with the numerous young Czech musicians I am writing the introductory lines of the new Vivace issue well into whom he, at the right moment, munificently aided on their journey the Advent time. Although I could give a thorough account of all the to “the world”. When I now view our autumn recordings, this virtu- albums Supraphon released in the autumn, my mind keeps returning ally applies to all the artists featured on them: Jan Martiník (Schu- to one of them in particular – and above all the man whose name it bert – Winterreise), Radek Baborák (Mozart), Ivo Kahánek and Jan bears – Jiří Bělohlávek. His recording of Bohuslav Martinů’s opera-pas- Fišer (Kalabis), Dagmar Pecková (Nativitas)... That is the answer to toral What Men Live By, with the Czech Philharmonic, was released the unasked question as to what legacy Jiří Bělohlávek left behind this October. Jiří Bělohlávek made it in world premiere four years ago, and what he lived by.