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Czech Requiem
''České requiem: Smrt a spasení'' ("Czech Requiem: Death and Redemption," Op.24) is a 1940 choral cantata A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of ... for soprano, alto, baritone, chorus and orchestra by Ladislav Vycpálek. It follows on from his earlier choral-cantatas ''Kantáta o posledních věcech člověka'' (""Cantata of the Last Things of Man" 1921) and ''Blahoslavený ten člověk'' ("Blessed Be The Man," 1933).Nick Strimple ''Choral Music in the Twentieth Century'' 2005 Page 102 "Vitezslav Novak's most famous students were Ladislav Vycpalek (1882-1969), whose cantatas of the Last Things of Man (1921), Blessed Is the Man (1933), and Czech Requiem and Czech Requiem (1940) assured him a successful career;" Recordings * Karel Ančerl Gold Edition References {{ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantata
A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir. The meaning of the term changed over time, from the simple single-voice madrigal of the early 17th century, to the multi-voice "cantata da camera" and the "cantata da chiesa" of the later part of that century, from the more substantial dramatic forms of the 18th century to the usually sacred-texted 19th-century cantata, which was effectively a type of short oratorio. Cantatas for use in the liturgy of church services are called church cantata or sacred cantata; other cantatas can be indicated as secular cantatas. Several cantatas were, and still are, written for special occasions, such as Christmas cantatas. Christoph Graupner, Georg Philipp Telemann and Johann Sebastian Bach composed cycles of church cantatas for the occasions of the liturgical year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladislav Vycpálek
Ladislav Vycpálek (Vršovice, Prague, 23 February 1882 – Prague, 9 January 1969) was a Czech Republic, Czech composer and Viola, violist. Vycpálek studied composition under Vítězslav Novák. However, he very soon found his own expressive style. He mainly composed vocal and choral works. Prior to World War I, he occupied himself with setting Czech and Germany, German symbolist poetry to music, then he drew inspiration from folk poetry. After the war, he turned towards a more humanistic philosophical reflection, creating three well-known cantatas: ''Cantata of the Last Things of Man'' (', 1920–22), ''Blessed Be Man'' (', 1933), and the ''Czech Requiem'' (', 1940). Selected works ;Orchestral * ' (The Maid of Lochroyan), Melodrama on an Old Scotch Ballad for narrator and orchestra (or piano), Op. 2 (1907, revised 1911); Czech translation by Ladislav Quis * ' (Sursum corda; Courage, My Heart!), 2 Fantasy Variations on Hussite Church Tunes, Op. 30 (1950) ;Chamber music * String ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Ančerl Gold Edition
The Karel Ančerl Gold Edition is the collection of 42 reissued and remastered albums, recorded by Czech conductor Karel Ančerl from 1950 until 1968, when the artist left Czechoslovakia in the wake of the Soviet invasion. The CDs were released by the Supraphon label between 2002 and 2005.The gramophone - Volume 81, Page 49 August 2003 "ORCHESTRAL REISSUES - Karel Ancerl's 'Gold Edition'" In 2006, this set was awarded the most prestigious prize by Grand Prix du Disque de l'Académie de Charles Cros due to the exceptional artistic and technical level of the classical music recordings. After 2005, Supraphon released the last four discs of the collection, linked as no. 43 of the set. * Ančerl Gold 1: Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast (Czech Philharmonic), SU 3661-2 011 * Ančerl Gold 2: Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 "From The New World", In the Nature Realms, Othello Overture (Czech Philharmonic), SU 3662-2 011 * Ančerl Gold 3: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Bruch, Berg - Concertos for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Compositions
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
