{"product_id":"spence-perez-sparks-from-ashes-czech-songs-new-cd","title":"Spence \/ Perez * Sparks From Ashes - Czech Songs [New CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed by The Daily Telegraph as 'a voice of real distinction', Nicky Spence possesses unique skills as a singing actor and a rare honesty of musicianship, all of which has earned him a place at the top of the classical music profession. Admired in particular for his interpretation of the music of JanÃ¡cek, he has appeared worldwide in the composer's operas. Performing here with the outstanding pianist Dylan Perez, he presents a varied programme of Czech and Slovak art song. Bela Bartok found his lifelong enthusiasm for folk music sparked whilst on holiday in Slovakia in 1904, when he heard a nursemaid singing. Village Scenes sets five folksongs from a large Slovakian collection published in 1915, and depicts various aspects of a country wedding. Jaroslav Kricka became a central figure in Czech musical life, occupying the posts of chorus master of the Czech Philharmonic and professor of composition at the Prague Conservatory, amongst others. His Three Fables are settings of traditional fairy tales. Vitezslava KaprÃ¡lovÃ¡ was a composer of great promise who died of TB in 1940, aged just twenty-five. She studied conducting with VÃ¡clav Talich and composition with Vitezslav NovÃ¡k before moving to Paris where she was taught by Bohuslav Martinu. Her song cycle Sparks from Ashes deals with themes of love - found, flourishing, and lost - as do the eighteen numbers of DvorÃ¡k's song cycle Cypresses. Written by KaprÃ¡lovÃ¡ four years later, the haunting Waving Farwell was inspired by having to leave Prague for her new life in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaving Farewell, Op. 14 (Sbohem a sÃ¡tecek), Op. 14 Song for Voice and Piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~I. Vy, vroucÃ­ pÃ­sne, pejte (You ardent songs, sing). Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~II. V tÃ© sladkÃ© moci ocÃ­ Tvych (In that sweet power of your eyes). Andante con moto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~III. V tak mnohÃ©m srdci mrtvo jest (So many a heart is as though dead). Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~IV. O, duse drahÃ¡, jedinkÃ¡ (Oh, dear soul, the only one). Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~V. O byl to krÃ¡sny, zlaty sen (Oh, it was a lovely, golden dream). Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~VI. JÃ¡ vÃ­m, ze v sladkÃ© nadeji (I know that in sweet hope). Allegretto - Meno\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~VII. O zlatÃ¡ ruze, spanilÃ¡ (Oh, golden rose, fair). Andantino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~VIII. O, nasÃ­ lÃ¡sce nekvete (Oh, that longed-for happiness). Con anima (velmi bolestne)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~IX. Kol domu se ted potÃ¡cÃ­m (Around the house now I stagger). Moderato - PiÃ¹ mosso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~X. Me casto tyrÃ¡ pochyba (Doubt often torments me). Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~XI. MÃ© srdce casto v nestestÃ­ (My heart often broods in unhappiness). Andantino - PiÃ¹ all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~XII. Zde hledÃ­m na ten drahy list (Here I look upon this dear letter). Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~XIII. Na horÃ¡ch ticho a v ÃºdolÃ­ ticho (On the mountains quiet and in the valley quiet). A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~XIV. Zde v lese u potoka (Here in the forest by a brook). Andante - Meno\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~XV. Mou celou dusÃ­ zÃ¡dumne (Pensively through my whole soul). Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~XVI. Tam stojÃ­ starÃ¡ skÃ¡la (There stands an old crag). Andante maestoso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~XVII. Nad krajem vÃ©vodÃ­ lehky spÃ¡nek (Over the countryside reigns a light sleep). Allegre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCypresses, B 11 for Voice and Piano~XVIII. Ty se ptÃ¡s, proc moje zpevy bourÃ­ (You ask why my songs rage). Allegro animato - An\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillage Scenes, BB 87a, Sz. 78, Slovakian Folksongs for Female [High] Voice and Piano~I. Pri hrabanÃ­ (Haymaking). Largo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillage Scenes, BB 87a, Sz. 78, Slovakian Folksongs for Female [High] Voice and Piano~II. Pri neveste (At the Bride's). Lento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillage Scenes, BB 87a, Sz. 78, Slovakian Folksongs for Female [High] Voice and Piano~III. Svatba (Wedding). Vivacissimo - Grave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillage Scenes, BB 87a, Sz. 78, Slovakian Folksongs for Female [High] Voice and Piano~IV. Ukoliebavka (Lullaby). Andante - PiÃ¹\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillage Scenes, BB 87a, Sz. 78, Slovakian Folksongs for Female [High] Voice and Piano~V. Tanec mlÃ¡dencov (Lads' Dance). Comodo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSparks from Ashes, Op. 5 (Jiskry z popele), Songs for Voice and Piano~I. Ty starÃ© pÃ­sne v dusi znÃ­ mi (Those old songs echo i\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSparks from Ashes, Op. 5 (Jiskry z popele), Songs for Voice and Piano~II. Jak na hedvÃ¡bny mech (As though on silken moss). Lent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSparks from Ashes, Op. 5 (Jiskry z popele), Songs for Voice and Piano~III. O zustan jeste, moje dÃ­vko drahÃ¡ (Oh, stay a while\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSparks from Ashes, Op. 5 (Jiskry z popele), Songs for Voice and Piano~IV. A tÃ¡hnou myslenky tesknÃ© (And melancholy thoughts dr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Fables for Soprano [High Voice] and Piano~\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eO neposlusnych kozlatech (The tale of the disobedient kid goats). A piacere - Tranquillo - Andante sostenuto - Poco piÃ¹ mosso,\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Fables for Soprano [High Voice] and Piano~\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePohÃ¡dka o kohoutkovi a slepicce (The tale of the rooster and the hen). Con moto moderato - Sostenuto assai - Andante - Tempo I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Fables for Soprano [High Voice] and Piano~\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJerÃ¡b a volavka (The crane and the heron). Ze sbÃ­rky Afanasjevovy v prekladu Jeronyma Holecka. 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