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  1. Albums
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Bedřich Smetana - Bedřich Smetana: Libuše (LP)

Bedřich SmetanaBedřich Smetana
  • 2018
  • 27 tracks
  • 2 uur, 34 min
  • classical
Bedřich Smetana: Libuše - Bedřich Smetana
Bedřich Smetana: Libuše
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Bedřich Smetana: Libuše - Bedřich Smetana
Bedřich Smetana: Libuše - Bedřich Smetana

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Dive into the rich tapestry of Czech national culture with Bedřich Smetana's monumental opera "Libuše," a festive opera in three acts that stands as a cornerstone of Czech musical heritage. This 1962 recording, released by Český rozhlas in 2018, offers a comprehensive journey through Smetana's masterful composition, which premiered at the historic National Theatre in Prague in 1872.

"Libuše" is not just an opera; it is a symbol of Czech national pride and a testament to the country's struggle for statehood and cultural identity. The opera, with its grand overture and intricate scenes, weaves a narrative that spans centuries of Czech history, from ancient legends to pivotal historical moments. The recording features a stellar cast of vocalists, including Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, and Antonín Jurečka, who bring Smetana's characters to life with their powerful performances.

The album spans over two and a half hours, providing an immersive experience of Smetana's orchestral and vocal prowess. From the dramatic judgments of Libuše to the prophetic visions that foretell the future of Bohemia, each act is a vivid portrayal of Czech folklore and history. The opera's grandeur is further enhanced by the ceremonial procession and the six tableaux from Bohemia's history, which add layers of depth and context to the narrative.

"Libuše" is a celebration of Czech culture, history, and musical genius. Whether you are a seasoned opera enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this recording offers a profound and enriching experience. The meticulous attention to detail in the recording and the powerful performances make it a standout piece in Smetana's repertoire.

Tracks

  1. Libuše, Festive Opera in 3 Acts: OvertureBedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    7:51
  2. Act I. Libuše's Judgement: I. Scene 1: „Slovutná dcero Kroka…“ (Radmila, Krasava, Libuše, choir)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    9:35
  3. Act I. Libuše's Judgement: II. Scene 1: „Nemohu dále…“ (Krasava, Radmila)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    4:18
  4. Act I. Libuše's Judgement: III. Scene 2: „Běda, když mezi vlastními bratry…“ (choir, Chrudoš, Šťáhlav, Lutobor, Radovan)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    5:18
  5. Act I. Libuše's Judgement: IV. Scene 3: „Ten had tu schází…“ (Chrudoš, Libuše, Šťáhlav, Radovan, Lutobor, choir)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    13:32
  6. Act I. Libuše's Judgement: V. Scene 3: „Vy slyšeli jste pohanění moje…“ (Libuše, Radovan, choir)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    7:18
  7. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: I. Scene 1: „Napojte koně teď a čekejte…“ (Lutobor)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    4:29
  8. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: II. Scene 1: „Můj otče! Ach, již druhý dlouhý den jsme na cestě…“ (Krasava, Lutobor, Šťáhlav, Radmila)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    11:35
  9. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: III. Scene 1: „Jak divý mrak uháněl Chrudoš…“ (Lutobor)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    3:21
  10. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: IV. Scene 2: „Můj ujec zval mě k hrobu otcovu…“ (Chrudoš, Krasava, Radmila, Šťáhlav, Lutobor)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    11:05
  11. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: V. Scene 3: „Heja, heja! Bez klidu dále…“ (four farmhands)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    3:36
  12. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: VI. Scene 3: „Již plane slunce, blahý míru sen…“ (Přemysl)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    7:50
  13. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: VII. Scene 4: „Do konce dílo je hotovo…“ (choir, Přemysl)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    2:59
  14. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: VIII. Scene 4: „Já ale zůstanu… Ó, vy lípy, praotcův ruka vsadila vás...“ (Přemysl)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    5:09
  15. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: IX. Scene 5: „Od Libuše ti pozdrav nesem…“ (Radovan, choir, Přemysl)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    5:42
  16. Act II. Libuše's Marriage: X. Scene 5: „Nuž pokoj s vámi…“ (Přemysl, choir, Radovan)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    6:36
  17. Act III. Libuše's Prophecy: I. Scene 1: „Mír zjednám mezi oběma zas bratry…“ (Libuše, Lutobor, Chrudoš, Šťáhlav, Radmila, Krasava)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    7:21
  18. Act III. Libuše's Prophecy: II. Scene 2: „On jde! Ještě nedohledný je…“ (Libuše)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    3:00
  19. Act III. Libuše's Prophecy: III. Scene 3: „Nuž vítej nám…“ (choir, Libuše)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    3:08
  20. Act III. Libuše's Prophecy: IV. Scene 5: Ceremonial processionBedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    5:06
  21. Act III. Libuše's Prophecy: V. Scene 5: „Hoj, tvrdý Vyšehrad, buď stokrát vítán! ...“ (Přemysl, Libuše, Radovan, Krasava, Radmila, Šťáhlav, Chrudoš, Lutobor, choir)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    14:11
  22. Act III. Libuše’s Prophecy with Six Tableaux from Bohemia’s History: Tableau I: Břetislav a JitkaBedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    1:15
  23. Act III. Libuše’s Prophecy with Six Tableaux from Bohemia’s History: Tableau II: Jaroslav ze ŠternberkaBedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    1:33
  24. Act III. Libuše’s Prophecy with Six Tableaux from Bohemia’s History: Tableau III: Otakar II., Eliška a Karel IV.Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    1:27
  25. Act III. Libuše’s Prophecy with Six Tableaux from Bohemia’s History: Tableau IV: Žižka, Prokop Veliký a husitéBedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    2:54
  26. Act III. Libuše’s Prophecy with Six Tableaux from Bohemia’s History: Tableau V: Jiří z Poděbrad (Libuše)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    2:07
  27. Act III. Libuše’s Prophecy with Six Tableaux from Bohemia’s History: Tableau VI: Královský hrad pražský (Libuše, Krasava, Radmila, Šťáhlav, Přemysl, Chrudoš, Radovan, Lutobor, choir)Bedřich Smetana, Hana Janků, René Tuček, Václav Halíř, Antonín Jurečka, Jindřich Doubek, František Kunc, Zdenka Kareninová, Jarmila Palivcová, Brno State Theater Orchestra, Brno State Theater Choir, František Jílek
    2:04
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Album
Bedřich Smetana: Libuše
Artist
Bedřich Smetana
Album release date
August 16, 2018
Label
Český rozhlas
EAN
8590236098220
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Duration
2 uur, 34 min
Tracks
27 tracks

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Genre
Classical
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About Bedřich Smetana

Bedřich Smetana, born on March 2, 1824, in Litomyšl, is celebrated as the founder of modern Czech national music. This influential composer, conductor, and music educator left an indelible mark on the romantic era and inspired generations of Czech composers. Smetana's prolific career includes a rich tapestry of operas, symphonic poems, and chamber music, with his masterpiece "Má vlast" (My Homeland) standing out as a quintessential work that captures the spirit of his homeland. His notable operas, such as "Prodaná nevěsta" (The Bartered Bride) and "Libuše," are staples of the classical repertoire. Despite facing personal tragedies, including progressive deafness, Smetana's unwavering dedication to his art and his role as a cultural organizer and critic solidified his legacy as a pillar of Czech music. His contributions continue to resonate, making him one of the most renowned Czech composers worldwide.

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