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Martinu: Short Operas

BOHUSLAV MARTINU

01.

Les larmes du couteau, H. 169, Scène I

4:24

Solo: Elena Tsallagova Soloist

Solo: Maria Riccarda Wesseling Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

02.

Les larmes du couteau, H. 169, Scène II

3:10

Solo: Elena Tsallagova Soloist

Solo: Maria Riccarda Wesseling Soloist

Solo: Adam Palka Soloist

Solo: Staatsorchester Stuttgart Soloist

03.

Les larmes du couteau, H. 169, Scène III

3:48

Solo: Elena Tsallagova Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

04.

Les larmes du couteau, H. 169, Scène IV

0:39

Solo: Elena Tsallagova Soloist

Solo: Adam Palka Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

05.

Les larmes du couteau, H. 169, Scène V

3:41

Solo: Elena Tsallagova Soloist

Solo: Maria Riccarda Wesseling Soloist

Solo: Adam Palka Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

06.

Les larmes du couteau, H. 169, Scène VI

2:16

Solo: Elena Tsallagova Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

07.

Les larmes du couteau, H. 169, Scène VII

6:57

Solo: Elena Tsallagova Soloist

Solo: Maria Riccarda Wesseling Soloist

Solo: Adam Palka Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

08.

Comedy on the Bridge, H. 247, Scene I

5:54

Solo: Esther Dierkes Soloist

Solo: Steven Ebel Soloist

Solo: Andrew Lieflander Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

09.

Comedy on the Bridge, H. 247, Scene II

7:41

Solo: Esther Dierkes Soloist

Solo: Andrew Bogard Soloist

Solo: Steven Ebel Soloist

Solo: Andrew Lieflander Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

10.

Comedy on the Bridge, H. 247, Scene III

4:41

Solo: Esther Dierkes Soloist

Solo: Björn Bürger Soloist

Solo: Andrew Bogard Soloist

Solo: Steven Ebel Soloist

Solo: Andrew Lieflander Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

11.

Comedy on the Bridge, H. 247, Scene IV

4:05

Solo: Esther Dierkes Soloist

Solo: Stine Marie Fischer Soloist

Solo: Björn Bürger Soloist

Solo: Andrew Bogard Soloist

Solo: Steven Ebel Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

12.

Comedy on the Bridge, H. 247, Scene V

13:10

Solo: Esther Dierkes Soloist

Solo: Stine Marie Fischer Soloist

Solo: Björn Bürger Soloist

Solo: Andrew Bogard Soloist

Solo: Michael Smallwood Soloist

Solo: Steven Ebel Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

13.

Comedy on the Bridge, H. 247, Scene VI

3:53

Solo: Esther Dierkes Soloist

Solo: Stine Marie Fischer Soloist

Solo: Björn Bürger Soloist

Solo: Andrew Bogard Soloist

Solo: Michael Smallwood Soloist

Solo: Paul McCann Soloist

Orchestra: Staatsorchester Stuttgart

Conductor: Cornelius Meister

"... I was glad to get to know both operas, and recommend them highly ..."

Ralph Locke - American Record Guide - May/June 2023

“… I was glad to get to know both operas, and recommend them highly to anybody intrigued by the possibilities of making opera new without falling into the trap of making it “grand…”

Ralph P Locke – the Arts Fuse – 8 July 2023

“… The music … sheds a fascinating light on one of the less well-known aspects of the composer’s exceptionally diverse output.”

Gavin Dixon – Fanfare – March/April 2023

“Martinu’s one-act operas heard in persuasive, lively performances”

Jonathan Woolf – Musicwebinternational.com – 23 January 2023

“… The ensemble cast here sounds fresh and committed, enunciating clearly while Meister finds both the bite and the tenderness in Martinü’s lilting melodies and toytown march tunes. A little gem”.

Richard Bratby – Gramophone magazine – January 2023

Performance **** Recording ****

“… the score [The Tears of the Knife] is terrific fun … The band throws itself into the proceedings with gusto and Cornelius Meister’s direction, aided by a vivid, well-balanced recording, is always convincing… it [The Comedy on the Bridge] works well on disc … the Staatsoper Stuttgart pace the comedy effectively with a strong cast; Esther Dierkes’s hapless Josephine caught on the bridge between enemy lines, is a delight and Andrew Bogard is splendid as the amorous Brewer.”

Jan Smaczny – BBC Music magazine – January 2023

“… Cornelius Meister conducts both pieces buoyantly and with a good sense of their character. The singers sing and play impeccably.” *****

Norbert Tischer – Pizzicato.lu – 16 November 2022

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