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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

“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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