Brundibár is part of an inspiring human legacy. Hans Krása’s beautiful children’s opera, performed 55 times at the Terezín concentration camp, stands as a memorial to its original performers, the child inmates of Terezín. Tony Kushner’s acclaimed new English libretto, which receives its world première recording here, brings a modern vibrancy to Brundibár’s story about the triumph of good over evil, and the power of friendship to change the world. Contemporary American composer Lori Laitman’s powerful song cycle I Never Saw Another Butterfly captures the voices of six extraordinary poems by Terezín’s child prisoners. Krása’s and Laitman’s works are a deep tribute to the human spirit. They honor the lives and legacy of those remarkable persons – especially children – whose creative work was an expression of spiritual resistance to tyranny. Produced by Music of Remembrance, a Seattle-based non-profit organization dedicated to remembering Holocaust musicians through their art (www.musicofremembrance.org).
Krása, Hans
Hoffmeister, Adolf - Lyricist
Brundibar (Bumble-bee)
1 Act I Scene 1: Down our street a little band (Windows, Pepicek, Aninku) 01:52
2 Act I Scene 2: My ice-cream's so cold it burns! (Ice-Cream Seller) 00:56
3 Act I Scene 3: Gather round the ice-cream seller (Windows, Baker, Milkman) 00:58
4 Act I Scene 4: Hey milkman ring your bell (Windows, Pepicek, Aninku, Milkman) 01:23
5 Act I Scene 5: Everything in life costs money (Policeman, Aninku, Pepicek) 00:46
6 Act I Scene 6: Look at the people (Aninku, Pepicek, Policeman) 01:34
7 Act I Scene 7: When the winter wind came blowing (Aninku, Pepicek, Milkman, Ice-Cream Seller, Baker, Brundibar, Policeman) 03:58
8 Act I Scene 8: Little Children, how I hate 'em (Brundibar, Aninku, Pepicek, Sparrow, Cat, Dog) 06:33
9 Serenade 01:10
10 Act II Scene 1: One of my tricks (Sparrow, Cat, Dog, Pepicek, Aninku) 01:45
11 Act II Scene 2: Rooster crows cock-a-doo (Aninku, Pepicek, Dog, Cat, Sparrow) 00:33
12 Act II Scene 3: Marty flings the curtains wide (Windows) 00:27
13 Act II Scene 4, "The March of the Schoolchildren": Children Stop (Dog, Cat, Sparrow, Schoolchildren) 01:48
14 Act II Scene 5: Morning, people, here's a bargain (Brundibar, Dog, Cat, Aninku, Pepicek, Sparrow) 01:28
15 Act II Scene 6: In the basement, down below (Aninku, Pepicek, Schoolchildren, Milkman, Brundibar) 03:31
16 Act II Scene 7: Trombone and kettle drum! (All) 02:33
Krása, Hans
Overture for Small Orchestra
17 Overture for Small Orchestra 05:29
Laitman, Lori
Friedmann, Pavel - Lyricist
Kosek, Miroslav - Lyricist
Bass, Franta - Lyricist
Löwy, Hanus - Lyricist
Bachner - Lyricist
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
18 No. 1. The Butterfly 05:17
19 No. 2. Yes, That's the Way Things Are 01:52
20 No. 3. Birdsong 03:22
21 No. 4. The Garden 02:26
22 No. 5. Man Proposes, God Disposes 00:46
23 No. 6. The Old House 03:03
Total Playing Time: 53:30
