Vocal music comprised around a quarter of Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů’s extensive output, no fewer than 27 songs dating from 1912 alone, and much of it remaining unpublished during his lifetime. Many of these set texts drawn from Czech folk sources and poetry, though old Spanish, German, English and French poetry—sometimes translated into Czech—are also to be found. While echoes of Brahms, Dvořák and Schubert may be heard, Martinů’s own style emerges surprisingly early in his career. Young Czech mezzo-soprano Jana Wallingerová, praised as ‘splendid’ (Der Neue Merker) and for her ‘full voice brimming with feeling’ and ‘brilliant technique’ (Hospodářské noviny), joins pianist Giorgio Koukl, whose Naxos recordings of Martinů’s piano music have gained the highest praise.
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Martinů, Bohuslav
Traditional - Lyricist
6 prostych pisni (6 Simple Songs), H. 110
1 No. 1. Dny se tak krati (Days Are Much Shorter) 01:32
2 No. 2. Rekl mi andel (An Angel Has Said To Me) 01:22
3 No. 3. Ach, nikdo nevi (Oh, No One Knows) 00:46
4 No. 4. Ta nase stran (Our Fells) 01:23
5 No. 5. V dali hrom buraci (Far Away Thunder) 00:48
6 No. 6. Bud mily zdrav (Be Well, My Love!) 00:59
Martinů, Bohuslav
Falke, Gustav - Lyricist
Raabe, Wilhelm - Lyricist
3 ukolebavky (3 Lullabies), H. 146bis
7 No. 1. Prede dvermi strom (The Tree At The Door Now Slumbers) 02:38
8 No. 2. Du schlafst (You Sleep) 01:17
9 No. 3. Schaukeln und gaukeln (Rocking and Swaying) 02:04
Martinů, Bohuslav
Manin, J. - Lyricist
2 pisnicky v narodnim slohu (2 Small Songs In Folk Idiom), H. 14
10 No. 1. Povera (Superstition) 01:03
11 No. 2. V tej nasi zahradce (Our Little Garden) 01:16
Martinů, Bohuslav
Kolcov, Alexej Vasiljevic - Lyricist
2 pisne na ruskou poezii (2 Songs On Russian Poetry), H. 135bis
12 No. 1. Slavicku muj nepej zde (Sing No More At My Window) 01:15
13 No. 2. Uvila jsem sobe vinek (A Wreath Of Carnations) 02:15
Martinů, Bohuslav
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von - Lyricist
3 Goethelieder, H. 94
14 No. 1. Gluckliche Fahrt (Prosperous Voyage) 00:58
15 No. 2. Elfenliedchen (Song of The Elves) 01:03
16 No. 3. Liebesgluck (Lucky In Love) 00:45
Martinů, Bohuslav
Traditional - Lyricist
Komarova svadba (The Gnat's Wedding), H. 75
17 Komarova svadba (The Gnat's Wedding), H. 75 01:16
Martinů, Bohuslav
3 detske pisnicky (3 Children's Songs), H. 146
18 No. 1. Male ptace (The Little Bird) 01:13
19 No. 2. Vecer (The Evening) 00:53
20 No. 3. Vanocni stromek (The Christmas Tree) 01:53
Martinů, Bohuslav
Muzik, Augustin Eugen - Lyricist
Mrtva laska (Dead Love), H. 44
21 Mrtva laska (Dead Love), H. 44 02:46
Martinů, Bohuslav
Traditional - Lyricist
Ceske hadanky (Czech Riddles), H. 277bis
22 Ceske hadanky (Czech Riddles), H. 277bis 04:39
Martinů, Bohuslav
Sládek, Josef Václav - Lyricist
2 pisne (2 Songs), H. 31
23 No. 1. Divci pisen (A Girl's Song) 01:31
24 No. 2. Az prejde den (When The Day Comes) 02:37
Martinů, Bohuslav
Przerwa-Tetmajer, Kazimierz - Lyricist
Kracim, kracim mezi vrchy (Walk, I Walk Among The Hills), H. 74bis
25 Kracim, kracim mezi vrchy (Walk, I Walk Among The Hills), H. 74bis 01:37
Martinů, Bohuslav
Moore, Thomas - Lyricist
Jak mily cas (How Dear To Me The Hour), H. 106
26 Jak mily cas (How Dear To Me The Hour), H. 106 02:35
Martinů, Bohuslav
Liliencron, Detlev von - Lyricist
Stesti to dost (Blissfulness), H. 81
27 Stesti to dost (Blissfulness), H. 81 01:39
Martinů, Bohuslav
Sládek, Josef Václav - Lyricist
Slzy (Vilme) (Tears), H. 41
28 Slzy (Vilme) (Tears), H. 41 02:28
Martinů, Bohuslav
Klen, V. - Lyricist
Naladova kresba (Mood Drawing), H. 29
29 Naladova kresba (Mood Drawing), H. 29 03:03
Martinů, Bohuslav
Huch, Ricarda Octavia - Lyricist
Divci sny (A Girl's Dreams), H. 22
30 Divci sny (A Girl's Dreams), H. 22 02:46
Martinů, Bohuslav
Klastersky, Antonin - Lyricist
Az budeme stari (When We Are Both Old), H. 10
31 Az budeme stari (When We Are Both Old), H. 10 03:22
Martinů, Bohuslav
Cervenka, Jan - Lyricist
Nez se nadejes (Before You Know It), H. 6
32 Nez se nadejes (Before You Know It), H. 6 01:52
Martinů, Bohuslav
Heine, Heinrich - Lyricist
Noc kazdou tebe draha zrim (Night After Night In Dreams I See You), H. 57
33 Noc kazdou tebe draha zrim (Night After Night In Dreams I See You), H. 57 02:25
Martinů, Bohuslav
Charpentier, Gustave - Lyricist
3 pisne na francouzske texty: No. 3. Noc (3 Songs On French Texts: No. 3 Night), H. 88, No. 3
34 3 pisne na francouzske texty: No. 3. Noc (3 Songs On French Texts: No. 3 Night), H. 88, No. 3 01:42
Martinů, Bohuslav
Muzik, Augustin Eugen - Lyricist
Konec vsemu (Life's Over For Me), H. 43
35 Konec vsemu (Life's Over For Me), H. 43 02:27
Martinů, Bohuslav
Mayer, Rudolf - Lyricist
V noci (At Night), H. 30
36 V noci (At Night), H. 30 05:54
Martinů, Bohuslav
Hlavsa, Vratislav - Lyricist
Pisen prvniho listopadu (A Song Of 1st November), H. 72
37 Pisen prvniho listopadu (A Song Of 1st November), H. 72 01:19
Martinů, Bohuslav
l'Isle-Adam, Auguste Villiers de - Lyricist
Lesehradu, Emanuel - Lyricist
Stara pisen (Old Song), H. 74
38 Stara pisen (Old Song), H. 74 02:27
Martinů, Bohuslav
Pisen na starospanelsky text (Song On An Old Spanish Text), H. 87
39 Pisen na starospanelsky text (Song On An Old Spanish Text), H. 87 01:42
Pisen o hubickach (A Song About Kissing), H. 27bis
40 Pisen o hubickach (A Song About Kissing), H. 27bis 01:05
Martinů, Bohuslav
Traditional - Lyricist
Vim hajicek (I Know A Nice Green Grove), H. 273
41 Vim hajicek (I Know A Nice Green Grove), H. 273 01:21
Total Playing Time: 01:17:56
