Dvořák: Saint Ludmila
Eva Urbanova (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Stanislav Matis (tenor), Ales Briscein (tenor), Peter Mikulas (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiri Belohlavek
Eva Urbanová responds charmingly to the scenes of springtime rejoicing and then, her emotions in turmoil, to the call to Christian belief by the hermit Ivan. Jiří Bělohlávek conducts a spirited...
Dvořák: Saint Ludmila
Eva Urbanova (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Stanislav Matis (tenor), Ales Briscein (tenor), Peter Mikulas (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiri Belohlavek
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Eva Urbanová responds charmingly to the scenes of springtime rejoicing and then, her emotions in turmoil, to the call to Christian belief by the hermit Ivan. Jiří Bělohlávek conducts a spirited...
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- Aleš Briscein, Eva Urbanová, Bernarda Fink, Stanislav Matis, Peter Mikulas
- Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Bambini di Praga, Tschechische Philharmonie
- Jiří Bělohlávek
Pt. I: Introduction. Tmy vratily se v skryse skal a lesu [the dusk departs to gloomy caves and forests] [Chorus]
Track length8:14
Pt. I: Recitative. Vesno smava, Vesno sniva [Merry Springtime, dreamy Springtime] [Tenor]
Track length1:08
Pt. I: Trihav, ktery patri troji tvari [Triglaw, thou with three-fold countenance] [Chorus]
Track length2:02
Pt. I: Recitative. Me srdce chvi se tlukem bournym dnes [My heart Is beating wildly] [Soprano]
Track length2:23
Pt. I: Aria. Od detstvi ku oltari mne vodil svaty cit [When young It was the altar I ever held most dear] [Soprano]
Track length3:54
Pt. I: Vzdyt bozi s nami jsou, kam bludny krok se sine [the gods Are close at hand, where'er we stray and falter] [Chorus]
Track length2:50
Pt. I: Sem rychle Vesny kvet, at sochu ovencime [Festoon with flowers gay the statue of great Vesna] [Tenor]
Track length1:35
Pt. I: Aria. Do prachu s vami! Jeden jest Buh! [Now kiss the dust all! One God there Is!] [Bass, Chorus]
Track length4:04
Pt. I: Kdo onen muz, jejz nestih's nebe blesk? [What man Is This whom lightening will not fell?] [Chorus]
Track length3:46
Pt. I: Aria. O dovol abych zlibat smwla tvych nohou prach [I beg thee, only thy dusty feet My lips I would lay] [Soprano]
Track length6:42
Pt. I: Recitative. Vstup v nitro sve, mym domem neni zeme [Upon This earth thy search would be a vain quest] [Bass]
Track length1:12
Pt. I: Vse lame se a borti v chaos tmavy [Now everything Is crumbling, all Is chaos] [Chorus]
Track length4:25
Pt. II: Introduction, Recitative and Aria. O, v jake sere lesni stiny [Oh, in the fearful forest shadows] [Mezzo-soprano]
Track length7:28
Pt. II: Duet. Te ptam se te: Co najit chces? [Pray tell me now, what do you seek?] [Soprano, Mezzo-soprano]
Track length3:43
Pt. II: Aria. Ja neklamal se, bud vitana, dcero! [No error made, I welcome you, daughter!] [Bass]
Track length3:00
Pt. II: Recitative. O doprej, at se v pokore dal cvicim [Oh tell me, for humility I long now] [Soprano] - Trio. Tam Kristuv kriz! [Behold Christ's Cross!] [Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Bass]
Track length1:55
Pt. II: Vesele hvozdem, vesele polem [Gaily we pass through field and through forest] [Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Bass, Chorus]
Track length2:12
Pt. II: O jaky obraz oku memu se v stinu lesnim otvira! [Oh, what a sight there in the shadows, and one That causes me to fear!] [Tenor, Chorus]
Track length3:46
Pt. II: Recitative. Ja bludne duse svetlu vracim [I led the lost souls out of darkness] [Bass]
Track length0:43
Pt. II: Recitative. Ach, ona, po niz srdce moje prahne [Ah, It Is she for whom my heart Is yearning] [Tenor, Bass]
Track length1:02
Pt. II: Aria. O, cestu ukaz mi, jak ji mam dobyt [Oh, show to me the way That I must win her] [Tenor]
Track length2:44
Pt. II: Recitative. O, kterak mohu zvednout k tobe zraku [How Is It possible to raise my eyelids] [Soprano]
Track length3:07
Pt. II: O beda, nechce slyset jeho lkani! [Oh, heavens! She'll not listen to his pleading!] [Chorus]
Track length0:21
Pt. II: Recitative. Jak z krasneho snu nahle procitly [I rudely awake from a perfect dream] [Tenor, Bass]
Track length2:25
Pt. II: Ja hledala jsem zari toho jitra [for This new shining dawn I am now searching] [Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Bass, Chorus]
Track length4:23
Pt. III: Introduction. Hospodine, pomiluj ny! [Mighty Lord, have mercy on us!] [Chorus]
Track length4:03
Pt. III: Recitative. Nuz pristupte, mnou vire vyuceni [Come forward all to whom I've taught the new creed!] [Tenor, Bass]
Track length1:26
Pt. III: Duet. O, nech juz skanout nad nasimi cely [Anoint our foreheads with the holy water] [Soprano, Tenor]
Track length3:35
Pt. III: Recitative. U cile stojim snahy sve a tuzby [Here on the threshold of my aspirations] [Soprano, Bass]
Track length2:16
Pt. III: O znete, pisne, znete k nebes bani [Now let the heavens echo with our anthem] [Mezzo-soprano, Bass, Chorus]
Track length2:56
Awards and reviews
June 2006
Eva Urbanová responds charmingly to the scenes of springtime rejoicing and then, her emotions in turmoil, to the call to Christian belief by the hermit Ivan. Jiří Bělohlávek conducts a spirited and persuasive performance for the 2004 Prague Spring concert, and though the recording is not ideally spacious it gives the chorus (including a charming choir of angel children) plenty of chance to shine and there is a good sense of the bright orchestral colours.
