BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Jiří Bělohlávek and Andrew Griffiths - Smetana: Dalibor (Live) (2015)
BAND/ARTIST: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Jiří Bělohlávek, Andrew Griffiths
- Title: Smetana: Dalibor (Live)
- Year Of Release: 2015
- Label: Onyx Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless +Booklet
- Total Time: 02:26:31
- Total Size: 622 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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CD1
01. Dalibor, Act I Scene 1: A courtyard at the Royal Castle, before the throne is a mass of people "Dnes ortel bude provolán" (People)
02. Dalibor, Act I Scene 1: Opusteného sirotka malého (Jitka, People)
03. Dalibor, Act I Scene 2: Orchestral
04. Dalibor, Act I Scene 2: Jiz víte, jak to krásné království (Vladislav)
05. Dalibor, Act I Scene 3: Jiz uchopte se slova (Vladislav, Milada, People, Jitka)
06. Dalibor, Act I Scene 3: Pohasnul den a v hrade (Milada, People, Vladislav, Jitka)
07. Dalibor, Act I Scene 4: Dalibor enters, shackles on his hands. Jaky to zjev! (Milada, People, Vladislav)
08. Dalibor, Act I Scene 4: Zapírat nechci, nejsemt zvykl y lháti (Dalibor, Milada)
09. Dalibor, Act I Scene 4: Zlocinem tak pomáhals sobe sám! (Vladislav, Dalibor, Milada, People, Judges)
10. Dalibor, Act I Scene 4: Tak, Dalibore (A Judge, People, Dalibor)
11. Dalibor, Act I Scene 5: U svych mne zde vidíte nohou! (Milada, Judges, Vladislav)
12. Dalibor, Act I Scene 6: Jaká to boure nadra mi plní (Milada, Jitka)
13. Dalibor, Act II Scene 1: A street in the Lower Town, with an Inn "Ba nejveselejsí je tento svet" (Mercenaries)
14. Dalibor, Act II Scene 1: Dle této písne poznávám je vzdy (Jitka, Vítek)
15. Dalibor, Act II Scene 1: Je Daliboruv osud tobe znám? (Jitka, Vítek)
16. Dalibor, Act II Scene 2: Ba nejveselejsˇí je tento sveˇt (Mercenaries, Vítek, Jitka)
17. Dalibor, Change of Stage 1, Scene 1: The living quarters of the jailor at the castle "Nejvetsí bedlivosti treba" (Budivoj, Benes)
18. Dalibor, Scene 2: Ach, jak tezky zalárníka (Benes)
19. Dalibor, Scene 3: Milada, running out of the jailor’s room. Hotovo vsechno (Milada, Benes)
20. Dalibor, Scene 4: Jak je mi? Ha, tak náhle prisla jiz (Milada)
21. Dalibor, Scene 5: Benes emerges from his room, a fiddle in one hand, a burning lantern in the other. "Zde jsou ty housle!" (Benes, Milada)
CD2
01. Dalibor, Change of Stage 2: In the prison, Dalibor is asleep. In a sudden burst of light Zdeneˇk’s ghost appears, playing the violin. His playing fills the jail.
02. Dalibor, Change of Stage 2, Scene 1: Dalibor wakes and jumps from his bed as the spectre vanishes "Nebyl to on zas?" (Dalibor)
03. Dalibor, Scene 2: Milada, carrying the fiddle and the lamp "Vem tento chud´y dárek z ruky mé" (Milada, Dalibor)
04. Dalibor, Act III Scene 1: Preslavny králi, pánové prejasní! (Budivoj)
05. Dalibor, Act III Scene 1: Ctyricet let jiz tomu bude (Benes)
06. Dalibor, Act III Scene 2: tak pozdní dobu provolal jsem vás sem (Vladislav)
07. Dalibor, Act III Scene 2: Jstejiz u konce? Jak jste rozhodnuli? (Vladislav, Judges)
08. Dalibor, Change of Stage 1, Scene 1: Dalibor’s prison cell "Tot tretí noc, kterou mi naznacila" (Dalibor)
09. Dalibor, Scene 2: Ó nebe! Bez okovu? (Budivoj, Dalibor)
10. Dalibor, Scene 3: March
11. Dalibor, Change of Stage 2, Scenes 1 & 2: In front of the castle tower, moonlight "Nezaslechli jesˇteˇ houslí zvuky?" (Milada, Chorus, Jitka, Vítek, Mercenaries, Women)
12. Dalibor, Scene 3: Milado! (Dalibor, Milada)
13. Dalibor, Scene 4: Neprátel zástup porazen a zbit (Budivoj, Mercenaries, Dalibor)
Smetana’s tragic opera 'Dalibor' from 1868 is now acknowledged as a masterpiece, containing some of his greatest music. It tells a tale of knightly ideals, chivalry, love and loyalty, with striking echoes of Fidelio, the story transports us to 15th-century Prague, where Dalibor is imprisoned having avenged the death of his musician friend Zdenk. The sister of his victim, Milada, is touched by his plight and disguises herself as a boy violinist in order to enter the gaol … Smetana, saddened by 'Dalibor’s cool reception ('too Wagnerian' was one of the charges against it) always had faith that one day it would be appreciated and stand alongside 'The Bartered Bride', the work that overshadowed all his other operas to his great frustration.
This superb performance of this rarely heard opera was recorded live in the Barbican Hall, London. Conducted by Jiri Belohlávek, the all Czech cast and the BBC SO and BBC singers gave a performance that impressed all present, and the critics praised the performance: "Smetana’s melodic invention is given full rein, with a rapturous second-act love duet as its high-point. Belohlávek’s conducting was warm and wonderfully spacious in those purple passages…the cast, all Czech, was a very fine one" The Guardian.
"A brilliant all-Czech performance...The pivotal duets were gloriously sung, while chorus and orchestra honoured the full beauty of the score."
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CD1
01. Dalibor, Act I Scene 1: A courtyard at the Royal Castle, before the throne is a mass of people "Dnes ortel bude provolán" (People)
02. Dalibor, Act I Scene 1: Opusteného sirotka malého (Jitka, People)
03. Dalibor, Act I Scene 2: Orchestral
04. Dalibor, Act I Scene 2: Jiz víte, jak to krásné království (Vladislav)
05. Dalibor, Act I Scene 3: Jiz uchopte se slova (Vladislav, Milada, People, Jitka)
06. Dalibor, Act I Scene 3: Pohasnul den a v hrade (Milada, People, Vladislav, Jitka)
07. Dalibor, Act I Scene 4: Dalibor enters, shackles on his hands. Jaky to zjev! (Milada, People, Vladislav)
08. Dalibor, Act I Scene 4: Zapírat nechci, nejsemt zvykl y lháti (Dalibor, Milada)
09. Dalibor, Act I Scene 4: Zlocinem tak pomáhals sobe sám! (Vladislav, Dalibor, Milada, People, Judges)
10. Dalibor, Act I Scene 4: Tak, Dalibore (A Judge, People, Dalibor)
11. Dalibor, Act I Scene 5: U svych mne zde vidíte nohou! (Milada, Judges, Vladislav)
12. Dalibor, Act I Scene 6: Jaká to boure nadra mi plní (Milada, Jitka)
13. Dalibor, Act II Scene 1: A street in the Lower Town, with an Inn "Ba nejveselejsí je tento svet" (Mercenaries)
14. Dalibor, Act II Scene 1: Dle této písne poznávám je vzdy (Jitka, Vítek)
15. Dalibor, Act II Scene 1: Je Daliboruv osud tobe znám? (Jitka, Vítek)
16. Dalibor, Act II Scene 2: Ba nejveselejsˇí je tento sveˇt (Mercenaries, Vítek, Jitka)
17. Dalibor, Change of Stage 1, Scene 1: The living quarters of the jailor at the castle "Nejvetsí bedlivosti treba" (Budivoj, Benes)
18. Dalibor, Scene 2: Ach, jak tezky zalárníka (Benes)
19. Dalibor, Scene 3: Milada, running out of the jailor’s room. Hotovo vsechno (Milada, Benes)
20. Dalibor, Scene 4: Jak je mi? Ha, tak náhle prisla jiz (Milada)
21. Dalibor, Scene 5: Benes emerges from his room, a fiddle in one hand, a burning lantern in the other. "Zde jsou ty housle!" (Benes, Milada)
CD2
01. Dalibor, Change of Stage 2: In the prison, Dalibor is asleep. In a sudden burst of light Zdeneˇk’s ghost appears, playing the violin. His playing fills the jail.
02. Dalibor, Change of Stage 2, Scene 1: Dalibor wakes and jumps from his bed as the spectre vanishes "Nebyl to on zas?" (Dalibor)
03. Dalibor, Scene 2: Milada, carrying the fiddle and the lamp "Vem tento chud´y dárek z ruky mé" (Milada, Dalibor)
04. Dalibor, Act III Scene 1: Preslavny králi, pánové prejasní! (Budivoj)
05. Dalibor, Act III Scene 1: Ctyricet let jiz tomu bude (Benes)
06. Dalibor, Act III Scene 2: tak pozdní dobu provolal jsem vás sem (Vladislav)
07. Dalibor, Act III Scene 2: Jstejiz u konce? Jak jste rozhodnuli? (Vladislav, Judges)
08. Dalibor, Change of Stage 1, Scene 1: Dalibor’s prison cell "Tot tretí noc, kterou mi naznacila" (Dalibor)
09. Dalibor, Scene 2: Ó nebe! Bez okovu? (Budivoj, Dalibor)
10. Dalibor, Scene 3: March
11. Dalibor, Change of Stage 2, Scenes 1 & 2: In front of the castle tower, moonlight "Nezaslechli jesˇteˇ houslí zvuky?" (Milada, Chorus, Jitka, Vítek, Mercenaries, Women)
12. Dalibor, Scene 3: Milado! (Dalibor, Milada)
13. Dalibor, Scene 4: Neprátel zástup porazen a zbit (Budivoj, Mercenaries, Dalibor)
Smetana’s tragic opera 'Dalibor' from 1868 is now acknowledged as a masterpiece, containing some of his greatest music. It tells a tale of knightly ideals, chivalry, love and loyalty, with striking echoes of Fidelio, the story transports us to 15th-century Prague, where Dalibor is imprisoned having avenged the death of his musician friend Zdenk. The sister of his victim, Milada, is touched by his plight and disguises herself as a boy violinist in order to enter the gaol … Smetana, saddened by 'Dalibor’s cool reception ('too Wagnerian' was one of the charges against it) always had faith that one day it would be appreciated and stand alongside 'The Bartered Bride', the work that overshadowed all his other operas to his great frustration.
This superb performance of this rarely heard opera was recorded live in the Barbican Hall, London. Conducted by Jiri Belohlávek, the all Czech cast and the BBC SO and BBC singers gave a performance that impressed all present, and the critics praised the performance: "Smetana’s melodic invention is given full rein, with a rapturous second-act love duet as its high-point. Belohlávek’s conducting was warm and wonderfully spacious in those purple passages…the cast, all Czech, was a very fine one" The Guardian.
"A brilliant all-Czech performance...The pivotal duets were gloriously sung, while chorus and orchestra honoured the full beauty of the score."
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