Bohuslav MARTINU

 

Alexandre Bis

Ariadna

Comedy on a Bridge

The Greek Passion

Juliette

Les Larmes du couteau

The Miracle of Our Lady

The Voice of the Forest

 

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Alexandre Bis

* Le Chant du Monde, 1969           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Paris

Recording date : Tuesday 04 November 1969, live

 

Aimé Doniat

Marcel Vigneron

Gérard Friedmann

Claudine Collart

Berthe Kal

– Alexandre

– Le portrait

– Oscar

– Armande

– Philomène

 

Orchestre Lyrique de l'ORTF

conducted by Jean Doussard

 

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Ariadna

* Supraphon, 1986           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, House of Artists, Dvorák Hall

Recording date : 08-12 April 1986

 

Celina Lindsley

Norman Philips

Vladimir Doležal

Richard Novák

Miroslav Kopp

Ludek Vele

– Ariadna

– Theseus

– Burun

– The Minotaur

– Guard

– Old Man

 

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Václav Neumann

 

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La Comédie sur le pont (Comedy on a Bridge)

* Le Chant du Monde, 1963           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Paris

Recording date : Thursday 10 October 1963

 

Nadine Sautereau

Jane Berbié

Jacques Mars

Bernard Demigny

Jean Giraudeau

Gérard Friedmann

Joseph Peyron

Lucien Lovano

– Popelka

– Eva

– Bedron

– Jean

– L'Instituteur

– La Sentinelle amie

– La Sentinelle ennemie

– L'Officier

 

Orchestre Lyrique de l'ORTF

conducted by Manuel Rosenthal

 

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The Greek Passion

Supraphon, 1981

London,  29 April 2000

 

* Supraphon, 1981           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Brno, Stadion Studio

Recording date : 01-06 June 1981

 

John Mitchinson

Helen Field

John Tomlinson

Arthur Davies

Jeffrey Lawton

John Harris

Phillip Joll

Catherine Savory

Rita Cullis

Geoffrey Moses

David Gwynne

Michael Geliot

Jana Jonášová

– Manolios

– Katerina

– Grigoris

– Yannakos

– Panait / Andonis

– Michelis

– Kostandis

– Nikolios / Old Woman

– Lenio

– Fotis

– Old Refugee / Patriarcheas

– Father Ladas

– Despinio

 

Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Kühn Children's Chorus

Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra

conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

 

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* London, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Performance : Saturday 29 April 2000

 

Jorma Silvasti

Marie McLaughlin

Gregory Yurisich

Jeremy White

Timothy robinson

Robin Leggate

Peter Auty

Roderick Earle

Peter Wedd

Alasdair Elliott

Jenny Grahn

Gwynne Howell

Elizabeth Sikora

Grant Dickson

McCallum

James Bobby

Hilary Taylor

– Manolios

– Katerina

– Grigoris

– Archon

– Yannakos

– Panait

– Michelis

– Kostandis

– Nikolios

– Andonis

– Lenio

– Fotis

– Old Woman

– Old Refugee

– Father Ladas

– Dmitri

– Despinio

 

Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras

 

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Hlas lesa (The Voice of the Forest)

* Supraphon, 1999           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Domovina Studio

Recording date : 23-25 June 1999

 

Helena Kaupová

Jaroslav Brezina

Lenka Šmídová

Roman Janál

Vladimír Okénko

Zdenek Harvánek

– The Bride

– The Young Forester

– The Hostess

– 1st Bandit / Reciter

– 2nd Bandit

– 3rd Bandit

 

Chamber Choir

The Prague Philharmonia

conducted by Jirí Belohlávek

 

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Hry o Marii (The Miracle of Our Lady)

* Supraphon, 1985           camera_2.gif

Recording location : unknown

Recording date : ⓟ 1985

 

I. Prologue. The Wise and the Foolish Virgins

 

Anna Barová

Marie Mrázová

Jindrich Jindrák

Bohumil Maršík

Lubomír Vraspír

Marie Mrázová

Anna Barová

Karel Hanuš

– Archangel Gabriel

– The Foolish Virgin

– Dealer in oil 1

– Dealer in oil 2

– Bridegroom 1

– Bridegroom 2

– Bridegroom 3

– Bridegroom 4

 

II. Mariken of Nimègue

 

Jirina Marková

Václav Zítek

Otakar Brousek

Vojtech Kocián

Ivan Kusnjer

Marie Mrázová

Jaromír Vavruška

Blanka Vítková

– Mariken

– The Devil

– Principal

– Mascaron

– God the Son

– Mother of God

– A drunkard

– A girl

 

III. The Nativity

 

Anna Kratochvílová

Dalibor Jedlicka

Blanka Vítková

Karel Pruša

– Maria

– Blacksmith

– Blacksmith's daughter

– Inn-keeper

 

IV. Sister Paskalina

 

Eva Depoltová

Anna Barová

Anna Kratochvílová

Otakar Brousek

– Sister Paskalina

– Sister Marta

– Maiden

– Speaker

 

Prague Radio Chorus, Bambini di Praga (III)

Prague Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Jirí Belohlávek

 

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Juliette

Supraphon, 1964

VMS, 2002

Paris, 13 November 2002

 

* Supraphon, 1964           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Domovina Studio

Recording date : 02-08 January 1964

Sung in Czech

 

Maria Tauberová

Ivo Židek

Antonín Zlesák

Antonín Votava

Zdenek Otava

Jindrich Jindrák

Dalibor Jedlicka

Václav Bednár

Karel Kalaš

Karel Berman

Ivana Mixová

Miloslava Fidlerová

Vladimír Jedenáctík

Jaroslav Veverka

Jaroslava Procházková

Vera Soukupová

Ludmila Hanzalíková

Milada Cadikovicová

Štepánka Jelínková

Eva Zikmundová

Eva Hlobilová

Jaroslav Horácek

Zdenek Švelha

Bohumír Lalák

Marcela Lemariová

Jaroslav Stríška

– Julietta

– Michel

– Inspector / Postman / Forest Warden

– Clerk

– Man with the helmet

– Memory dealer

– Convict

– Man in the window

– Grandfather

– Beggar

– Little Arab

– First Gentleman

– Old Arab

– Old Sailor

– Bird-seller

– Palmist

– Fishmonger

– Grandmother

– Old Lady

– Second Gentleman

– Third Gentleman

– Old Man Youth

– Young Sailor

– Night watchman

– Errand boy

– Engine driver

 

Prague National Theatre Chorus and Orchestra

conducted by Jaroslav Krombholc

 

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* VMS, 2002           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Bregenz, Festspielhaus

Recording date : July 2002, live

Sung in German

 

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Johannes Chum

Eberhard F. Lorenz

Matteo de Monti

Richard Salter

Susanne Reinhard

Hanna Fahlbusch-Wald

Valentina Kutzarova

Sulie Girardi

Astrid Monika Hofer

Adalbert Walker

Burkhard Ulrich

– Julietta

– Michel

– Inspector / Forest Warden

– Clerk / Man with the helmet / Memory dealer / Beggar

– Man in the window / Old Man Youth / Night watchman

– Little Arab / First Gentleman

– Bird-seller

– Palmist / Young Sailor / Second Gentleman

– Fishmonger / Grandmother / Old Lady

– Third Gentleman

– Old Arab / Old Man / Old Sailor

– Engine driver

 

Bregenzer Festspielchor, Kornmarktchor, Mitglieder des Kammerchor Moskau

Wiener Symphoniker

conducted by Dietfried Bernet

 

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* Paris, Palais Garnier

Performance : Wednesday 13 November 2002

Broadcast : France Musiques, Saturday 16 November 2002

Sung in French

 

Alexia Cousin

William Burden

Ivan Matiakh

Laurent Naouri

Alain Vernhes

Karine Deshayes

Christian Tréguier

Michèle Lagrange

Martine Mahé

Gaële Le Roi

Marie-Thérèse Keller

Yves Bisson

Marcos Pujol

Philippe Gauguet

– Juliette

– Michel

– Le commissaire / Le facteur / L'employé

– L'homme au casque / Le marchant de souvernirs / Le bagnard

– L'homme à la fenêtre / Le petit vieux / Le mendiant

– Le petit Arabe / Premier monsieur / Le chasseur

– Le vieil Arabe / Le vieux matelot

– La marchande d'oiseaux / La chiromancienne

– La marchande de poissons / La petite vieille / La vieille dame

– Deuxième monsieur

– Troisième monsieur

– Le vieillard

– Le jeune matelot

– Le gardien de nuit

 

Chœurs et Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

conducted by Marc Albrecht

 

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Slzy noze (Les Larmes du couteau)

* Supraphon, 1998           camera_2.gif

Recording location : Prague, Cechie Hall

Recording date : Friday 05 June 1998

Sung in Czech

 

Hana Jonášová

Lenka Šmídová

Roman Janál

– Eleonora

– The Mother

– Satan

 

The Prague Philharmonia

conducted by Jirí Belohlávek

 

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