{"product_id":"ptc5187077-czech-orchestral-songs","title":"Czech Orchestral Songs","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The peacefulness and beauty that flows from this album is amazing!\" - Bill Dodd, NativeDSD Senior Reviewer\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/dsd-reviews\/dodds-discoveries\/czech-songs-from-magdalena-kozena-on-pentatone\/\"\u003eRead Full Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eMagdalena Kožená\u003c\/strong\u003e presents a recital of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCzech Orchestral Songs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the \u003cstrong\u003eCzech Philharmonic\u003c\/strong\u003e under the baton of \u003cstrong\u003eSir Simon Rattle\u003c\/strong\u003e. The first impression of Czech songs may be atmospheric nature scenes, or stories about pretty peasant girls and village pranks, but the selection on this album demonstrates that the imagination of Czech song composers stretched far wider.\r\n\r\nFor example, Bohuslav Martinů’s \u003cem\u003eNipponari\u003c\/em\u003e were inspired by Japanese culture, whereas his folksy \u003cem\u003eSongs on One Page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eobtain a deeper meaning knowing that he wrote them in the US, having fled the Nazi threat. His colleagues and contemporaries Hans Krása and Gideon Klein did not manage to get away, and both died in concentration camps.\r\n\r\nKrása’s German-language \u003cem\u003eFour Orchestral Songs\u003c\/em\u003e show a fascination with nonsense verse typical of avant-garde circles in the early 1920s. Klein’s \u003cem\u003eLullaby\u003c\/em\u003e can be traced back to Jewish folk songs, yet its musical realization displays an openness to French musical styles. And no Czech song recital would be complete without good old Antonín Dvořák, whose \u003cem\u003eEvening Songs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSongs, Op. 2\u003c\/em\u003e are included.\r\n\r\nMany of these works are best known with piano accompaniment, but are presented here in orchestrations. The Czech Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle marvelously bring out all the colors, while Kožená once more showcases her mastery in vernacular song.\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eMagdalena Kožená, Mezzo-Soprano\r\nCzech Philharmonic\r\nSir Simon Rattle, Conductor\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Pentatone","offers":[{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740450533700,"sku":"PTC5187077-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740450566468,"sku":"PTC5187077-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740450599236,"sku":"PTC5187077-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740450632004,"sku":"PTC5187077-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740450664772,"sku":"PTC5187077-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56740450697540,"sku":"PTC5187077-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57342812455236,"sku":"PTC5187077-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/PTC5187077.jpg?v=1790631629","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/ptc5187077-czech-orchestral-songs","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}