Duparc / Knezikova / Jindra- Phidyle
Katerina KnezÃková's lyric coloratura soprano has delighted audiences in numerous music centers worldwide, both at opera houses and concert venues. She has appeared with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Bamberger Symphoniker, Camerata Salzburg, the Czech Philharmonic, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, etc., under the baton of conductors of such renown as J. Belohlávek, S. Baudo, M. Honeck, J. Hrusa, T. Netopil and R. Ticciati. The highlights of her career include the invitation to portray the title role in Janácek's opera Katya Kabanova in Glyndebourne. Katerina KnezÃková's debut Supraphon solo album features enchanting fin de siècle songs, "... songs that are particularly close to my heart and voice, all of them dating from the turn of the 20th century, all of them tinged with Impressionism," as the singer herself put it. The first of them is Bohuslav Martinu's Magic Nights, set to Chinese poetry. Henri Duparc's songs, one of which, depicting Phylidé, a simple and pious country girl, has given the album it's title, may come as a revelation to many a listener. All the songs chosen for the album reflect a penchant for the exotic, foregrounding connection with Nature and intuition. Conducted by Robert Jindra, the Janácek Philharmonic Ostrava has created a splendidly colorful backdrop for Katerina KnezÃková's soprano to embellish. Fin de siècle songs - a universe close to Katerina KnezÃková's heart.
Tracklist:
- Magic Nights. Three songs to Chinese texts for soprano and orchestra, H 119~V cizirne (In aForeign Land)
- Magic Nights. Three songs to Chinese texts for soprano and orchestra, H 119~Jarem nedotcená (Untouched by Spring)
- Magic Nights. Three songs to Chinese texts for soprano and orchestra, H 119~Tajemná flétna (The Mysterious Flute)
- invitation au voyage
- vie antérieure
- Phidylé
- Chanson triste
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Chanson de la mariée. Modéré
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Là -bas, vers l'église. Andante
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Quel galant m'est comparable. Allegro
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques. Lento
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Tout gai! Allegro
- Shéhérazade~Asie
- Shéhérazade~La flûte enchantée
- Shéhérazade~L'indifférent
- Penthesilea, Op. 18
Katerina KnezÃková's lyric coloratura soprano has delighted audiences in numerous music centers worldwide, both at opera houses and concert venues. She has appeared with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Bamberger Symphoniker, Camerata Salzburg, the Czech Philharmonic, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, etc., under the baton of conductors of such renown as J. Belohlávek, S. Baudo, M. Honeck, J. Hrusa, T. Netopil and R. Ticciati. The highlights of her career include the invitation to portray the title role in Janácek's opera Katya Kabanova in Glyndebourne. Katerina KnezÃková's debut Supraphon solo album features enchanting fin de siècle songs, "... songs that are particularly close to my heart and voice, all of them dating from the turn of the 20th century, all of them tinged with Impressionism," as the singer herself put it. The first of them is Bohuslav Martinu's Magic Nights, set to Chinese poetry. Henri Duparc's songs, one of which, depicting Phylidé, a simple and pious country girl, has given the album it's title, may come as a revelation to many a listener. All the songs chosen for the album reflect a penchant for the exotic, foregrounding connection with Nature and intuition. Conducted by Robert Jindra, the Janácek Philharmonic Ostrava has created a splendidly colorful backdrop for Katerina KnezÃková's soprano to embellish. Fin de siècle songs - a universe close to Katerina KnezÃková's heart.
Tracklist:
- Magic Nights. Three songs to Chinese texts for soprano and orchestra, H 119~V cizirne (In aForeign Land)
- Magic Nights. Three songs to Chinese texts for soprano and orchestra, H 119~Jarem nedotcená (Untouched by Spring)
- Magic Nights. Three songs to Chinese texts for soprano and orchestra, H 119~Tajemná flétna (The Mysterious Flute)
- invitation au voyage
- vie antérieure
- Phidylé
- Chanson triste
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Chanson de la mariée. Modéré
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Là -bas, vers l'église. Andante
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Quel galant m'est comparable. Allegro
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques. Lento
- Cinq mélodies populaires grecques~Tout gai! Allegro
- Shéhérazade~Asie
- Shéhérazade~La flûte enchantée
- Shéhérazade~L'indifférent
- Penthesilea, Op. 18