The composers Antonín Dvorák, Leos Janácek, and Bohuslav Martinu might not be the names that first spring to mind when love songs are mentioned, yet this fascinating collection gives us a taste of

Magdalena Kozená - Love Songs (Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu)
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The composers Antonín Dvorák, Leos Janácek, and Bohuslav Martinu might not be the names that first spring to mind when love songs are mentioned, yet this fascinating collection gives us a taste of what delights we have been missing. They range from seven Moravian folk songs, collected by Janácek at the turn of the century, to songs written by Martinu in the U.S. in 1942. There's also early Martinu--including songs he collected in Slovakia in 1920--plus the world-premiere recording of Songs for a Friend of My Country, a cycle he wrote in France in 1940 on his way to America. All of these songs are of interest in giving us another aspect of each composer's work; most have much more to offer. Many are achingly lovely, especially those by Dvorák--including his Op. 2, a reworking of four songs from a cycle he had written almost 20 years earlier, and Love Songs, a revision of eight songs from the same cycle. "Good night, my darling," from his 1886 cycle In Folk Tone, is worth the price of this CD alone. Czech mezzo Magdalena Kozená, who put together the program, sings with pure, attractive tone. Graham Johnson is her excellent accompanist. --Richard Fawkes
Country USA
Brand Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer Dg Imports
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 028946347225
Model 028946347225
ReleaseDate 2000-08-08
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 028946347225
EANs 0028946347225

Country	USA
Brand	Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer	Dg Imports
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	028946347225
Model	028946347225
ReleaseDate	2000-08-08
UnitCount	1
Format	Import
UPCs	028946347225
EANs	0028946347225

Magdalena Kozená - Love Songs (Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu)

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