Z mrtvého domu = From the house of the dead (1:30:24) -- Mládí = Youth (16:56) -- Ríkadla = Children's rhymes (15:24).
Note
The 1st work is an opera; libretto by the composer, based on: Zapiski iz mertvogo doma / Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
The 2nd work is a suite for flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, horn, and bassoon.
The 3rd work for 9 mixed voices, piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, double bass, ocarina, piano, and toy drum.
Language (note)
Sung in Czech (1st and 3rd works), Slovak and Ukranian (3rd work).
Title
From the house of the dead = Z mrtvého domu ; Mládí ; Říkadla / Janác̆ek.
Publisher
London, England : Decca, [2013]
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Series
Decca, the opera company
Decca, the opera company.
Performer
In the 1st work: Jiří Zahradníček, Ivo Žídek, tenors ; Václav Zítek, baritone ; Dalibor Jedlička, bass ; other soloists ; Wiener Staatsopernchor ; Wiener Philharmoniker ; Sir Charles MacKerras, conductor. In the 2nd-3rd works: London Sinfonietta and Chorus ; David Atherton, conductor.
Event
1st work recorded 1980 March Sofiensaal, Vienna.
2nd-3rd works recorded 1978 July Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London.
Language
Sung in Czech (1st and 3rd works), Slovak and Ukranian (3rd work).