Borek Rujan Vaclav Bednar Antonin Dvorak - Dvorak Vanda (22 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Borek Rujan, Vaclav Bednar, Antonin Dvorak
Dvorak: Vanda
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Ouverture
2. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 1. Scene 1 and 2. The sun is shining
3. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 1. Scene 3. Confide in me, Vanda
4. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 1. Scene 4 and 5 (beginning). Dear Bozena, grant us privacy
5. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 1. Scene 5 (conclusion). Good Heavens!
6. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 1. Scene 6. My lord and master
7. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 1. Scene 7 (beginning). Krak's daughter
8. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 1. Scene 7 (conclusion). I believe steadfastly
9. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 1. Scene 8 (beginning). Look here, a bright star
10. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 1. Scene 8 (conclusion). Before you and the gods
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
1. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 2. Scene 1. On the majestic trhone
2. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 2. Scene 2. Here is Vitom?r
3. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 2. Scene 3 (beginning). A new dreadful burden is falling upon us
4. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 2. Scene 3 (conclusion). How the sword flies!
5. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 3. Scene 1. Here is the God of Evil's realm!
6. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 3. Scene 2. Ah, Vanda, my precious one
7. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 3. Scene 3. Already midnight is approaching
8. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 3. Scene 4, 5 and 6. There is the heathen sorceress
9. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 4. Scene 1 and 2. Not peace, but rather the heat of war
10. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 4. Scene 3. Then let's offer up to Svantevit a prayer for victory
11. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 4. Scene 4. First it is fit to offer thanks to the gods!
12. Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25): Act 4. Scene 5. Accept my thanks / Act 5. Scene 1

CD Details

All Artists: Borek Rujan, Vaclav Bednar, Antonin Dvorak, Frantisek Dyk, Ludmila Hanzalikova, Stefa Petrova, Prague Radio Chorus, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Drahomira Tikalova, Beno Blachut, Zdenek Jankovsky
Title: Dvorak: Vanda
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Supraphon
Release Date: 10/15/1996
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 789368880928

CD Reviews

Great Opera, Mediocre Recording

Daniel Mitrano | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 12/03/1999

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The good--Dvorak composed a breathtaking grand opera that has Czeck flair and supurb confidence in the musical writing. The chorus and orchestra of the Prague Radio are solid, committed, and refreshingly familiar with the material. Dyk conducts fluently and with great power and nuance. The bad--Recorded from radio broadcasts in 1951, the sound is excruciatingly insufficient to encompass the wide range of orchestral and vocal production. The singers are miked too close and the orchestra takes a back seat with balances always leaving some section of the orchestra (usually the winds and percussion) and chorus (the men) inaudible. This recording boasts a cast of the most competent Czeck singers that weren't of international fame and although they are no less than capable in this vocal writing and language, they are no more than that, failing to create living characters from the horrendous libretto. The extensive cuts in the score and the unbelievable amount of recording problems leaves this as admittedly a "historical document." The ugly--this opera, which is just as good as any French grand opera of that period if not better, deserves a better, more up-to-date recording. Long overdue for its time in the sun."

Rare opportunity

Jiri Gutman | Modrice Czech Republic | 05/31/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yes, this is rare opportunity to hear a great voices of Tikalova (Vanda), Blachut (Slavoj) or Bednar (Roderich). Historical recording - not for technical fans of 5:1 chanels and J.Cura."