{"product_id":"magdalena-kozena-dvorak-klein-krasa-martinu-czech-songs","title":"Magdalena Kozena - Dvorak, Klein, Krasa \u0026 Martinu: Czech Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003eMagdalena Kozena presents a recital of Czech songs, together with the Czech Philharmonic under the baton of Sir Simon Rattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, Bohuslav Martinu's Nipponari were inspired by Japanese culture, whereas his folksy Songs on One Page obtain a deeper meaning knowing that he wrote them in the US, having fled the Nazi threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis colleagues and contemporaries Hans Krasa and Gideon Klein did not manage to get away, and both died in concentration camps. Krasa's German-language Four Orchestral Songs show a fascination with nonsense verse typical of avant-garde circles in the early 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKlein's Lullaby can be traced back to Jewish folk songs, yet it's musical realization displays an openness to French musical styles. And no Czech song recital would be complete without good old Antonin Dvorak, whose Evening Songs and Songs, Op. 2 are included. Many of these works are best known with piano accompaniment, but are presented here in orchestrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Czech Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle marvellously bring out all the colours, while Kozena once more showcases her mastery in vernacular song.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50397251436849,"sku":"8717306260770","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/4335149-3211638.jpg?v=1733275683","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/magdalena-kozena-dvorak-klein-krasa-martinu-czech-songs","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}