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#1
Recordings & Broadcasts / Pejačević : Piano Trio No.1 Op.15
Thursday 12 March 2015, 22:55 #2
Recordings & Broadcasts / Ivo Maček : Romantic Trio
Wednesday 11 March 2015, 14:29
Ivo Maček (24 March 1914 – 26 May 2002) was a Croatian pianist. From 1939-45 he performed as part of the Maček-Šulek-Janigro Trio. He taught at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", Weimar in Germany.
Romantic Trio
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Trio Orlando
Vladimir Krpan, piano
Tonko Ninić, violin
Andrej Petrač, v.cello
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Romantic Trio
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Trio Orlando
Vladimir Krpan, piano
Tonko Ninić, violin
Andrej Petrač, v.cello
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#3
Recordings & Broadcasts / Georg Karl Wisner von Morgenstern : Brilliant Variations for Clarinet & Orch.
Wednesday 11 March 2015, 14:02
Georg Karl Wisner von Morgenstern (also Juraj Karlo Wisner pl. Morgenstern. 1783-1855), Croatian composer of Hungarian noble descent. His students were Croatian composers Josip Juratović, Ivan Padovec (Johann Padowetz), Fortunat Pintarić, Franjo Pokorni and Vatroslav Lisinski. With his help Vatroslav Lisinski managed to instumantate his opera "Ljubav i zloba".
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Brilliant Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
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Željko Milić, clarinet
Symphony Orchestra of the Croatian RTV
Julian Kovatchev, conductor
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Brilliant Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
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Željko Milić, clarinet
Symphony Orchestra of the Croatian RTV
Julian Kovatchev, conductor
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#4
Recordings & Broadcasts / Benito Bersa : Tragic Symphony Op.25 (Listen to complete work on YouTube)
Monday 09 March 2015, 23:42
Listen on YouTube
Benito Bersa : Tragic Symphony Op.25 "Four Memories of My Life"
Benito Bersa*1 (1873-1934)
Sinfonia tragica "Quattro ricordi della mia vita" (Tragic symphony - Four memories of my life) in C-minor, Op.25
I. Ouverture drammatica (Dramatic Overture), Op. 25a
II. Idillio "Il giorno delle mie nozze" (The Day of my Wedding), Op. 25b
III. Capriccio-Scherzo, Op. 25c
IV. Finale "Vita nuova" (New Life), Op. 25d (unfinished*2, piano sketch)
*2 later orchestrated, along with other unfinished works, by Bersa's student Zvonimir Bradić following Bersa's oral instructions and Bersa's handbook "The Principles of Modern Instrumentation" (which Bradić had completed as well)
*1 Benito Bersa (known as Blagoje Bersa), son of Filomena de Medici and Giovanni Rifembergo-Bersa de Leidenthal
Benito Bersa : Tragic Symphony Op.25 "Four Memories of My Life"
Benito Bersa*1 (1873-1934)
Sinfonia tragica "Quattro ricordi della mia vita" (Tragic symphony - Four memories of my life) in C-minor, Op.25
I. Ouverture drammatica (Dramatic Overture), Op. 25a
II. Idillio "Il giorno delle mie nozze" (The Day of my Wedding), Op. 25b
III. Capriccio-Scherzo, Op. 25c
IV. Finale "Vita nuova" (New Life), Op. 25d (unfinished*2, piano sketch)
*2 later orchestrated, along with other unfinished works, by Bersa's student Zvonimir Bradić following Bersa's oral instructions and Bersa's handbook "The Principles of Modern Instrumentation" (which Bradić had completed as well)
*1 Benito Bersa (known as Blagoje Bersa), son of Filomena de Medici and Giovanni Rifembergo-Bersa de Leidenthal
#5
Composers & Music / On this day in 1923 Dora Countess Pejačević, composer & violinist, died
Thursday 05 March 2015, 14:37
Famous Croatian composer and violinist Mária Theodóra Paulina Sófia countess Pejácsevich de Virovitica was born on September 10, 1885 in Budapest, Hungary, where her father Dr. of Law Theodor count Pejacsevich often went by political affairs.
Dora began to compose when she was 12. She studied music privately in Agram (Zagreb), Dresden and München and also received lessons in instrumentation (from Dragutin Kaiser and Walter Courvoisier), and composition (from Percy Sherwood). She was largely self-taught, however.
She left behind a considerable catalogue of 58 opuses (106 compositions), in late-Romantic, Art Nouveau (early Hollywoodian) and early 20th ct. Modernist style, ranging from songs, piano works, chamber music, and several compositions for large orchestra.
She married officer Ottomar von Lumbe (b. 1892 in Vienna, Austria) in 1921. Dora died on March 5, 1923 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, from complications following a difficult childbirth (of her son Theo), and is buried near the family cemetery in Našice, Osijek-Baranja, Croatia.
#6
Recordings & Broadcasts / Pejačević : Impromptu Op.32, music competition video (sheet-music featured)
Tuesday 03 March 2015, 12:16
Video (excellent quality) published on March 2nd, 2015
Competition "Bistrički ZVUKOLIK"
Ana Lisičak (b. 1995), piano
Dora Pejačević : Impromptu op.32
Competition "Bistrički ZVUKOLIK"
Ana Lisičak (b. 1995), piano
Dora Pejačević : Impromptu op.32
#7
Composers & Music / Pejačević : Nocturne for Orchestra (1918. Orchestrated nocturne for piano)
Tuesday 03 March 2015, 01:25
Pejacevic : Nocturne For Orchestra
Pejačević composed two nocturnes for piano, Zwei Nocturnos op.50 No.1 & No.2, and wrote verses as a small poetic programme (describing the atmosphere in which both pieces were conceived).
Nocturne Op.50 No.1 was composed in Janowitz, Bohemia (near border with Germany), on 20-21st July 1918, and carries a dedication to her friend, pianist Alice Ripper (1889-1961).
Dunkel ruht des Teiches Tiefe
im Mond erzittert die Fläche leis,
die Tannen rauschen, die Weide neigt sich –
herbstlich berührt, schweigt still das Herz
Did she orchestrate this, I wonder? There were other Croatian composers -at the time, and later- of masterful instrumentating abilities that secretly admired her work, almost like personality cult..
Pejačević composed two nocturnes for piano, Zwei Nocturnos op.50 No.1 & No.2, and wrote verses as a small poetic programme (describing the atmosphere in which both pieces were conceived).
Nocturne Op.50 No.1 was composed in Janowitz, Bohemia (near border with Germany), on 20-21st July 1918, and carries a dedication to her friend, pianist Alice Ripper (1889-1961).
Dunkel ruht des Teiches Tiefe
im Mond erzittert die Fläche leis,
die Tannen rauschen, die Weide neigt sich –
herbstlich berührt, schweigt still das Herz
Did she orchestrate this, I wonder? There were other Croatian composers -at the time, and later- of masterful instrumentating abilities that secretly admired her work, almost like personality cult..
#8
Composers & Music / A Stunning Antique Edition of Giovanni de Zaytz's Opera "Nikola Šubić Zrinjski"
Saturday 28 February 2015, 23:14
The original in German language is now lost. During the composer's lifetime up until today in Croatia it has been performed in Croatian language. As Zaytz was a native Italian speaker, that is it was his maternal tongue he had learned in the streets of his native town Fiume (whereas German language he had been learning in school by formal obligation), he decided to publish a Croatian-Italian edition of the opera in question, with assistance of Gian Paolo di Carminati.
Piano reduction by the composer - high resolution sheet music scan
Example of the resolution quality
Piano reduction by the composer - high resolution sheet music scan
Example of the resolution quality
#9
Composers & Music / "Kontesa Dora" (1993) - A Popular Film about Dora Pejačević
Saturday 28 February 2015, 14:54
Historical drama based on a pseudo-biography of Croatian composer Dora Pejačević (10 September 1885 - 5 March 1923).
Duration: 117 min.
IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Wikipedia
Google search engine results
Watch full movie on Full Movie Online
The actress looks -to me- more like Dora Pejačević's sister Gabriella Pejacsevich than the composer herself.
Duration: 117 min.
IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Wikipedia
Google search engine results
Watch full movie on Full Movie Online
The actress looks -to me- more like Dora Pejačević's sister Gabriella Pejacsevich than the composer herself.
#10
Recordings & Broadcasts / Dora Pejačević : Overture for Grand Orchestra (Uroš Lajovic)
Friday 27 February 2015, 22:06
Croatian Radio, 3rd programme
Stream
Historical records of the Croatian Radio
Tuesday March 3rd, 2015
16:35-18:00h
Sergej Prokofjev : Sinfonia Concertante
Ksenija Janković, violoncello
Igor Kuljerić, conductor
Dora Pejačević : Overture for Grand Orchestra
Uroš Lajovic, conductor
Vatroslav Lisinski : Porin, 1st act
Nikolaj Žličar, conductor
The Zagreb Symphonists of the Radio-Television Zagreb
Stream
Historical records of the Croatian Radio
Tuesday March 3rd, 2015
16:35-18:00h
Sergej Prokofjev : Sinfonia Concertante
Ksenija Janković, violoncello
Igor Kuljerić, conductor
Dora Pejačević : Overture for Grand Orchestra
Uroš Lajovic, conductor
Vatroslav Lisinski : Porin, 1st act
Nikolaj Žličar, conductor
The Zagreb Symphonists of the Radio-Television Zagreb
#11
Recordings & Broadcasts / RARE: Franz Krežma, Reverie for Violin and Orchestra (mp3)
Friday 27 February 2015, 21:37
Franz Krežma: Reverie
Link (00:02:56 - 00:09:00, duration ~ 5:56 minutes)
Pavel Berman, violin (Stradivari 'Conte di Fontana')
Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra
Enrico Dindo, conductor
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franjo_Krežma#Career
"Highly respected and admired by famous musicians like Giuseppe Verdi, Henry Vieuxtemps, Franz Liszt with whom he once played both as a violinist and a composer, Franjo Krežma's surviving work, after a fire at his parents' home destroyed some of his it, along with his priceless violin[11], numbers one symphony, three overtures, several marches and dances for the orchestra, some works for a strinq quartet and some pieces for the violin."
Link (00:02:56 - 00:09:00, duration ~ 5:56 minutes)
Pavel Berman, violin (Stradivari 'Conte di Fontana')
Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra
Enrico Dindo, conductor
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franjo_Krežma#Career
"Highly respected and admired by famous musicians like Giuseppe Verdi, Henry Vieuxtemps, Franz Liszt with whom he once played both as a violinist and a composer, Franjo Krežma's surviving work, after a fire at his parents' home destroyed some of his it, along with his priceless violin[11], numbers one symphony, three overtures, several marches and dances for the orchestra, some works for a strinq quartet and some pieces for the violin."
#12
Recordings & Broadcasts / BBCRadio3 - International Women's Day, celebrating female composers
Friday 27 February 2015, 11:20
Broadcast
Sunday 8th March, 2015
01:00
BBC RADIO 3
The programme will be available on our player shortly after broadcast
International Women's Day, celebrating female composers: Catriona Young presents music by women through the ages.
1:01 AM
Weir, Judith (b.1954)
Stars, Night, Music and Light
BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor)
1:05 AM
Pejacevic, Dora (1885-1923)
Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33
Martina Filjak (piano), Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Aleksandar Markovic (conductor)
1:35 AM
Musgrave, Thea [b.1928]
Loch Ness - a postcard from Scotland
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)
1:46 AM
Sikora, Elzbieta [b.1943]
Rappel III for string orchestra
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wojciech Michniewski (conductor)
2:03 AM
Mägi, Ester (b. 1922)
Murdunud aer (The broken oar)
Estonian National Male Choir, Ants Soots (director)
2:07 AM
Schumann, Clara (1819-1896)
6 Songs Op.13
Ofelia Sala (soprano), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
2:20 AM
Rossi, Camilla de "La Romana" (fl.1707-1710)
Sinfonia and 'Discostatevi ormai', from Il Sacrifizio di Abramo
Hanna Husáhr (soprano), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Cohen (harpsichord, director)
2:35 AM
Glanville-Hicks, Peggy (1912-1990)
Three Gymnopedies
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Myer Fredman (conductor)
2:45 AM
Stants, Iet (1903-1968)
String Quartet No.2
Dufy Quartet
3:01 AM
Walpurgis, Maria Antonia (1724-1780)
Talestri, regina delle amazzoni - excerpts
Christine Wolff (soprano) , Johanna Stojkovic (soprano) , Marilia Vargas (soprano) , Ulrike Bartsch (soprano), Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, Tobias Schade (harpsichord/director)
3:46 AM
Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983)
Sonata for harp
Godelieve Schrama (harp)
3:57 AM
Bergh, Gertrude van den (1793-1840)
Lied fur pianoforte
Frans van Ruth (piano)
4:02 AM
Rennes, Catharina van (1858-1940) [text Emil Claar]
3 Quartets for women's voices and piano (Op.24)
Irene Maessen (soprano), Rachel Ann Morgan & Christa Pfeiler (mezzo-sopranos), Corrie Pronk (alto), Franz van Ruth (piano)
4:07 AM
Carreño, Teresa (1853-1917)
Valse Petite in D major
Dennis Hennig (piano)
4:11 AM
Jacquet de la Guerre, Elisabeth-Claude (1665-1729)
Sonata in D major for 2 violins and continuo
Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (harpsichord/director)
4:20 AM
Boulanger, Lili (1893-1918)
Nocturne for flute and piano
Valentinas Gelgotas (flute), Audrone Kisieliute (piano)
4:24 AM
Kuyper, Elisabeth (1877-1953)
Der Pfeil und das Lied; Marien Lied; Ich komme Heim aus dem Sonnenland - from 6 Lieder (Op.17 Nos 1, 2 & 3)
Irene Maessen (soprano), Frans van Ruth (piano)
4:31 AM
Leonarda, Isabella (1620-1704)
Sonata Prima a 4 (Op 16)
Maniera: Emma Alter (violin), Marsha Skinns (violin), Sophie Willis (cello), Leah Stuttard (harpsichord)
4:41 AM
Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847)
Allegro moderato (Op.8 No.1) (1840)
Sylviane Deferne (piano)
4:47 AM
Pook, Jocelyn (b.1960), text: Motion, Andrew (b.1952)
Mobile (2002) (commissioned by the King's Singers and BBC Proms)
The King's Singers - David Hurley & Robin Tyson (countertenors), Paul Phoenix (tenor), Philip Lawson & Gabriel Crouch (baritones) & Stephen Connolly (bass)
4:52 AM
Bacewicz, Grazyna (1909-1969)
Suite for chamber orchestra
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Krenz (conductor)
5:01 AM
Maurice, Paule [1910-67]
Tableaux de Provence - 5 pieces for saxophone and orchestra
Julia Nolan (saxophone), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)
5:16 AM
Cozzolani, Suor Chiara Margarita (1602-c.1677)
O quam bonus es - motet for 2 voices (Si lodano le piaghe di Christo e le mamelle della Madonna)
Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith (director)
5:26 AM
Chaminade, Cecile [1857-1944]
Concertino Op.107
Maria Filippova (flute), Ekaterina Mirzeava (piano)
5:35 AM
Strozzi, Barbara (1619-1677)
Hor che Apollo è a Theti in seno'
Musica Fiorita: Susanne Rydén (soprano), Enrico Parizzi & Roberto Falcone (violins), Rebeka Rusó (Viola da gamba), Rafael Bonavita (theorbo), Daniela Dolci (harpsichord/director)
5:48 AM
Calame, Genevieve (1946-1993)
Sur la margelle du monde
Bienne Symphony Orchestra, Franco Trinca (conductor)
5:59 AM
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
O vis aeternitatis (Responsorium) - for voice, female chorus, 2 fiddles, organistrum
Sequentia: Laurie Monahan (solo voice), Barbara Thornton, Gundula Anders, Pamela Dellal, Elizabeth Glen, Heather Knutson, Susanne Norin, Janet Youngdahl (chorus), Elizabeth Gaver & Elisabetta de Mircovich (fiddles), Benjamin Bagby (organistrum)
6:07 AM
Caccini, Francesca [1587-1640]
Excerpts from Act One of La Liberazione di Ruggiero
Suzie Le Blanc (Alcina, soprano), Barbara Borden (Sirena, soprano), Dorothee Mields (Il Pastore, soprano), Christian Hilz (Ruggiero, baritone), Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs (director)
6:28 AM
Bosmans, Henriette [1895-1952]
Verses from Maria Lecina
Rachel Ann Morgan (mezzo soprano), Frans van Ruth (piano)
6:41 AM
Williams, Grace (1906-1977)
Sea Sketches (1944)
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b051zvvg
Sunday 8th March, 2015
01:00
BBC RADIO 3
The programme will be available on our player shortly after broadcast
International Women's Day, celebrating female composers: Catriona Young presents music by women through the ages.
1:01 AM
Weir, Judith (b.1954)
Stars, Night, Music and Light
BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek (conductor)
1:05 AM
Pejacevic, Dora (1885-1923)
Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33
Martina Filjak (piano), Croatian Radio-Television Symphony Orchestra, Aleksandar Markovic (conductor)
1:35 AM
Musgrave, Thea [b.1928]
Loch Ness - a postcard from Scotland
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor)
1:46 AM
Sikora, Elzbieta [b.1943]
Rappel III for string orchestra
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wojciech Michniewski (conductor)
2:03 AM
Mägi, Ester (b. 1922)
Murdunud aer (The broken oar)
Estonian National Male Choir, Ants Soots (director)
2:07 AM
Schumann, Clara (1819-1896)
6 Songs Op.13
Ofelia Sala (soprano), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
2:20 AM
Rossi, Camilla de "La Romana" (fl.1707-1710)
Sinfonia and 'Discostatevi ormai', from Il Sacrifizio di Abramo
Hanna Husáhr (soprano), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Cohen (harpsichord, director)
2:35 AM
Glanville-Hicks, Peggy (1912-1990)
Three Gymnopedies
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Myer Fredman (conductor)
2:45 AM
Stants, Iet (1903-1968)
String Quartet No.2
Dufy Quartet
3:01 AM
Walpurgis, Maria Antonia (1724-1780)
Talestri, regina delle amazzoni - excerpts
Christine Wolff (soprano) , Johanna Stojkovic (soprano) , Marilia Vargas (soprano) , Ulrike Bartsch (soprano), Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, Tobias Schade (harpsichord/director)
3:46 AM
Tailleferre, Germaine (1892-1983)
Sonata for harp
Godelieve Schrama (harp)
3:57 AM
Bergh, Gertrude van den (1793-1840)
Lied fur pianoforte
Frans van Ruth (piano)
4:02 AM
Rennes, Catharina van (1858-1940) [text Emil Claar]
3 Quartets for women's voices and piano (Op.24)
Irene Maessen (soprano), Rachel Ann Morgan & Christa Pfeiler (mezzo-sopranos), Corrie Pronk (alto), Franz van Ruth (piano)
4:07 AM
Carreño, Teresa (1853-1917)
Valse Petite in D major
Dennis Hennig (piano)
4:11 AM
Jacquet de la Guerre, Elisabeth-Claude (1665-1729)
Sonata in D major for 2 violins and continuo
Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (harpsichord/director)
4:20 AM
Boulanger, Lili (1893-1918)
Nocturne for flute and piano
Valentinas Gelgotas (flute), Audrone Kisieliute (piano)
4:24 AM
Kuyper, Elisabeth (1877-1953)
Der Pfeil und das Lied; Marien Lied; Ich komme Heim aus dem Sonnenland - from 6 Lieder (Op.17 Nos 1, 2 & 3)
Irene Maessen (soprano), Frans van Ruth (piano)
4:31 AM
Leonarda, Isabella (1620-1704)
Sonata Prima a 4 (Op 16)
Maniera: Emma Alter (violin), Marsha Skinns (violin), Sophie Willis (cello), Leah Stuttard (harpsichord)
4:41 AM
Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847)
Allegro moderato (Op.8 No.1) (1840)
Sylviane Deferne (piano)
4:47 AM
Pook, Jocelyn (b.1960), text: Motion, Andrew (b.1952)
Mobile (2002) (commissioned by the King's Singers and BBC Proms)
The King's Singers - David Hurley & Robin Tyson (countertenors), Paul Phoenix (tenor), Philip Lawson & Gabriel Crouch (baritones) & Stephen Connolly (bass)
4:52 AM
Bacewicz, Grazyna (1909-1969)
Suite for chamber orchestra
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jan Krenz (conductor)
5:01 AM
Maurice, Paule [1910-67]
Tableaux de Provence - 5 pieces for saxophone and orchestra
Julia Nolan (saxophone), CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor)
5:16 AM
Cozzolani, Suor Chiara Margarita (1602-c.1677)
O quam bonus es - motet for 2 voices (Si lodano le piaghe di Christo e le mamelle della Madonna)
Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith (director)
5:26 AM
Chaminade, Cecile [1857-1944]
Concertino Op.107
Maria Filippova (flute), Ekaterina Mirzeava (piano)
5:35 AM
Strozzi, Barbara (1619-1677)
Hor che Apollo è a Theti in seno'
Musica Fiorita: Susanne Rydén (soprano), Enrico Parizzi & Roberto Falcone (violins), Rebeka Rusó (Viola da gamba), Rafael Bonavita (theorbo), Daniela Dolci (harpsichord/director)
5:48 AM
Calame, Genevieve (1946-1993)
Sur la margelle du monde
Bienne Symphony Orchestra, Franco Trinca (conductor)
5:59 AM
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
O vis aeternitatis (Responsorium) - for voice, female chorus, 2 fiddles, organistrum
Sequentia: Laurie Monahan (solo voice), Barbara Thornton, Gundula Anders, Pamela Dellal, Elizabeth Glen, Heather Knutson, Susanne Norin, Janet Youngdahl (chorus), Elizabeth Gaver & Elisabetta de Mircovich (fiddles), Benjamin Bagby (organistrum)
6:07 AM
Caccini, Francesca [1587-1640]
Excerpts from Act One of La Liberazione di Ruggiero
Suzie Le Blanc (Alcina, soprano), Barbara Borden (Sirena, soprano), Dorothee Mields (Il Pastore, soprano), Christian Hilz (Ruggiero, baritone), Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs (director)
6:28 AM
Bosmans, Henriette [1895-1952]
Verses from Maria Lecina
Rachel Ann Morgan (mezzo soprano), Frans van Ruth (piano)
6:41 AM
Williams, Grace (1906-1977)
Sea Sketches (1944)
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Roy Goodman (conductor)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b051zvvg
#13
Composers & Music / A Curiosity: Dora Pejačević's Reading Diary 'My Book Record'
Tuesday 24 February 2015, 01:06"BOOKS I HAVE READ"
DORA PEJAČEVIĆ AS AN INDIVIDUAL READER
DORA PEJAČEVIĆ AS AN INDIVIDUAL READER
The composer Dora Pejačević (1885-1923) was born in Budapest, but she grew up in a family palace in Našice where she composed most of her compositions. The most important piece of her oeuvre is Symphony in F Sharp Minor for Full Orchestra Op.41 (1916/7; 1920). The first performance of the Symphony was in Dresden on February 1920, conducted by Edwin Lindner. Dora Pejačević had a great passion for books and reading, so she recorded all the books she was reading in her reading diary - My Book Record. My Book Record was a printed notebook which contains three parts: Books I have read, Books I wish to read and Books worth reading. The diary was a gift from her English governess, Miss Davison, to whom she owed her general education and knowledge of several languages, and who was Dora's companion on her many travels. Dora Pejačević was writing it between 1902 and 1921.
Authors by alphabetical order (born - died) nationality and occupation (number of works of the respective author Dora read)
Aanrud, Hans (1863-1953) Norwegian writer (1)
Abelard, Peter (1079-1142) French priest and philosopher (1)
Adler, Guido (1855-1941) Czech-Austrian musicologist and writer (1)
Alcoforado, Mariana (1640-1723) Portuguese nun (1)
Alighieri, Dante (1265-1321) Italian writer (1)
Altenberg, Peter / Richard Engländer (1859-1919) Austrian writer (2)
Arcibashev, Mikhail Petrovich (1878-1927) Russian writer (1)
Arnim, Bettina von, b. Elisabeth Brentano (1785-1859) German writer (2)
Assmus, Burghard (1855-1950) German writer (1)
Audoux, Marguerite (1863-1937) French writer (1)
Augustinus, Aurelius (354-430) Roman theologian (1)
Aurelius, Marcus (121-181) Roman emperor and philosopher (1)
Ball, Hugo (1886-1927), German poet (1)
Bang, Herman (1857-1912) Danish writer and journalist (2)
Barbusse, Henri (1873-1935) French writer and pacifist (2)
Barret- Browning, Elizabeth (1806-1861) English poet (1)
Browning, Robert (1812-1889) English writer (1)
Bekker, Paul (1882-1937) German music critic (1)
Benson, Edward Frederic (1867-1940) English writer (2)
Benson, Robert Hugh (1871-1914) English writer (1)
Bethge, Hans (1876-1946), German poet and writer (1)
Bjerre, Poul (1876-1964) Swedish psychiatrist (1)
Bölsche, Wilhelm (1861-1939) German writer and publicist (1)
Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne (1627-1704) French theologian and bishop (2)
Brachvogel, Albert Emil (1824-1878) German writer (1)
Braun, Lily (1865-1916) German writer and socialist (2)
Buddha, Gotama (563 p.ne. - 483 BC) Indian thinker (1)
Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924) English writer (1)
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Thursday 19 February 2015, 14:09
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#15
Recordings & Broadcasts / CD Release: Dora Pejačević, Complete Piano Works (2CD) by Yoko Nishii
Tuesday 17 February 2015, 16:39
#16
Composers & Music / 2 Lush Mediterranean Operettas by Ivo Tijardovic (filmed in theater)
Monday 16 February 2015, 15:53
Ivo Tijardović (born as Giovanni Giuseppe Tiardovici. 1895, Spalato/Split - 1976, Zagreb), Croatian composer, painter & architect, writer, journalist and translator. Studied in Spalato and Vienna. Composed 8 operettas. Though raised as Italian (same as his fellow citizen and close friend from childhood composer Jakov Gotovac born as Giovani Giacobbe Gotovac), soon in his life he changed sides and embraced the idea(ls) of Croatian nationalists later to be communist, but the Italo-Dalmatian melodics however remained revealing his true nature.
The composer's also the author of the librettos
Mala Floramye (Little Floramye)
Act I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOv5WFu49e8
Act II and III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRyopqPYH34
Spli'ski Akvarel (An Aquarelle of Split)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKCX293J8NY
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Interesting video: Ivo Tijardović playing a Dalmatian serenade on a guitar, in 1941
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmerl5N2iw0
#17
Composers & Music / Giovanni de Zaytz - Opera 'Amelia ossia il Bandito'
Sunday 15 February 2015, 14:40
Giovanni di Zaytz (name later croatized to Ivan pl. Zajc. 1832, Fiume -1914, Zagreb), Croatian composer and conductor
Amelia ossia il Bandito (Composed in 1860)
Link to the movie filmed in the National Theater of Rijeka (former Teatro Verdi di Fiume)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUyLbFFo15g
Mirella Toic ................(Amelia)
Guillermo Dominguez... (Ermano)
Robert Kolar ............. (Corrado)
Ivica Cikes................. (Il Conte)
Davor Lesic................ (Rollero)
Mirko Cagljevic............ (Rogerino)
Kristina Kolar.............. (Teresa)
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Some other Zaytz's works
OPERE
'La Tirolese' (1855)
'Mislav' (1870)
'Ban Leget' (1872)
'Nikola Šubić Zrinjski' (1876. Original in German language lost)
'Lizinka' (1878)
'Pan Twardowski' (1880)
'Gospođe i husari' (1880)
'Armida' (1896)
OPERETTE
'I Lazzaroni di Napoli' (?)
'Funerali del Carnevale' (1862)
'Mannschaft an Bord' (1863)
'Der Raub der Sabinerinner' (1870)
'Afrodita' (1888)
and others..
Amelia ossia il Bandito (Composed in 1860)
Link to the movie filmed in the National Theater of Rijeka (former Teatro Verdi di Fiume)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUyLbFFo15g
Mirella Toic ................(Amelia)
Guillermo Dominguez... (Ermano)
Robert Kolar ............. (Corrado)
Ivica Cikes................. (Il Conte)
Davor Lesic................ (Rollero)
Mirko Cagljevic............ (Rogerino)
Kristina Kolar.............. (Teresa)
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Some other Zaytz's works
OPERE
'La Tirolese' (1855)
'Mislav' (1870)
'Ban Leget' (1872)
'Nikola Šubić Zrinjski' (1876. Original in German language lost)
'Lizinka' (1878)
'Pan Twardowski' (1880)
'Gospođe i husari' (1880)
'Armida' (1896)
OPERETTE
'I Lazzaroni di Napoli' (?)
'Funerali del Carnevale' (1862)
'Mannschaft an Bord' (1863)
'Der Raub der Sabinerinner' (1870)
'Afrodita' (1888)
and others..
#18
Composers & Music / Re: Felix Albini - Operette 'Baron Trenck' and 'Madame Troubadour' (Broadway)
Sunday 15 February 2015, 00:29
Felix Albini, Croatian Jewish composer
'Baron Trenck (der Pandur)' Operette in 3 Akten
Musik von Felix Albini
Libretto: A. M. Willner und R. Bodanzky
Originally written in German, but in Croatia regularly sung in Croatian
High resolution sheet music
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/?kdoc=301003974
Beautiful and remarkable voices, but antique recording quality (However, do listen to them!)
Duett. (Lydia, Trenck.) "Engel! Ich seh' dich endlich, endlich wieder!"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000220/mp3/mp3_original/00000000220.mp3
Eingangschor Und Szene. (Mariza, Nikola, Tschausch, Chor.) "Alles ist von Lust erfüllt"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000215/mp3/mp3_original/00000000215.mp3
?
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000216/mp3/mp3_original/00000000216.mp3
..and better rec. quality
Duett. (Lydia, Trenck) "Eine Namenlose! - Wie seltsam!"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000219/mp3/mp3_original/00000000219.mp3
Entrée Trenck. (Lydia, Trenck, Chor.) "Bomben und Granaten"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000213/mp3/mp3_original/00000000213.mp3
'Baron Trenck (der Pandur)' Operette in 3 Akten
Musik von Felix Albini
Libretto: A. M. Willner und R. Bodanzky
Originally written in German, but in Croatia regularly sung in Croatian
High resolution sheet music
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/?kdoc=301003974
Beautiful and remarkable voices, but antique recording quality (However, do listen to them!)
Duett. (Lydia, Trenck.) "Engel! Ich seh' dich endlich, endlich wieder!"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000220/mp3/mp3_original/00000000220.mp3
Eingangschor Und Szene. (Mariza, Nikola, Tschausch, Chor.) "Alles ist von Lust erfüllt"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000215/mp3/mp3_original/00000000215.mp3
?
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000216/mp3/mp3_original/00000000216.mp3
..and better rec. quality
Duett. (Lydia, Trenck) "Eine Namenlose! - Wie seltsam!"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000219/mp3/mp3_original/00000000219.mp3
Entrée Trenck. (Lydia, Trenck, Chor.) "Bomben und Granaten"
http://kgzdzb.arhivpro.hr/files/type_11/00000000213/mp3/mp3_original/00000000213.mp3
#19
Composers & Music / Antonio Smareglia - Opera 'Nozze Istriane' (Cond. Wolf-Ferrari)
Saturday 14 February 2015, 00:14
Antonio Smareglia, Italo-Croatian composer from Istra, Croatia.
I think the composer really cared for what inspired him to compose it. The instrumentation of this opera really suits me.. Orchestral gestures, nice details at the right times, I can hear every now and than of all the instruments/instrument groups a prominent part, the music reflects and complements the meaning of the words (the composer didn't lose concentration
and it is very emotional as a whole.
Opera 'Nozze Istriane'
Conductor Manno Wolf Ferrari
A performance in Trieste, 20.02.1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2M02MAEoHI
..and a modern performance with normal quality sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5hc_pkGr8
City of Trieste, nowday Italy, once part of the Austrian Seaside (Kűstenland) was inhabited by large number of Croatian people. In 1920 Trst and Gorica (Trieste e Gorizia), together with most of Istra (Istria), were consigned to Italy by Kingdom SHS (Kingdom of Serbians, Croatians and Slovenians) with the Raphal contract.
I think the composer really cared for what inspired him to compose it. The instrumentation of this opera really suits me.. Orchestral gestures, nice details at the right times, I can hear every now and than of all the instruments/instrument groups a prominent part, the music reflects and complements the meaning of the words (the composer didn't lose concentration
and it is very emotional as a whole.Opera 'Nozze Istriane'
Conductor Manno Wolf Ferrari
A performance in Trieste, 20.02.1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2M02MAEoHI
..and a modern performance with normal quality sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac5hc_pkGr8
City of Trieste, nowday Italy, once part of the Austrian Seaside (Kűstenland) was inhabited by large number of Croatian people. In 1920 Trst and Gorica (Trieste e Gorizia), together with most of Istra (Istria), were consigned to Italy by Kingdom SHS (Kingdom of Serbians, Croatians and Slovenians) with the Raphal contract.
#20
Composers & Music / Lucian Maria Skerjanc (1900 - 1973)
Thursday 12 February 2015, 02:26
12 Preludes for Piano
(duration 13:32 min.)
I. Con sentimento
II. Pensieroso
III. Tempestoso
IV. Transcendente
V. Tempo di valse
VI. Energico
VII. Contemplativo
VIII. Volante
IX. Con abbandono
X. Ruvido
XI. Dolcissimo
XII. Lugubre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk1ufSmpxtQ
Deep pensive dimension, contrasting, sensual, ethereal, unconstrained, faint, unsettled, serene, perturbed, ..
(From Wikipedia)
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (December 17, 1900 – February 27, 1973) was a Slovene composer, born in Graz. He studied in Laibach (Ljubljana), Prague, Vienna, Paris and Basel.
His style reflected late romanticism with qualities of expressionism and impressionism in his pieces, often with a hyperbolic artistic temperament, juxtaposing the dark against melodic phrases in his music.
(duration 13:32 min.)
I. Con sentimento
II. Pensieroso
III. Tempestoso
IV. Transcendente
V. Tempo di valse
VI. Energico
VII. Contemplativo
VIII. Volante
IX. Con abbandono
X. Ruvido
XI. Dolcissimo
XII. Lugubre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk1ufSmpxtQ
Deep pensive dimension, contrasting, sensual, ethereal, unconstrained, faint, unsettled, serene, perturbed, ..
(From Wikipedia)
Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (December 17, 1900 – February 27, 1973) was a Slovene composer, born in Graz. He studied in Laibach (Ljubljana), Prague, Vienna, Paris and Basel.
His style reflected late romanticism with qualities of expressionism and impressionism in his pieces, often with a hyperbolic artistic temperament, juxtaposing the dark against melodic phrases in his music.