SMETANA: MA VLAST (MY COUNTRY)
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Code: SUPRAPHON DVD 7120 Price: $21.50 |
| ARTISTS: Prague Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, Jiri Belohlavek, conductor. DISC FORMAT: DVD 9 DURATION 102:28 SOUND PCM STEREO DOLBY DIGITAL STEREO COLOR PICTURE: PAL 16:9 LANGUAGE CZECH/ SUBTITLES ENGLISH ALL REGIONS Not NTSC Picture format Performing Smetana’s My Country in its entirety is a daunting challenge even for seasoned professional orchestras. But what about an orchestra of conservatoire students? “It’s audacity, of course, yet artists only grow through challenges. And these young artists must receive a lot of them.” Ji?í B?lohlávek’s words perhaps most appositely encapsulate the essence of the ambitious project by means of which the Prague Conservatoire celebrated the bicentenary of its foundation: opening the 2011 Prague Spring festival with My Country. B?lohlávek first encountered the 130-member student orchestra in Poli?ka at a five-day gathering, at which he shaped their joint performance. The Prague Spring concert proved to be a great triumph. This CD bears witness to that which was also highlighted by the critics: the young players’ surprisingly high interpretational level and, above all, exceptional enthusiasm and energy. When listening to the recording, one can – with a certain new hope – recall that in previous centuries Prague could proudly boast of being the conservatoire of Europe. |
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