"This CD, titled Vocal Music, presents a selection of the vocal works for mezzo-soprano and various instrumental settings, composed by the recently deceased Czech composer Ladislav Kubik during the period 2012-2016, complemented with one of his earlier compositions, "River in Spring on a text by Franz Kafka (1996). Kubik's lifelong interest in poetry and prose, demonstrated over the years by his numerous vocal works, ranged from the ancient Latin texts and traditional Japanese poems through Rilke, Pasternak, and Kafka to the 20th century Czech, Slovak, American, and Polish poetry. Equally wide is the range of musical forms and genres that bear the poetic message; they include large choral works as well as miniature songs, various chamber music combinations, and non-traditional vocal applications, sometimes in symbiosis with an electronic component. Amongst these works, a special place in Kubik's compositional output belongs to the works for mezzo-soprano, partially generated and inspired by the composer's collaboration with the notable mezzo-soprano Phyllis Pancella. Three of the included works, "24 Haiku", "To Be a Poet", and "Magdalene", are dedicated to her. Yet, her performance is effectively supported by Taiwanese-American pianist Hui-Ting Yang and the Czech musicians Jitka Hosprova (viola) and Hana Brozova (flute), as well as the excellent and, for new music, always enthusiastic Florida State University Percussion Ensemble with Alexander Jimenez (conductor)."
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24 Haiku (2016) for mezzo-soprano and piano, on Japanese poems 27:14
[01] 1. 00:53
[02] 2. 00:49
[03] 3. 01:05
[04] 4. 00:49
[05] 5. 01:06
[06] 6. 00:59
[07] 7. 01:55
[08] 8. 01:18
[09] 9. 00:55
[10] 10. 00:58
[11] 11. 01:06
[12] 12. 01:18
[13] 13. 00:42
[14] 14. 01:23
[15] 15. 00:59
[16] 16. 00:53
[17] 17. 01:03
[18] 18. 01:30
[19] 19. 00:54
[20] 20. 01:06
[21] 21. 01:16
[22] 22. 01:09
[23] 23. 00:34
[24] 24. 02:34
[25] Magdalene (2012) for mezzo-soprano and piano, on a poem by Boris Pasternak 07:03
[26] Gong (2016) for mezzo-soprano, alto flute, piano, and electronics (fixed media), on a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke 06:37
To Be a Poet (2016) for mezzo-soprano and viola, on Czech and Slovak poetry 15:48
[27] I. Words (Ji?i ?a?ek) 03:34
[28] II. Quietly (Milan Rufus) 03:17
[29] III. To Be a Poet (Jaroslav Seifert) 06:09
[30] IV. Song (Miroslav Florian) 02:48
[31] River in Spring (1996) 12:46
total playing time: 69:47
Phyllis Pancella mezzo-soprano
Hui-Ting Yang piano
Hana Bro?ova alto flute
Jitka Hosprova viola
Florida State University Percussion Ensemble
Alexander Jimenez conductor
