Conductor(s): Schwarz, Gerard
Label: Naxos
Genre: Opera; Orchestral; Vocal
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.570119
Barcode: 747313011971
Distribution Note(s):
CD not available in the USA.
Release Date: 12/2006

KRASA: Brundibar / LAITMAN: I Never Saw Another Butterfly

Brundibár is part of an inspiring human legacy. Hans Krása’s beautiful children’s opera, performed 55 times at the Terezín concentration camp, stands as a memorial to its original performers, the child inmates of Terezín. Tony Kushner’s acclaimed new English libretto, which receives its world première recording here, brings a modern vibrancy to Brundibár’s story about the triumph of good over evil, and the power of friendship to change the world. Contemporary American composer Lori Laitman’s powerful song cycle I Never Saw Another Butterfly captures the voices of six extraordinary poems by Terezín’s child prisoners. Krása’s and Laitman’s works are a deep tribute to the human spirit. They honor the lives and legacy of those remarkable persons – especially children – whose creative work was an expression of spiritual resistance to tyranny. Produced by Music of Remembrance, a Seattle-based non-profit organization dedicated to remembering Holocaust musicians through their art (www.musicofremembrance.org).

Tracklist

Krása, Hans
Hoffmeister, Adolf - Lyricist
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Parce, Jesse (actor)
Woltz, Evan (actor)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
Drumheller, Michael (baritone)
Smith, Morgan (baritone)
Boaz, Holly (soprano)
James, Auston (tenor)
Korn, David (soprano)
1Act I Scene 1: Down our street a little band (Windows, Pepicek, Aninku)01:52
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
2Act I Scene 2: My ice-cream's so cold it burns! (Ice-Cream Seller)00:56
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Parce, Jesse (actor)
3Act I Scene 3: Gather round the ice-cream seller (Windows, Baker, Milkman)00:58
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Woltz, Evan (actor)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
4Act I Scene 4: Hey milkman ring your bell (Windows, Pepicek, Aninku, Milkman)01:23
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
5Act I Scene 5: Everything in life costs money (Policeman, Aninku, Pepicek)00:46
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Drumheller, Michael (baritone)
6Act I Scene 6: Look at the people (Aninku, Pepicek, Policeman)01:34
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Drumheller, Michael (baritone)
7Act I Scene 7: When the winter wind came blowing (Aninku, Pepicek, Milkman, Ice-Cream Seller, Baker, Brundibar, Policeman)03:58
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Parce, Jesse (actor)
8Act I Scene 8: Little Children, how I hate 'em (Brundibar, Aninku, Pepicek, Sparrow, Cat, Dog)06:33
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Smith, Morgan (baritone)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
Boaz, Holly (soprano)
9Serenade01:10
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
10Act II Scene 1: One of my tricks (Sparrow, Cat, Dog, Pepicek, Aninku)01:45
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
James, Auston (tenor)
Boaz, Holly (soprano)
Korn, David (soprano)
11Act II Scene 2: Rooster crows cock-a-doo (Aninku, Pepicek, Dog, Cat, Sparrow)00:33
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Korn, David (soprano)
James, Auston (tenor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
12Act II Scene 3: Marty flings the curtains wide (Windows)00:27
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
13Act II Scene 4, "The March of the Schoolchildren": Children Stop (Dog, Cat, Sparrow, Schoolchildren)01:48
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Boaz, Holly (soprano)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Korn, David (soprano)
James, Auston (tenor)
14Act II Scene 5: Morning, people, here's a bargain (Brundibar, Dog, Cat, Aninku, Pepicek, Sparrow)01:28
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Smith, Morgan (baritone)
James, Auston (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Korn, David (soprano)
15Act II Scene 6: In the basement, down below (Aninku, Pepicek, Schoolchildren, Milkman, Brundibar)03:31
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
Davis, Jadd (tenor)
16Act II Scene 7: Trombone and kettle drum! (All)02:33
Northwest Boychoir (Choir)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Smith, Morgan (baritone)
Hauck, Ross (tenor)
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
Krása, Hans
Sheppard, Craig (piano)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
17Overture for Small Orchestra05:29
Sheppard, Craig (piano)
Schwarz, Gerard (Conductor)
Music of Remembrance (Ensemble)
Laitman, Lori
Löwy, Hanus - Lyricist
Bachner - Lyricist
Friedmann, Pavel - Lyricist
Kosek, Miroslav - Lyricist
Bass, Franta - Lyricist
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
18No. 1. The Butterfly05:17
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
19No. 2. Yes, That's the Way Things Are01:52
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
20No. 3. Birdsong03:22
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
21No. 4. The Garden02:26
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
22No. 5. Man Proposes, God Disposes00:46
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)
23No. 6. The Old House03:03
McKay, Maureen (soprano)
DeLuca, Laura (clarinet)

Total Playing Time: 53:30