KABELÁČ, M.: Chamber Music (Complete) (J. Weber, Mayer, K. Wagner, Dohr, Schoch, Janoušková, Vogler, Kolinsky)

After decades of neglect, many collectors will feel that it’s high time to revisit the eight symphonies and grand orchestral passacaglia Mystery of Time by Miloslav Kabeláč (1908–1979); and those who are appreciative of those works will surely find this compendium of his complete chamber music highly attractive. The programme represents the full gamut of his fifty-year development as a composer, with examples of both conventional and experimental forms, and ranging from the early horn and cello sonatas, to his Suite for Saxophone, and concluding with the dramatic chamber cantata Osudová dramata člověka. This 3-CD set happily includes performers who are noted enthusiasts for Kabeláč’s music, not least Albrecht Mayer, Sarah Willis, and Jan Vogler.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Kabeláč, Miloslav
Janoušková, Markéta (violin)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
1 Ballad, Op. 27 11:46
Janoušková, Markéta (violin)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Wollenweber, Dominik (oboe)
Wollenweber, Dominik (cor anglais)
Bader, Alexander (clarinet)
Wagner, Erich (clarinet)
Žust, Andrej (horn)
Vonášek, Václav (bassoon)
Wagner, Kathi (saxophone)
2 I. Pastorale 03:34
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Wollenweber, Dominik (oboe)
Wollenweber, Dominik (cor anglais)
Bader, Alexander (clarinet)
Wagner, Erich (clarinet)
Žust, Andrej (horn)
Vonášek, Václav (bassoon)
3 II. Scherzo 05:08
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Wollenweber, Dominik (oboe)
Wollenweber, Dominik (cor anglais)
Bader, Alexander (clarinet)
Wagner, Erich (clarinet)
Žust, Andrej (horn)
Vonášek, Václav (bassoon)
4 III. Andante melancholico 04:47
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Wollenweber, Dominik (oboe)
Wollenweber, Dominik (cor anglais)
Bader, Alexander (clarinet)
Wagner, Erich (clarinet)
Wagner, Kathi (saxophone)
Žust, Andrej (horn)
Vonášek, Václav (bassoon)
5 IV. Finale 04:47
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Wollenweber, Dominik (oboe)
Wollenweber, Dominik (cor anglais)
Bader, Alexander (clarinet)
Wagner, Erich (clarinet)
Žust, Andrej (horn)
Vonášek, Václav (bassoon)
Weber, Jelka (flute)
6 Improvisation for Solo Flute on an Own Theme, Op. 29b 08:03
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Vogler, Jan (cello)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
7 I. Passacaglia: Grave 04:18
Vogler, Jan (cello)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
8 II. Fantasia: Molto adagio 05:32
Vogler, Jan (cello)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
9 III. Scherzo: Allegro giocoso 05:10
Vogler, Jan (cello)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
10 IV. Allegro energico 06:23
Vogler, Jan (cello)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
Disc 2
Wagner, Kathi (saxophone)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
1 I. Andante 02:54
Wagner, Kathi (saxophone)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
2 II. Allegro 02:58
Wagner, Kathi (saxophone)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
3 III. Andantino 02:33
Wagner, Kathi (saxophone)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
4 IV. Presto 02:54
Wagner, Kathi (saxophone)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
5 V. Adagio 04:14
Wagner, Kathi (saxophone)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
6 VI. Andante 05:01
Wagner, Kathi (saxophone)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
7 Horn Sonata, Op. 2 12:19
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
Kabeláč, Miloslav
Traditional - Lyricist
Martiník, Jan (baritone)
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Ernesaks, Paula (horn)
Lamotke, Johannes (horn)
Willis, Sarah (horn)
8 No. 1. Šelmo hajnej 01:15
Martiník, Jan (baritone)
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Ernesaks, Paula (horn)
Lamotke, Johannes (horn)
Willis, Sarah (horn)
9 No. 2. Myslivečku, myslivče 01:32
Martiník, Jan (baritone)
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Ernesaks, Paula (horn)
Lamotke, Johannes (horn)
Willis, Sarah (horn)
10 No. 3. Střelil mysliveček vranku 00:53
Martiník, Jan (baritone)
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Ernesaks, Paula (horn)
Lamotke, Johannes (horn)
Willis, Sarah (horn)
11 No. 4. Ztracený myslivec 02:29
Martiník, Jan (baritone)
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Ernesaks, Paula (horn)
Lamotke, Johannes (horn)
Willis, Sarah (horn)
12 No. 5. Žežulička 01:18
Martiník, Jan (baritone)
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Ernesaks, Paula (horn)
Lamotke, Johannes (horn)
Willis, Sarah (horn)
13 No. 6. Čekání 01:19
Martiník, Jan (baritone)
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Ernesaks, Paula (horn)
Lamotke, Johannes (horn)
Willis, Sarah (horn)
14 No. 7. Pásla jeleny 01:23
Martiník, Jan (baritone)
Dohr, Stefan (horn)
Ernesaks, Paula (horn)
Lamotke, Johannes (horn)
Willis, Sarah (horn)
Kabeláč, Miloslav
Weber, Jelka (flute)
15 I. Lento: Poco rubato 02:30
Weber, Jelka (flute)
16 II. Capriccioso 02:14
Weber, Jelka (flute)
17 III. Andante comodo 01:26
Weber, Jelka (flute)
18 IV. Rondino 02:59
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Disc 3
Mayer, Albrecht (oboe)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
1 I. Grave: Rapsodico 05:43
Mayer, Albrecht (oboe)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
2 II. Adagio 04:47
Mayer, Albrecht (oboe)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
3 III. Prestissimo 03:17
Mayer, Albrecht (oboe)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre (harp)
4 No. 1. — 02:31
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre (harp)
5 No. 2. — 01:32
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre (harp)
6 No. 3. — 00:57
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre (harp)
7 No. 4. — 01:39
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre (harp)
8 No. 5. — 01:11
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre (harp)
9 No. 6. — 00:58
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre (harp)
10 No. 7. — 02:06
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre (harp)
11 No. 8. — 01:34
Weber, Jelka (flute)
Langlamet, Marie-Pierre (harp)
Janoušková, Markéta (violin)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
12 No. 1. Ballada 05:17
Janoušková, Markéta (violin)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
13 No. 2. Capriccio 05:20
Janoušková, Markéta (violin)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
Kabeláč, Miloslav
Kabeláč, Miloslav - Lyricist
Kaminski, Stefan (narrator)
Schoch, Andre (trumpet)
Schlichte, Jan (percussion)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
14 I. Hamlet 04:18
Kaminski, Stefan (narrator)
Schoch, Andre (trumpet)
Schlichte, Jan (percussion)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
15 II. Interludium I 00:39
Kaminski, Stefan (narrator)
16 III. Golgota 05:00
Kaminski, Stefan (narrator)
Schoch, Andre (trumpet)
Schlichte, Jan (percussion)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
17 IV. Interludium II 00:34
Kaminski, Stefan (narrator)
18 V. Stabat Mater 04:46
Kaminski, Stefan (narrator)
Schoch, Andre (trumpet)
Schlichte, Jan (percussion)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)
19 VI. Interludium III 00:39
Kaminski, Stefan (narrator)
20 VII. Comenius 07:42
Kaminski, Stefan (narrator)
Schoch, Andre (trumpet)
Schlichte, Jan (percussion)
Kolinsky, Robert (piano)

Total Playing Time: 02:52:09