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Martinu - The Epic of Gilgamesh (cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra)       | Supraphon SU39182

Martinu - The Epic of Gilgamesh (cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra)

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Label: Supraphon

Cat No: SU39182

Barcode: 0099925391829

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 23rd July 2007

Contents

Artists

Marcela Machotkova
Jiri Belohlavek
Vaclav Zítek
Karel Prusa
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Prague Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Jiri Belohlavek

Works

Martinu, Bohuslav

Gilgames, H351

Artists

Marcela Machotkova
Jiri Belohlavek
Vaclav Zítek
Karel Prusa
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Prague Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Jiri Belohlavek

About

Jiří Bělohlávek is a world-renowned conductor of the works of Bohuslav Martinů, including the symphonic, operatic, oratorio and cantata literature. 
 
Martinů’s oratorio The Epic of Gilgamesh (1955) is unusual and, in a way, unique in all the international literature, as exciting and mysterious as the ancient tale on which it is based. The epic, one of the oldest extant examples of written culture, dates back to the beginning of Babylon, and Martinů devoted a number of years to the study of its philosophical basis before beginning to set to music Thompson’s translation of its Neoassyrian version.
 
Martinů’s conception and execution are truly ingenious making use of early Baroque forms. Outstanding performances by the soloists, chorus and orchestra enhance the unrepeatable atmosphere of this masterful work.

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