Please note that the performances dates follow this order: day/month/year.
Hymn of Volunteer Nurses of the Czechoslovak Red Cross / Hymna dobrovolnych sester CSCK. 1938.
Vezdicka, Potpolis. Two Women's Choruses / Dva zenske sbory, op. 17. 1937. Vezdicka premiered by the Women's Choir of Vitezslava Kapralova with Miroslav Krcma [cond.] and Vera Baborovska [pf] in Brno-Kralovo Pole on 23.1.1955. Other performances: Vitezslava Kapralova Women's Choir, with Miroslav Krcma and Vera Baborovska in Brno on 1.6.1955.
Waving Farewell for Voice and Orchestra / Sbohem a satecek, zpev a orchestr. 1938. Premiered in Brno by Orchestr Zemskeho divadla v Brne (Zemske Theatre Orchestra), with Rafael Kubelik [cond.] and Marie Reznickova as soloist on 31.10.1940. Other performances: Czech Philharmonic at the festival "Jaro nasi hudby" in Smetana Hall in Prague on 21.5.1942; E. Zachardova [voice] and Brno Radio Orchestra with Bretislav Bakala; Zdenka Merlickova [voice], Richard Thierjung [cond.] and the orchestra Helfertovo orchestralni sdruzeni in Brno on 11.2.1946; Jarmila Novotna [S] and Czech Philharmonic (?) with Rafael Kubelik [cond.] in Prague in May 1946; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra with Frantisek Stupka [cond.] on 16.1.1947; The Brno Philharmonic on 9.6.1950; Zdenka Kareninova [s], the Brno Philharmonic with Jiri Pinkas for Supraphon on 7.12.1955; Vlasta Linhartova [S], Moravian Philharmonic and Zdenek Macal in Luhacovice on 16.7.1963; Vilem Pribyl [t] and Brno Philharmonic with Frantisek Jilek [cond.] for The Brno Radio in 1975, released on the Studio Matous label in 1998 and broadcast by Czech Radio Vltava on 15.08.2000; Zuzana Fiserova [s] and Northern Bohemian Philharmonic Orchestra of Teplice with Christopher Campestrini [cond.] on 9.12.1999 in Teplice. The 1998 Studio Matous recording of the work was broadcast on 27.8.2003 on Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) as part of the 45-minute documentary Skladatelka a dirigentka Vitezslava Kapralova, and on 21.1.2004 as part of the feature Zeny slavnych muzu III. Performance by Zdenka Kareninova and the Brno Philharmonic (from the Archives of Brno Radio) was broadcast on 12.1.2005 during the program Akademie and on 19.2.2005 during the program Klasika. Performance by Vilem Pribyl and the Brno Philharmonic with Frantisek Jilek (the 1998 Studio Matous recording) was broadcast on 15.10. 2005 during ZaterdagMatinee by Vara Radio 4 (The Netherlands) and on 7.1.2007 during "Into the Light" program by KMFA 89.5 in Austin, Texas. Performance by Zdenka Kareninova [S] and Brno Philharmonic with Jiri Pinkas (the Brno Radio Archives) was broadcast during the program "Moravske hudebni rody" on 6.3.2007 and 7.3.2007. The 1998 Studio Matous recording of the song was broadcast by Vara Radio 4 (Hilversum, the Netherlands) during the Componist van de week program on 14.6.2007 and by WPRB Princeton during the Classical Discoveries program on 26.3.2008.
Occasional compositions / Prilezitostne skladby. Upravy lidovych a stredovekych pisni pro muzsky ctyrhlas. Arrangements of Czech folk songs and a medieval chorale for four male voices. 1939.
Premiered in February 1938 in Paris.
Seconds / Vteriny, op. 18. Voice and piano / zpev a klavir. 1936-39. The complete cycle premiered by Jaroslava Vymazalova, Jaroslava Dobra and Jan Hus Tichy at a concert of Pritomnost Society in Prague on 26.11.1945. Other performances: Bilym satkem mava and Easter performed by Z. Lidmilova [S] and O. Petranova [pf] at a concert of JAMU in Brno on 24.1.1955; Vlasta Linhartova [voice] and Jan Hus Tichy [pf] at AMU, Prague, on 9.12.1955; Vlasta Linhartova and Milan Masa [pf] for The Brno Radio in 1964; Vlasta Linhartova on 4.2.1965 in The Brno Radio; Love Carol by Sonja Theodoridou and Gerard Wyss in Frenkendorf, Switzerland, on 1.11.1997; Love Carol by Jitka Drobilkova [pf] and Lenka Skornickova for the 1998 Studio Matous recording. The recording was broadcast by De Concertzender Radio, Holland on 14.7. and 19.7.1999, by WRPB 103.3, Princeton, New Jersey on 24.7.2002, and by Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) on 8.11.2003 as part of the 59-minute radio documentary "Vitezslava Kapralova [1915-1940]." The performance of Post-mortem Variation for piano by Timothy Cheek (the 2003 Supraphon recording) was broadcast by Radio Vltava on 3.2.2004. The cycle Vteriny was broadcast by WPRB Princeton during the program "In Praise of Woman" on 3.3.2004. Love Carol (the 1998 Studio Matous recording) was broadcast during the program Akademie on 12.1.2005 by the Czech Radio 3 (Vltava), during the program "Toulky Moravou" on 22.1.2005 by the Czech Radio (Brno Studio), and during the program "Encore: CD Reviews" on 13.2.2005 by the Czech Radio 7 (Praha). Post-mortem Variation was performed by Timothy Cheek at the Komponisten und Ihr Werk Festival in Kassel, Germany, on 19.11.2005. Wawing Farewell with a White Kerchief, The Years Pass in Silence, Love Carol and My Dear One performed by Irene Maessen [S] and Marja Bon [pf] at the Jagthuis Festival in Nederhost den Berg, The Netherlands, on 26.5.2006. Easter was performed by Kara Douglas and Timothy Cheek at the Bay View Music Festival in Michigan on 6.7.2006 and by Kara Douglas and Matthew McFarlin at the same festival on 28.7.2006. Love Carol was performed by K. Ondrusikova [voice] and G. Urbanova [pf] during the Jeunesses Musicales Series, presented by the Janacek Philharmonic of Ostrava in Ostrava, Czech Republic on 19.10. 2006. The cycle, performed by Timothy Cheek and Dana Buresova (the 2003 Supraphon recording), was broadcast by Czech Radio 3 on 15.1.2007. Love Carol, performed by Lenka Skornickova [S] and Jitka Drobilkova [pf], released by Studio Matous in 1998, was broadcast during the "Into the Light" program on 11.2.2007. Song Easter was performed by Irene Maessen [S] and Marja Bon [pf] at the Amstelkerk in Amsterdam on 20.3.2007.
Suita rustica, op. 19. 1938. Premiered by the Brno Radio Orchestra and Bretislav Bakala [cond.] in Brno on 16.4.1939. Other performances: 8.10. 1939 by the Brno Philharmonic in Brno, as a ballet at the National Theatre of Brno on 23.10.1945 and during the 1945-46 Season [National Theatre Orchestra and Bohumir Liska] on 21.7.,13.9., and 3.11.1945; broadcast by Czechoslovak Radio (Bratislava) on 11.10.1946 (?); performed in Brno on 21.3.1948; performed on 22.12.1954 and recorded for the Brno Radio (by Brno Philharmonic and Jiri Pinkas?) on 29.12.1954, released by (re-recorded for?) Supraphon in 1955, recorded for the Brno Radio in 1968. Performance by the Brno Philharmonic with Jiri Pinkas (the 1968 Brno Radio recording) was broadcast by the Czech Radio 3 on 19.1.2007 and by Vara Radio 4 (Hilversum, the Netherlands) during the Componist van de week on 14.6.2007 and in a repeat broadcast on 16.8.2007.
Elegy / Elegie. Violin and piano / housle a klavir. 1939. Premiered by Jan Sedivka [vl] and Vitezslava Kapralova [pf] on 28.2.1939 in Paris, at the Cercle International de Jeunesse. Other performances: Jan Sedivka and Vita Kapralova in a student club in Paris on 30.4.1939; Jan Sedivka and Mr. Slavicek at la Salle Pleyel-Chopin in Paris on 23.5.1939 at a concert organized by Cercle Culturel Autrichien; 11.4. 1947 at the funeral of Vaclav Kapral in Brno; 16.6. 1949 at the funeral of Vitezslava Kapralova in Brno; Jan Marek [vl] and Vera Canova [pf] at AMU, Prague, on 9.12.1955; Iva Fleischhansova [vl] and Mariko Terashi [pf] at Christ Church, Southport, Great Britain on 27.9.2000; Gerard Kantarjian [vl] and Antonin Kubalek [pf] at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto on 6.10.2000. Recorded for Czech Radio by Jiri Tomasek and Ludmila Cermakova and broadcast by Radio Vltava on 17.10.2000. Performed by: Iva Fleischhansova [vl] and Jacqueline Metcalfe on 5.4.2001 in St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, London, and on 21.4.2001 in Stoneyacre, Foxholes Rd., Horwich and on 15.7.2001 in Merlin Theatre, Sheffield, UK. Performed by Stephen Shipps [vl] and Timothy Cheek [pf] at the Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan School of Music, on 24.1.2002. Broadcast on UMTV (U of Michigan), Channel 22 on 22.2.2002 at 18:00. Repeat broadcasts: 24.2.2002 at 21:00, 27.2.2002 at 21:00, 28.2.2002 at 19:00, 22.3.2002 at 19:00, 25.3.2002 at 20:00, 27.3.2002 at 21:00, 31.3.2002 at 19:00, 17.6.2002 at 19:30, 20.6.2002 at 22:30, 8.7.2002 at 20:00, 14.7.2002 at 18:00, 25.7.2002 at 18:00, 30.7.2002 at 18:00, 15.8.2002 at 19:00, 26.8.2002 at 22:00, 4.5.2003 at 9:00, 5.5.2003 at 11:00, 6.5.2003 at 2:00 and 16:00, 31.5.2003 at 21:00, 1.6.2003 at 11:00, 2.6.2003 at 2:00 and 16:00, 7.7.2003 at 17:00, 8.7.2003 at 7:00 and 22:00, 9.7.2003 at 12:00, 17.3.2003 at 20:00, 18.7.2003 at 10:00, and 19.7.2003 at 1:00 and 15:00. Performed by: Iva Fleischhansova [vl] and Jacqueline Metcalf [pf] in Greenwich on 13.7.2002, at Harlaxton Summer Festival, UK on 19.7.2002, and in Greenwich on 8.6.2003. The 2000 Czech Radio recording of Elegy by Jiri Tomasek and Ludmila Cermakova was broadcast on 8.11.2003 by Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) as part of the 59-minute radio documentary "Vitezslava Kapralova [1915-1940]."
Performed by Frank Almond [vl] and Jeffrey Sykes [pf] at the Opera House in Stoughton, Wisconsin on 23.7.2004, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus on 24.7.2004, and at the Hillside Theater in Taliesin, Wisconsin, on 25.7.2004.
Iva Fleischhansova [vl] and Mariko Terashi [pf] at St. Andrew Church in Rugby, UK on 12.10. 2004 and at the Leicester University, UK on 14.10.2004. Laura Kobayashi [vl] and Susan Keith Gray [pf] at the Women and Creativity Conference, West Virginia University, USA, on 15.10. 2004, at the 2005 Music Teachers National Association conference in Seattle on 5.4.2005, at Denison University, Ohio, on 30.10.2005, at the American String Teachers Association National Conference in Kansas City on 9.3.2006, in Stigler, Oklahoma on 9.4.2006, and at the University of Tulsa, OK on 10.4.2006. Performed by Pavel Safarik [vl] and Petr Jirikovsky [pf] at the Komponistinen und Ihr Werk Festival in Kassel, Germany, on 20.11.2005; by Jacobien Rozemond [vl] and Marja Bon [pf] at the Jagthuis Festival in Nederhost den Berg, The Netherlands, on 26.5.2006; by Laura Kobayashi [vl] and Susan Gray [pf] at the 2006 National Conference of the Society of Composers, University of Texas, San Antonio, on 16.9.2006. Performed by Jacobien Rozemond [vl] and Marja Bon [pf] at the Amstelkerk in Amsterdam on 20.3.2007. Performed by Jacobien Rozemond [vl] and Marcel Worms [pf] in the Uilenburger Synagogue in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on 14.1.2008.
A Karel Capek / Karlu Capkovi. Melodrama / melodram. 1939. Premiered at the Office du Tourisme de Tchecoslovaquie in Paris at a concert organized by Association des Etudiants Tchecoslovaques in collaboration with Colonie Tchecoslovaque de Paris on 15.2.1939 by Vitezslava Kapralova [pf] and Vera Uhlirova [vl]. Other performances: recorded in 1983 for Supraphon Records by Julie Charvatova [narr.], Alfred Holecek [pf] and Josef Novak [vl]; performed by Jitka Cechova [pf] and Michaela Strausova [vl] at the International Competition of Melodrama Interpreters in Club Lavka in Prague, organized by the Zdenek Fibich Society, under the auspices of Czech Music Society, on 14.11.1999. The 1983 Supraphon recording broadcast by De Concertzender Radio in Holland on 10.2.2000 and by Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) on 10.12.2002 and 24.3.2003. Performed by Hana Maciuchova [narr.], Ivan Straus [vl], and Miroslav Sekera [pf] at the International Festival of Concert Melodrama in Prague on 10.10.2004. A recording from the Radio Brno Archive was broadcast during the program Akademie on 12.1.2005 by the Czech Radio 3 (Vltava).
Sonatina for Violin and Piano / Sonatina pro housle a klavir. 1939.
In the Bohemian Land / V zemi ceske. For voice, women's choir and piano / pro zensky sbor se solem a klavirnim doprovodem. 1939. Premiered by Vitezslava Kapralova Women's Choir, with Miroslav Krcma and Vera Baborovska [pf] in Brno-Kralovo Pole on 23.1.1955. Other performances: Vitezslava Kapralova Women's Choir, with Miroslav Krcma and Vera Baborovska [pf] in Brno on 1.6.1955.
Song of the Workers to God. Voice and piano / zpev a klavir. 1939.
Partita, op. 20. Piano and string orchestra / smyccovy orchestr a klavir. 1938-39. Premiered on 20.11.1941 by Brno Radio Orchestra, Jan Erml [pf], and Bretislav Bakala [cond.]. Other performances: Czech Philharmonic with Oldrich Kredba [pf] and Rafael Kubelik [cond.] in Prague on 15.4.1942; Czech Philharmonic and Rafael Kubelik at Stadion in Brno on 27.5.1942 (the day of Heydrich's assassination); Czech Philharmonic, Rafael Kubelik and Prof. Vaclav Sykora as soloist, at a concert organized by the Czechoslovak Women's Council in Lucerna Hall, Prague on 5.11.1947; Czech Radio Orchestra in Brno in 1954; Jindrich Duras [pf], Pilsen Radio Orchestra and Josef Blacky for Supraphon in 1955; Brno Philharmonic, Otakar Trhlik [cond.] and Milan Masa as soloist in 1972; Brno Philharmonic, Libor Pesek [cond.] and Jiri Skovajsa as soloist in Janacek Theatre in Brno on 14.1.1982; Brno Philharmonic, Frantisek Jilek [cond.] and Jiri Skovajsa as soloist on 31.1.1991 in The Brno Radio. The 1991 recording was released on the Studio Matous label in 1998 and broadcast by De Concertzender Radio in Holland on 28.7.1999 and 2.8.1999, by Radio Orange FM 94.0 in Vienna, Austria (movements Andantino and Presto) on 8.12.1999, and by Czech Radio Vltava on 15.08.2000; Czech Virtuosi with Holger Slowik [cond.] and Karel Kosarek as soloist at the 3rd Concentus Moraviae Festival in Brno on 7.6.1998; Czech Virtuosi and Leos Svarovsky [cond.] and Renata Ardasevova as soloist for Czech TV (Brno) in 1998 (broadcast on 6.12.1998); Orquesta de Camara de Bellas Artes with Gisele Ben-Dor [cond.] and Garcia Torres [pf] at a concert series La Musica y Grandes Acontecimientos del Siglo XX in Mexico City on 8.7.1999; Czech Chamber Soloists with Alice Rajnohova [pf] and Tomas Hanus [cond.] in the recording studio of the Czech Radio at Kounicova Street in Brno on 22.-23. 2.2001. Andantino of the 1991 recording of Partita broadcast by CBC Radio Two on 3.5.2001 during the program In Performance.
First two movements of Partita recorded for a tv documentary Last Concertino by Czech Chamber Soloists with Tomas Hanus as conductor and Alice Rajnohova as soloist in Brno on 22-23.2.2001. TV documentary premiered at the International TV Film Festival Golden Prague on May 6-10, 2001 and previewed in Kino ART in Brno on 16.5.2001. TV premiere on 3.6.2001 on CTV 2. Repeated broadcast on 28.7.2001. The 1972 performance of Milan Masa, Brno Philharmonic and Otakar Trhlik broadcast by Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) in Prague on 30.1.2002. The 1991 recording (Brno Philharmonic, Jiri Skovajsa, and Frantisek Jilek) was broadcast by WRPB 103.3, Princeton, New Jersey on 24.7.2002. Allegretto energico from the 1991 recording was broadcast by the Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) on 21.1.2004 as part of the radio feature Zeny slavnych muzu III. The 1998 Studio Matous recording was broadcast by Sveriges Radio P2 on 30.8. and 5.9. 2004. Performed by Katerina Honova [pf] and Janacek Philharmonic of Ostrava under the baton of Petr Chromcak at the Bezrucova Opava Festival in Opava on 16.9.2004. Performed as a ballet in the choreography of Zdenek Prosek, by the ballet ensemble of the National Theatre Brno and Orchestra of the Janacek Opera conducted by Milan Kanak at the National Theatre in Brno, Czech Republic, on 19.11.2004, 20.11.2004, 22.11.2004, 9.5.2005, 18.10.2005, 26.10.2005, 13.5.2006, and 31.5.2006. A recording of Presto, from the Radio Brno Archive, was broadcast during the radio program Akademie on 12.1.2005 by the Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) and Allegro energico during the program "Toulky Moravou" by the Czech Radio (Brno Studio) on 22.1.2005. The 1998 Studio Matous recording of Partita was broadcast during "Into the Light" by KMFA 89.5, Austin, TX, on 8.4.2005 and webcast by KAMU FM in Austin, Texas on 10.4.2005; broadcast by WPRB Princeton on 8.3.2006; the Radio Pilsen recording of Partita, performed by the Radio Pilsen Orchestra conducted by Josef Hrncir, was broadcast by Czech Radio 3 on 28.6.2006. Andantino (the 1998 Studio Matous release) was broadcast by Sveriges Radio in Stockholm on 23.7.2006. Performed by Sara Davies Buechner [pf] and San José Chamber Orchestra with Barbara Turner [cond.] at Le Petit Trianon in San José, California on 27.8.2006 [US premiere]; by Akademie Praha Chamber Orchestra conducted by Pavel Hryzak at Lichtenstein Palace, Prague, on 25.10.2006. Performance by Milan Masa [pf], Brno Philharmonic, and Otakar Trhlik (the 1972 Brno Radio recording) was broadcast by the Czech Radio 3 on 18.1.2007. Performed by Jiri Skovajsa and Brno Philharmonic with Frantisek Jilek [from the 1998 Studio Matous recording] by Vara Radio 4 (Hilversum, the Netherlands) during the Componist van de week on 17.8.2007.
Concertino for violin, clarinet and orchestra / Concertino pro housle, klarinet a orchestr, op. 21. 1939. Recorded [WORLD PREMIERE] for a tv documentary Last Concertino by Czech Chamber Soloists with Pavel Busek [cl], Pavel Wallinger [vl] and Tomas Hanus [cond.] in the recording studio of Czech Radio at Kounicova Street in Brno on 21-22.2.2001. TV documentary introduced at the International TV Film Festival Golden Prague on May 6-10, 2001 and previewed in Kino ART in Brno on 16.5.2001. TV premiere on 3.6.2001 on CTV 2. Repeat broadcast on 28.7.2001, 8.1.2005, and 12.1.2005. Performed by Hradec Kralove Philharmonic with Tomas Hanus [cond.], Pavel Wallinger [vl], and Pavel Busek [cl] in Hradec Kralove on 10.1.2002.
Sung into the Distance / Zpivano do dalky, op. 22. Voice and piano / zpev a klavir. 1939. Premiered by R. Herlingerova in Paris on 30.6.1939. Other performances: by Jaroslava Dobra and Jan Hus Tichy on 26.11.1945 at a concert of Pritomnost Society in Prague; by Zdenka Kosatikova [voice] and Ludmila Novotna [pf] at a concert dedicated to the music of Slavic women composers, organized by The Women's Council in Olomouc, on 12.1.1950; Song of Your Absence and Spring Song performed by Z. Lidmilova [S] and O. Petranova [pf] at a concert of JAMU in Brno on 24.1.1955. The Song of Your Absence performed by Marcia Porter [S] and Timothy Cheek [pf] at the Kapralova Anniversary concert at the Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan School of Music, on 24.1.2002 and at the final doctoral voice recital at McIntosh Theatre, University of Michigan, on 9.2.2002. The anniversary concert (24.1.2002) broadcast on UMTV (U of Michigan), Channel 22 on 22.2.2002 at 18:00. Repeat broadcasts: 24.2.2002 at 21:00, 27.2.2002 at 21:00, 28.2.2002 at 19:00, 22.3.2002 at 19:00, 25.3.2002 at 20:00, 27.3.2002 at 21:00, 31.3.2002 at 19:00, 17.6.2002 at 19:30, 20.6.2002 at 22:30, 8.7.2002 at 20:00, 14.7.2002 at 18:00, 25.7.2002 at 18:00, 30.7.2002 at 18:00, 15.8.2002 at 19:00, 26.8.2002 at 22:00, 4.5.2003 at 9:00, 5.5.2003 at 11:00, 6.5.2003 at 2:00 and 16:00, 31.5.2003 at 21:00, 1.6.2003 at 11:00, 2.6.2003 at 2:00 and 16:00, 7.7.2003 at 17:00, 8.7.2003 at 7:00 and 22:00, 9.7.2003 at 12:00, 17.3.2003 at 20:00, 18.7.2003 at 10:00, and 19.7.2003 at 1:00 and 15:00. Spring Song performed by Jill R. Pearon [S] and Kevin Bylsma [pf] at the McIntosh Theatre, The University of Michigan School of Music, on 8.2.2003. Song of Your Absence, performed by Dana Buresova and Timothy Cheek (the 2003 Supraphon recording), was broadcast by Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) on 3.2.2004. Song of Your Absence performed by Marcia Porter [S] and Timothy Cheek [pf] (from the "Birthday Concert" at the University of Michigan on 24.1.2002) was broadcast on AnnArbor Alive in Michigan on 5.5. and 8.5.2004. Song of Your Absence and Spring Song [the 2003 Supraphon recording] was broadcast by CBC Radio 2 during The Singer and the Song program, on 6.2.2005. The cycle was performed by Kira Slovacek and Timothy Cheek at the Komponisten und Ihr Werk Festival in Kassel (Germany) on 19.11.2005 and at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on 13.3.2006. Song of Your Absence was performed by Arlene Alvarado and Timothy Cheek at the Bay View Music Festival on 11.7.2006 and 14.7.2006. The cycle, performed by Timothy Cheek and Dana Buresova (the 2003 Supraphon recording), was broadcast by Czech Radio 3 on 15.1.2007 and by Vara Radio 4 (Hilversum, the Netherlands) during the Componist van de week on 17.8.2007.
Prélude de Noël / Vanocni preludium. For orchestra / pro orchestr. 1939. Premiered during the radio program "Noël à Prague" broadcast to occupied Czechoslovakia on 24.12.1939 (the recording was made on 22.12.1939 at the Jean Masson Studio, 22 rue Bayard, Paris, with Kapralova as conductor). First public, concert hall performance, by West Texas A&M University Symphony Orchestra with Douglas Morrisson [cond] at the West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas on 23.11.2003. Performed by Akademie Praha Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Pavel Hryzak, at the Lichtenstein Palace in Prague, on 7.12.2005; performed by Decin Symphony Orchestra with Norbert Baxa [cond.] on 14.12.2005 in Mestske divadlo in Decin; performed by Akademie Praha Chamber Orchestra with Pavel Hryzak [cond.] on 20.2.2006 in Lichtenstein Palace in Prague. Renewed radio premiere of the work, performed by Bohuslav Martinu Chamber Orchestra with Petr Vronsky and recorded by Czech Radio (Studio Brno), was broadcast on 26.12.2007.
Christmas Carol / Vanocni koleda. Voice and piano / zpev a klavir. 1939.
Recorded by by Dana Buresova [S] and Timothy Cheek [pf] for Supraphon in 2003 and broadcast by WPRB Princeton during Classical Discoveries on 21.12.2005. Concert premiere of the work was done by Marta Angela Vavrova [S] and Petr Vasicek [pf] in Vienna, Austria on 16.6.2007; performed by Marta Vavrova and Petr Vasicek in Breclav, Czech Republic on 17.6.2007.
Two Dances for Piano / Dva tance pro klavir, op. 23. 1940.
Festive Fanfare / Slavnostni fanfara. 1940.
Premiered (brass quintet version) on 14.12.2004 at the Jiri Mahen Library in Brno by Stepan Ruda (tr), Vit Otahal (tr), Karel Valenta (cor), Stanislav Cajka (trbn), Martin Kupka (tb), Josef Cecava (cond.).
Opus 24. Unknown.
Tales of a Small Flute / Povidky male fletny. Flute and piano / fletna a klavir. 1940.
Incidental music / Scenicka hudba. Spring 1940.
Letter / Dopis. Voice and piano / zpev a klavir. 1940. Premiered by the composer and Otto Kraus (baritone) at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris on 4.5.1940. Other performances: Richard Novak and Drahomira Ritzova [pf] for Brno Radio in 1988; Jill Gomez [S] and John Constable [pf] for BBC Radio on 15.4.1988; Richard Novak for Czech TV (Brno) in 1990; Richard Novak and Evzen Holis [pf] at an anniversary concert organized by Mayor of Tri Studne on 5.6.1998; Megan Besley [MS] and Shannon McGinnis [pf] at the University of Michigan School of Music on 8.10.2002 [US premiere]. By Zdenek Plech and Sabina Vajdova [pf] at ZUS V. Kapralove in Brno on 11.12.2002. The 2003 recording of the song by Dana Buresova and Timothy Cheek (Supraphon) was broadcast by the Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) on 3.2.2004. A recording from the Radio Brno Archive was broadcast during the program Akademie on 12.1.2005 by the Czech Radio 3 (Vltava). Dana Buresova's rendition of the song (the 2003 Supraphon recording) was broadcast by CBC Radio 2 during the program The Singer and the song on 19.2.2006. Performed by Elise Quagliata [MS] and Michael Heaston [pf] at the Cooperstown Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown, NY on 25.8.2006. Performance by Timothy Cheek and Dana Buresova (the 2003 Supraphon recording), was broadcast by Vara Radio 4 (Hilversum, the Netherlands) during the Componist van de week on 17.8.2007.
Deux ritournelles pour violoncelle et piano / Dva ritornely pro violoncello a klavir, op. 25. 1940.
Premiered by Karel Neumann in London, in 1940. Other performances [of a surviving ritornel]: Vasa Cerny [vlc] and Jan Erml in Brno on 23.1.1955; Ferdinand Votava [vlc] and Zoja Verchovcova [pf] at AMU, Prague, on 9.12.1955; Ivan Merka [vlc] and Jaroslav Smykal for The Brno Radio in 1974. The recording was released on the Studio Matous label in 1998 and broadcast in the radio program De Tsjechische twintigste eeuw by De Concertzender Radio in Holland on 18.8. and 23.8.1999; performed by Coenraad Bloemendal [vlc] and Antonin Kubalek [pf] at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto, on 6.10.2000. Performed by Anthony Elliott [vlc] and Timothy Cheek [pf] at the Britton Recital Hall, University of Michigan School of Music, on 24.1.2002 and broadcast on UMTV (U of Michigan), Channel 22 on 22.2.2002 at 18:00. Repeat broadcasts: 24.2.2002 at 21:00, 27.2.2002 at 21:00, 28.2.2002 at 19:00, 22.3.2002 at 19:00, 25.3.2002 at 20:00, 27.3.2002 at 21:00, 31.3.2002 at 19:00, 17.6.2002 at 19:30, 20.6.2002 at 22:30, 8.7.2002 at 20:00, 14.7.2002 at 18:00, 25.7.2002 at 18:00, 30.7.2002 at 18:00, 15.8.2002 at 19:00, 26.8.2002 at 22:00, 4.5.2003 at 9:00, 5.5.2003 at 11:00, 6.5.2003 at 2:00 and 16:00, 31.5.2003 at 21:00, 1.6.2003 at 11:00, 2.6.2003 at 2:00 and 16:00, 7.7.2003 at 17:00, 8.7.2003 at 7:00 and 22:00, 9.7.2003 at 12:00, 17.3.2003 at 20:00, 18.7.2003 at 10:00, and 19.7.2003 at 1:00 and 15:00. The 1998 recording (Merka, Smykal) broadcast by the Czech Radio 3 (Vltava) on 5.12.2002 and 12.1.2005. The "Birthday Concert" performance of the work (University of Michigan, 24.1.2002) was broadcast on AnnArbor Alive in Michigan on 5.5. and 8.5.2004. Performed by Anthony Ross [vlc] and Jeffrey Sykes [pf] at the Opera House in Stoughton, Wisconsin on 6.8.2004, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus on 7.8.2004 (this performance was recorded and broadcast on 19.6.2005 by WPR Wisconsin), and at the Hillside Theater in Taliesin, Wisconsin on 8.8.2004. Performed by Petra Moravcova [vcl] and Pavel Kratochvil [pf] at the Janacek Academy of Music in Brno on 18.5.2005. Performed by Jaroslav Matejka [vcl] and Petr Jirikovsky [pf] at the Komponistinen und Ihr Werk Festival in Kassel, Germany, on 20.11.2005. Performance by Jaroslav Smykal [pf] and Ivan Merka [vcl] (the 1998 Studio Matous release) was broadcast by the Czech Radio 3 on 17.1.2007 and by Vara Radio 4 (Hilversum, the Netherlands) during the Componist van de week on 17.8.2007. Performed by Martin Svajda [vcl] and Pavel Kratochvil [pf] at the Museum of Modern Art in Olomouc, Czech Republic, on 21.1.2008.
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