This project would not have been possible without the dedicated efforts of Dr. Timothy Cheek,
the partnership of Supraphon, and the financial support of
The University of Michigan Office of the Vice-President for Research, The University of Michigan School of Music, and
The Kapralova Society.
We wish to thank the artists: Dana Buresova, Magda Caslavova, Timothy Cheek, and the members of The Herold Quartet:
David Havelik, Jan Valta, and Petr Zdvihal.
We would also like to acknowledge the following individuals for their contribution to the project:
Producer: Petr Vit
Finally, we would like to thank the friends of Kapralova's music who helped us promote this compact:
Pierre Barbier, Rob Barnett, Barry Brenesal, Colin Clarke, Laura Kafka, Matej Kratochvil, David N. Lewis, Veroslav Nemec, Angelika Przezdziek, Allen Schrott, Jan Smaczny, Gregory Terian, Marco del Vaglio, Patricia Verner Leanse, and Bohuslav Vitek.
Please note that the music recorded on this compact disc is in print and can be purchased directly from its publisher.
Click here for the complete discography of Kapralova's music.
The Kapralova Society is a non-profit, international music organization based in Toronto, Canada. Founded by Karla Hartl in 1998, the society's mission is to promote interest in Kapralova and other women in music. We encourage and support recording and publishing of Kapralova's music, and seek to build awareness of women's contributions to musical life through our online resources.
For more information about our projects please visit the society's website.
Recording Director: Jaroslav Rybar
Sound Engineer: Stanislav Sykora
Sound Assistant: Jiri Hesoun
Booklet design: Jan Weber
Booklet text: Timothy Cheek
Translators: Ingeborg Baumgartner, Timothy Cheek, Emilia Esserova, Karla Hartl, Bohuslava Jelinkova, Anna Ohlidalova, and Nabila Ramdani
Supraphon SU 3752-2 231 (2003). TT:70'13". Accompanied by a 73-page booklet with texts and lyrics in English, German, French, and Czech. Available from amazon.com, barnes&noble, and Supraphon's distributors.
Une artiste d'exception...
Pierre Barbier, Diapason, Mai 2004
Mesmeric, dreamy and expressive.
Rob Barnett, Editor of MusicWeb, November 2003 (read the full review)
Kapralova est pour le lied tchèque ce que Duparc est pour la mélodie
française. Une redécouverte capitale.
AbeilleMusique.com (read the full review)
Some of the most purely beautiful music I have heard in a long while.
Colin Clarke for MusicWeb.uk (read the full review)
One of the best CDs in the genre of 20th century art song repertoire recordings.
Laura Kafka for the IAWM Journal 2 (Fall 2004) (read the full review)
There are some real treasures here and for anyone interested in 20th-century Czech music, a fresh perspective on the post-Janacek era.
Jan Smaczny, BBC Music Magazine, March 2004 (read the review)
Kapralova's group of songs Forever would be a remarkable achievement for any composer, let alone one in her early twenties.
Barry Brenesal, Fanfare, January/February 2005 (read the review)
LISTEN TO SAMPLES. To hear the music, click on 
Morning (from: Two Songs, op. 4)
January. Voice and quintet.
Lullaby (from: Apple from the Lap, op. 10)
With a White Kerchief He Waves (from: Seconds, op. 18)
Spring Song (from: Sung into the Distance, op. 22)
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