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Magdalena Kožená has recorded folk songs before, but this 2023 release, which landed on classical best-seller charts in the autumn of that year, is perhaps her definitive statement on the subject. She is teamed with her husband, Simon Rattle, as conductor, leading the nonpareil Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. However, what is most impressive is the program and the way it shows Kožená to be capable of handling a large variety of material. Kožená completely avoids folk songs of her native Czech culture. Instead, she offers folk-influenced material by Bartók, Berio, Ravel, and Xavier Montsalvatge, exploring the various meanings folk songs might have in the non-nationalist musical culture of the 20th century. The results are fascinating, and Kožená succeeds in shifting numerous gears over the course of the album. Sample her belted Berio song "a la femminisca," or, for that matter, her expert retroflex r's in "Black is the colour of my true love's hair," or "I wonder as I wander." Berio's populist take on folk music is one approach Kožená adopts; Ravel's, using Greek vernacular music as just a moderate flavoring of his own style in the Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, is another. Sample her absolutely luminous Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques from that set. Kožená ranges from fully competent to absolutely entrancing in this set of folkish songs, which are both fresh in conception and beautifully executed. An unusually satisfying release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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5 Hungarian Folksongs, BB 108, SZ. 101 (Béla Bartók)
Bela Bartok, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Bela Bartok, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Bela Bartok, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Bela Bartok, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Bela Bartok, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Folk Songs (Luciano Berio)
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Luciano Berio, Composer - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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5 Mélodies populaires grècques (Maurice Ravel)
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Maurice Ravel, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Maurice Ravel, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Maurice Ravel, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Maurice Ravel, Composer - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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5 Canciones negras (Xavier Monsalvatge)
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Xavier Monsalvatge, Composer - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Xavier Monsalvatge, Composer - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Xavier Monsalvatge, Composer - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Pentatone Music B.V. 2023 Pentatone Music B.V.
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Xavier Monsalvatge, Composer - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 Pentatone Music B.V. 2023 Pentatone Music B.V.
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Magdalena Kozená, MainArtist - Xavier Monsalvatge, Composer - Czech Philharmonic, Orchestra, MainArtist
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Album review
Magdalena Kožená has recorded folk songs before, but this 2023 release, which landed on classical best-seller charts in the autumn of that year, is perhaps her definitive statement on the subject. She is teamed with her husband, Simon Rattle, as conductor, leading the nonpareil Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. However, what is most impressive is the program and the way it shows Kožená to be capable of handling a large variety of material. Kožená completely avoids folk songs of her native Czech culture. Instead, she offers folk-influenced material by Bartók, Berio, Ravel, and Xavier Montsalvatge, exploring the various meanings folk songs might have in the non-nationalist musical culture of the 20th century. The results are fascinating, and Kožená succeeds in shifting numerous gears over the course of the album. Sample her belted Berio song "a la femminisca," or, for that matter, her expert retroflex r's in "Black is the colour of my true love's hair," or "I wonder as I wander." Berio's populist take on folk music is one approach Kožená adopts; Ravel's, using Greek vernacular music as just a moderate flavoring of his own style in the Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, is another. Sample her absolutely luminous Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques from that set. Kožená ranges from fully competent to absolutely entrancing in this set of folkish songs, which are both fresh in conception and beautifully executed. An unusually satisfying release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:47
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Magdalena Kožená Czech Philharmonic Sir Simon Rattle
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: PENTATONE
- Genre: Classical Art Songs, Mélodies & Lieder Mélodies
2023 Pentatone Music B.V. 2023 Pentatone Music B.V.
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