Although she only lived to be 25, Vitezslava Kapralova has taught a lesson to all those who think that one can only compose music with a licence. This incredibly talented Czech simply wrote music and was on the way to becoming one of the greats before she succumbed to a typhus infection in France in 1940. Two years earlier, she opened the festival of the International Society for New Music in London with her Military Sinfonietta, which was enthusiastically received by the press and the public; her piano concerto, her graduation piece in her home city of Brno, was a brilliant success; her Suite Rustica featuring famous Czech folk songs had all the makings of a "pop hit".... Sometimes it is difficult to comprehend the caprices of destiny.

Tracklist:

Suite en miniature, Op. 1~Praeludium
Suite en miniature, Op. 1~Pastorale
Suite en miniature, Op. 1~Menuetto
Military Sinfonietta, Op. 11
Suita rustica, Op. 19~Allegro rustico
Suita rustica, Op. 19~Lento
Suita rustica, Op. 19~Allegro ma non troppo
Waving Farewell, Op. 14
Fanfare
Partita for Piano and Strings, Op. 20~Allegro energico
Partita for Piano and Strings, Op. 20~Andantino
Partita for Piano and Strings, Op. 20~Presto (Scherzando)
Piano Concerto in d Minor, Op. 7~Allegro entusiastico
Piano Concerto in d Minor, Op. 7~Largo
Piano Concerto in d Minor, Op. 7~Allegro
Suite for Piano, Op. 1~Maestoso
Suite for Piano, Op. 1~Cantabile - moderato
Suite for Piano, Op. 1~Andante con moto
Suite for Piano, Op. 1~Tempo di minuetto

UPC: 761203556823
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 8.2.24
Format: CD

Kapralova / Rovna / Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava - Completed Orchestral Works (CD)