Antonin Dvorrk's "Cypresses" opus 1 was a cycle of 18 songs, and a source of enduring inspiration. Recorded in it's entirety for the first time, this is "Cypresses" both in it's original song version as well as in a lovely string quartet arrangement.

Tracklist:

Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 1. Vy Vrouci Pisne Pjeite (Sing Fervent Songs)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 2. V Te Sladke Moci (When Thy Sweet Glances)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 3. V Tak Mnohem Srdci Mrtvo Jest (Death Reigns)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 4. O Duse Draha Jedinka (Thou Only Dear One)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 5. O Byl To Krasny, Zlaty (Oh, It Was A Lovely Golden Dream)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 6. Ja Vim, Ze V Sladke Nadeji (I Know That On My Love)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 7. O Zlata Roze, Spanila (O Charming Golden Rose)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 8. O Nasi Lasce Nekvete (Never Will Love Lead Us)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 9. Kol Domu Se Ted' Potacim (I Wander Oft)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 10. Me Casto Tyra Pochyba (Tormented Oft By Doubt)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 11. Me Srdce Casto V Bolesti (Downcast Am I)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 12. Zde Hledim Na Ten Drahy List (Here Gaze I)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 13. Na Horach Ticho A V Udoli Ticho (Everything's Still)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 14. Zde V Lese U Potoka (In Deepest Forest Glade)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 15. Mou Celou Dusi Zadumne (Painful Emotions Pierce My Soul)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 16. Tam Stoji Stara Skala (There Stands An Ancient Rock)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 17. Nad Krajem Vevodi Lehky Spanek (Nature Lies Peaceful)
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 18. Ty Se Ptas Proc Moje Zpevy Bouri (You Are Asking Why)
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 1. I Know That On My Love
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 2. Death Reigns
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 3. When Thy Sweet Glances
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 4. Never Will Love Lead Us
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 5. Here Gaze I
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 6. O Charming Golden Rose
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 7. I Wander Oft
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 8. In Deepest Forest Glade
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 9. Thou Only Dear One
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 10. There Stands An Ancient Rock
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 11. Nature Lies Peaceful
Ohlas Pisni (Echo Of Songs), B. 152 (Arr. Of Cypresses, B. 11, For String Quartet): No. 12. You Are Asking Why
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11 (Arr. H.-P. Dott For String Quartet): No. 1. Sing Fervent Songs
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11 (Arr. H.-P. Dott For String Quartet): No. 5. Oh, It Was A Lovely Golden Dream
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11 (Arr. H.-P. Dott For String Quartet): No. 10. Tormented Oft By Doubt
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11 (Arr. H.-P. Dott For String Quartet): No. 11. Downcast Am I
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11 (Arr. H.-P. Dott For String Quartet): No. 13. Everything's Still
Cyprise (Cypresses), B. 11 (Arr. H.-P. Dott For String Quartet): No. 15. Painful Emotions Pierce My Soul

UPC: 4010276025023
Label: Swrmusic
Release Date: 9.25.12
Format: CD

Bennewitz Quartet - Cypresses Song Cycle & String Quartets (2 CD)