Composer: Fabrice Bollon, Leoš Janáček
Performer: The Lily’s Project, Michael Borth, Tabea Sitzmann, Matilda Sawwidis, Junbum Lee, Esther Proppe, Lydia Spellenberg
Conductor: Fabrice Bollon
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8660526-27
Release: 2023
Size: 629 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
01. Andante
02. Dostaneme bouřku (Forester, Cricket, Grasshopper, Gnat, Frog, Young Vixen)
03. Change of Scene
04. To čučíš, Lapáku!? (Forester, Forester’s Wife, Vixen, Lapák, Pepík, Frantík)
05. Ou, Ou! (Vixen)
06. Mělas dělat podlivá mně (Lapák, Rooster, Hens, Chocholka, Vixen, Forester’s Wife, Forester)
07. Allegro
08. Ach! (Vixen, Badger, Forest Creatures)
09. Change of Scene
10. Ano, ve Stráni bude daleko lépe! (Parson, Forester, Schoolmaster, Mr. Pásek)
11. Change of Scene – Buďto mám těžiště pohyblivé (Schoolmaster, Parson, Forester)
12. Change of Scene – Bóžinku, ten je hezké! (Chorus, Vixen, Fox)
13. Jsem-li opravdu tak krásná? (Vixen, Fox, Owl, Jay, Woodpecker, Voice of the Forest)
14. Andante
15. Déž sem vandroval (Harašta, Forester)
16. Běží liška k Táboru (Little Foxes, Vixen, Fox, Harašta)
17. Change of Scene
18. A kde otec Pásek? (Forester, Mrs. Pásek, Schoolmaster)
19. Neříkal jsem to? (Forester, Frog)
Janáček: Šárka: Suite
20. Act I
21. Act II
22. Act III
Bollon: Twelve Lilies for Leos
23. I. Briefe der Jugend
24. II. Bulba’s Ghost
25. III. Osud Fantasy
The Cunning Little Vixen was composed in 1923 so this is its 100-year anniversary, heard in this brand-new and unique chamber arrangement by Bollon. Fabrice Bollon’s Janácek project was developed during the COVID lockdown when the use of large orchestras was forbidden. Bollon wrote a version of The Cunning Little Vixen for twelve instruments – not a reduction but an imaginative recreation employing new combinations of sounds, without brass. Janácek’s vital, highly personal orchestration inspired Bollon, in his version, to make the opera more accessible and open to a wider audience. He has also compressed Šárka into a duo and written Twelve Lilies for Leoš, a colourfully scored tribute employing reminiscences from Janácek’s works.