℗ 2012 Chandos
| Released | September 4, 2012 |
| Duration | 1h 17m 28s |
| Record Label | Chandos |
| Catalogue No. | CHSA5109 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Josef Suk: Prague - A Summer's Tale
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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A Summer's Tale, Op. 29
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1.1
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I. Voices of Life and Consolation
Josef Suk; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Bělohlávek |
13:27 | |||
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1.2
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II. Midday
Josef Suk; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Bělohlávek |
6:50 | |||
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1.3
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III. Intermezzo. Blind Musicians
Josef Suk; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Bělohlávek |
5:34 | |||
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1.4
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IV. In the Power of Phantoms
Josef Suk; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Bělohlávek |
10:54 | |||
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1.5
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V. Night
Josef Suk; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Bělohlávek |
15:40 | |||
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Prague, Op. 26
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1.6
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Andante maestoso - Grandioso
Josef Suk; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Bělohlávek |
9:31 | |||
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1.7
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Allegro – Più mosso
Josef Suk; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Bělohlávek |
6:22 | |||
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1.8
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Adagio – Un poco più mosso
Josef Suk; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Bělohlávek |
4:35 | |||
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1.9
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Animato, con fuoco
Josef Suk; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Jiří Bělohlávek |
4:35 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"... these are passionate and spontaneous interpretations ... excellent recording."
- BBC Music Magazine
"... this richly scored and often exciting early 20th century score is infused with local flavouring at times disquieting ... and Belohlávek holds the tension in both pieces from the first bar to the last. Wonderful!"
- Gramophone
Two symphonic poems by Suk are performed here by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jirí Belohlávek. A Summer’s Tale is a highly personal work, rich and imaginative, not to mention brilliantly orchestrated in late romantic style. The symphonic poem Prague is likewise strongly personal and atmospheric, speaking of the history and mystery of Suk’s home city, its troubles and its triumphs.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Chandos Studio Masters
Recording venue: Watford Colosseum; 3 and 4 January 2012 Recording producer: Brian Pidgeon Sound engineer: Ralph Couzens Assistant engineer: Jonathan Cooper Editor: Jonathan Cooper A & R administrator: Sue Shortridge Front cover: ‘Girl looking away’, photograph © Mark Owen / Arcangel Images Back cover: Photograph of Jiří Bělohlávek by J. Henry Fair Design and typesetting: Cassidy Rayne Creative Booklet editor: Finn S. Gundersen Publishers: Faber Music Ltd (Prague), Universal Edition Wien (A Summer’s Tale)
Recording venue: Watford Colosseum; 3 and 4 January 2012 Recording producer: Brian Pidgeon Sound engineer: Ralph Couzens Assistant engineer: Jonathan Cooper Editor: Jonathan Cooper A & R administrator: Sue Shortridge Front cover: ‘Girl looking away’, photograph © Mark Owen / Arcangel Images Back cover: Photograph of Jiří Bělohlávek by J. Henry Fair Design and typesetting: Cassidy Rayne Creative Booklet editor: Finn S. Gundersen Publishers: Faber Music Ltd (Prague), Universal Edition Wien (A Summer’s Tale)
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.60 -15.89 to -0.16 | -28.62 -37.09 to -19.55 | -23.82 -33.80 to -16.40 | 15 12 to 19 | |
| 1 | I. Voices of Life and Consolation | -0.26 | -27.25 | -21.1 | 17 |
| 2 | II. Midday | -8.59 | -33.00 | -28.0 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Intermezzo. Blind Musicians | -15.89 | -37.09 | -33.8 | 12 |
| 4 | IV. In the Power of Phantoms | -2.75 | -26.82 | -21.7 | 15 |
| 5 | V. Night | -3.17 | -31.29 | -26.5 | 19 |
| 6 | Andante maestoso - Grandioso | -1.04 | -25.94 | -19.5 | 15 |
| 7 | Allegro – Più mosso | -2.02 | -26.07 | -21.6 | 15 |
| 8 | Adagio – Un poco più mosso | -7.47 | -30.57 | -25.8 | 13 |
| 9 | Animato, con fuoco | -0.16 | -19.55 | -16.4 | 12 |