{"product_id":"bohemian-impressions-1","title":"Bohemian Impressions","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eBOHEMIAN IMPRESSIONS \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e Václav Neumann\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e, Libor Pe?ek\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e, cond; Czech PO; \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eJí?í B?lohlávek, cond; Prague Philharmonia \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e SUPRAPHON SU 4058-2 (68:02) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eSMETANA \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eMá Vlast: \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12i\"\u003eFrom Bohemia’s Woods and Fields. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eDVO?ÁK\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003e Czech Suite: \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003ePreludium; Romance. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eIn Nature’s Realm. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eSUK \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eA Summer’s Tale: \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eIntermezzo. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eNOVÁK\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12b\"\u003e Moravian-Slovak Suite: \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12i\"\u003eThe Lovers; The Country Musicians. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eMARTIn? \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eBouquet of Flowers: \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eIdyll. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eJANÁ?EK \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eThe Cunning Little Vixen: \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eLachian Dances: \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e“The Saws.” \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"SUPER12\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eFIBICH \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003ePoem. At Twilight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eBohemian, certainly, but also Moravian—though it would have been a less catchy title. In any case, geographic quibbles aside, this is a simple sampler, a compilation from Supraphon and Panton’s vaults of material that will be very well known in original guise. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eWe start with \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eMá Vlast\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, but not, fortunately, \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eVltava\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e. Instead we hear Václav Neumann’s mid-1970s recording of the piece known to one and all as \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eFrom Bohemia’s Woods and Meadows\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, before a process of Virgilian change transformed them first to Woods and Fields and now, apparently, to Fields and Groves. The world of translation truly never sleeps. I prefer Neumann’s Czech Philharmonic performance to his less idiomatic earlier Leipzig one. His Dvo?ák Czech Suite is represented by two movements notable for illustrating the highly nuanced and personalized sound of the inimitable wind section—all freshness and vocalized wit. A more substantial offering, however, comes in the form of the concert overture \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eIn Nature’s Realm\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, recorded in the early 1980s. The LP from which this derives sported various other overtures including \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eCarnival, Othello,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eMy Home\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e. Again there’s plenty for the winds to do here, in particular, though the recording doesn’t register with quite as much immediacy as the earlier ones. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eIt’s Neumann who bears the bulk of the recordings. He also directs the sole Martin? piece, the Idyll from \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eThe Bouquet of Flowers\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, always a joy to hear. And Janá?ek is represented by two pieces, the introduction to \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eThe Cunning Little Vixen\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e and “The Saws—from the\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003e Lachian Dances,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e which are both, necessarily perhaps, somewhat unrepresentative. Zden?k Fibich’s \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003ePoem\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, that luscious onetime standby of fiddle players, is lusciously and lovingly played. Libor Pe?ek’s mid-’80s recording of Josef Suk’s Intermezzo from \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eA Summer’s Tale\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, a finely evocative torso, is adeptly played by the Czech Philharmonic. Vít?zslav Novák’s Moravian-Slovak Suite is represented by two of the central movements, a contrasting pair well chosen for this purpose. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eThe recordings date from 1971 to 1998. I’m sure this taster disc would interest the casual listener. Sterner auditors may not, of course, wish to sully their shelves with a mere compilation of this sort. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold\"\u003eFANFARE: Jonathan Woolf \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Supraphon","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49682325012760,"sku":"099925405823","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/1870917.jpg?v=1777648022","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/bohemian-impressions-1","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}