Karel Ancerl: The Philips Recordings
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Label: Australian Eloquence
Cat No: ELQ4827353
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 3
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 8th September 2017
Contents
Works
Slavonic Dances: Series I, op.46 B83Symphony no.9 in E minor, op.95 B178 'From the New World'
Ma vlast (My Country)
Marche slave, op.31
Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture in F major, op.64
Serenade for strings in C major, op.48
Symphony no.4 in F minor, op.36
The Nutcracker: Suite, op.71a
The Sleeping Beauty: Suite, op.66a
Artists
Wiener SymphonikerConductor
Karel AncerlWorks
Slavonic Dances: Series I, op.46 B83Symphony no.9 in E minor, op.95 B178 'From the New World'
Ma vlast (My Country)
Marche slave, op.31
Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture in F major, op.64
Serenade for strings in C major, op.48
Symphony no.4 in F minor, op.36
The Nutcracker: Suite, op.71a
The Sleeping Beauty: Suite, op.66a
Artists
Wiener SymphonikerConductor
Karel AncerlAbout
However, his brief but productive partnership with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra has long been forgotten. In fact he made four LPs with them between February 1958 and February 1959, for the Philips label as it sought to establish itself in the early years of LP. These recordings were released on the Fontana imprint, and they are reissued here together on CD for the first time. Taken in the round, the recordings make an invaluable contribution to our understanding of an unfailingly warm and astute musician.
Ancerl inspired affection wherever he went, even among hard-bitten orchestral players. His experience at the hands of the Nazis found a surprising but redemptive expression in his good humour, charm and sanguine detachment from politics. He could also secure playing of tremendous fire and refnement, as may be heard in the Slavonic Dances on CD1 of this set. The ‘New World’ Symphony and ‘Vltava’ are also done as to the manner born, ‘wellphrased, euphonious and vivid’ according to Gramophone’s original review of the Smetana. The rest of the set is dedicated to Tchaikovsky, and this is mostly repertoire which he did not record elsewhere. In a keenly detailed booklet appreciation, Rob Cowan observes the rhythmic spring and elegant legato of the ballet suites - hallmarks of Ancerl’s conducting - while finding high voltage and no lack of intensity in the Fourth Symphony and the Marche slave.
Cannons were unavailable for the 1812 Overture; an enthusiastically played bass drum is enlisted in its place. ‘It’s conceived in one piece, and absolutely fresh. The pacing and pace and control of articulati on suggest the fresh air and the pungent smells of bush and heath... The tempi are all absolutely right... And Ancerl contrives as well to bring out characteristic detail, middle parts, grace notes, sonorities of various kinds, without damaging the flow of the music.’ Gramophone, March 1959 (Dvorak: Symphony No. 9)
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