Vítězslava Kaprálová: The Completed Orchestral Works

Featuring

Alena Hron
Veronika Rovná
Tomáš Vrána
Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
Vítězslava Kaprálová

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Composer Biography

Vítězslava Kaprálová had a passionate relationship with the established composer Bohuslav Martinů, who was 17 years her senior and gave her private composition lessons in Paris.

Composer Biography

Vítězslava Kaprálová's parents were both musicians: her mother was a respected vocal instructor, and her father, Václav Kaprál, a pupil of Leoš Janáček, taught composition and ran his own music school.

Composition History

Vítězslava Kaprálová's Suita Rustica, Op. 19, was a commissioned work by Universal Edition in London and incorporates folk melodies from her homeland.

Composer Biography

Vítězslava Kaprálová composed her first piece, 'In the realm of fairy tales,' at the age of nine.

Critical Reception

Vítězslava Kaprálová's conducting and composition of the Military Sinfonietta at the ISCM Festival in London earned her the respect and applause of the BBC Orchestra, audience, and critics, who called her 'our little girl conductor'.

Album & Artwork

This double album features all of Vítězslava Kaprálová's completed orchestral works, excluding those left incomplete and later reconstructed by others.