Martina Janakova - Recollections: Haydn Songs (2009)

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Title: Recollections: Haydn Songs
Year Of Release: 2009
Label: Supraphon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:10:12
Total Size: 282 Mb
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Tracklist:

01. 6 English Canzonettas, Set 1: No. 1 in C Major, The Mermaid's Song, Hob. XXVIa:25 (00:03:28)
02. 6 English Canzonettas, Set 1: No. 2 in F Major, Recollection, Hob. XXVIa:26 (00:06:10)
03. 6 English Canzonettas, Set 1: No. 4 in E Major, Despair, Hob. XXVIa:28 (00:03:40)
04. 6 English Canzonettas, Set 1: No. 3 in A Major, A Pastoral Song, Hob. XXVIa:27 (00:03:04)
05. 6 English Canzonettas, Set 1: No. 5 in G Major, Pleasing Pain, Hob. XXVIa:29 (00:02:21)
06. 6 English Canzonettas, Set 1: No. 6 in F Minor, Fidelity, Hob. XXVIa:30 (00:04:10)
07. 6 English Canzonettas, Set 2: No. 2 in G Minor, The Wanderer, Hob. XXVIa:32 (00:04:37)
08. O Tuneful Voice in E-Flat Major, Hob. XXVIa:42 (00:05:10)
09. The Spirit's Song in F Minor, Hob. XXVIa:41 (00:05:43)
10. 24 Lieder: No. 4, Eine sehr gewöhnliche Geschichte, Hob. XXVIa:4 (00:02:37)
11. 24 Lieder: No. 5, Die Verlassene, Hob. XXVIa:5 (00:04:38)
12. 24 Lieder: No. 8, An Thyrsis, Hob. XXVIa:8 (00:01:31)
13. 24 Lieder: No. 10, Die Landlust, Hob. XXVIa:10 (00:01:24)
14. 24 Lieder: No. 11, Liebeslied, Hob. XXVIa:11 (00:04:23)
15. 24 Lieder: No. 12, Die zu späte Ankunft der Mutter, Hob. XXVIa:12 (00:02:24)
16. The Flowers of the Heath, Hob. XXXIb:30 (00:01:33)
17. Over the Stone, Hob. XXXIb:17 (00:02:53)
18. Up in the Morning Early, Hob. XXXIa:28 (00:01:35)
19. The White Mountains of Snowdon, Hob. XXXIb:20 (00:01:11)
20. Away to the Oaken Grove, Hob. XXXIb:16 (00:01:19)
21. Will Ye Go to Flanders, Hob. XXXIa:13 (00:01:10)
22. The Lone Vale, Hob. XXXIa:175 (00:02:00)
23. The Rising of the Lark, Hob. XXXIb:1 (00:01:44)
24. The Happy Cambrians, Hob. XXXIb:32 (00:01:27)

Total length: 01:10:12
Label: SUPRAPHON a.s.

Performers:
Martina Janakova (soprano)
Gérard Wyss
Gauthier Burgunder
Gunta Abele

The charming young soprano Martina Janková has amid fierce international competition established a firm position within her category. Since 1998 she has been a soloist of the Zurich Opera, working with conductors of such renown as Gardiner, Harnoncourt, Fedoseyev, Herreweghe and Rattle. Under Gardiner, she has also participated in recordings of Bach's cantatas. Yet, as in the case of this album, she keeps returning to the song repertoire, which simply suits her voice perfectly. Her Haydn is unpretentious, yet she captures all the nuances of expression and colour amid the spectrum of moods of individual songs. The composer was very particular about the differentiation of the song's character according to their content, either when composing to poetic texts or arranging folk songs. The song collector Thompson designated Haydn as the only one who was able to create "a collection of all wonderful, both sad and merry, folk songs, none of which can be superficial or second-rate".