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The epic of Gilgamesh [translated: Epos o Gilgamešovi: [cantata on the words of the Old-Babylonian epic, for soloists, speaker, mixed chorus and orchestra, 1954-1955, H. 351]]

Bohuslav Martinů
Resource Type:
Streaming Music
Publication:
Prague, Czech Republic : Supraphon, [2007]
Copyright:
℗1976
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Table of Contents:
  • Gilgamesh (Tablets 1, 2) (19:02)
  • The death of Endiku (Tablets 7, 8, 10) (19:20)
  • Invocation (Tablet 12) (19:13)
Author/Creator:
Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959 , composer
Contributors:
Machotková, Marcela , singer
Zahradníček, Jiří , singer
Zítek, Václav , singer
Průša, Karel , narrator
Brousek, Otakar , speaker
Bělohlávek, Jiří , conductor
Pražský filharmonický sbor , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng
Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr
Languages:
Czech
Language Notes:
Sung in Czech.
Main Work:
Gilgameš [by Martinů, B.]
Other Related Resources:
Source record: Epic of Gilgamesh [by Martinů, B.] (Prague, Czech Republic : Supraphon, [2007] — LCCN 2017606397; OCLC Number 213442478)
Alternate Titles:
Title translation: Epos o Gilgamešovi: [cantata on the words of the Old-Babylonian epic, for soloists, speaker, mixed chorus and orchestra, 1954-1955, H. 351]
Subjects:
Cantatas, Secular
Gilgamesh (Legendary character) — Songs and music
Gilgamesh (Legendary character)
Gilgamesh
Genres:
Cantatas
Art music
Songs and music
Performers:
Marcela Machotková, soprano ; Jiři Zahradníček, tenor ; Václav Zítek, baritone ; Karel Průša, narrator ; Otakar Brousek, speaker ; Prague Philharmonic Choir ; Prague Symphony Orchestra ; Jiři Bělohlávek, conductor.
Performance Medium:
Solo soprano voice; solo tenor voice; solo baritone voice; speaker (2); mixed chorus; orchestra
General Notes:
Previously released in 1976 as analog recording.
Recorded 1976 April 1-4 Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, Prague.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Audio Characteristics:
digital
Digital Characteristics:
audio file
Call Numbers:
Online Audio
Other Standard Numbers:
International Standard Recording Code: CZA167601159
International Standard Recording Code: CZA167602159
International Standard Recording Code: CZA167603159
Publisher Number, Supraphon: SU3918-2
OCLC Numbers:
1107319085