Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Complete opera recorded in 1933)
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BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Complete opera recorded in 1933)
Jaroslav Gleich, Otta Horáková, Karel Hruška / Prague National Opera, Otakar Ostrčil
[ Naxos / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Monday 16 July 2001
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"The CD incarnation of that historic set is now at hand and, as produced by Ward Marston for Naxos, its technical restoration is probably as good as the listener is likely to get. 1933 was a long time ago, and we have no right to expect anything approaching aural perfection. What we do get from this performance is authenticity in abundance. Conductor Otakar Ostrcil, who had been music director of Prague's National Theater since 1920, gets spirited, accurate playing from an orchestra that copes with his sometimes breakneck tempos." Opera News
"The orchestra of the Czech National Opera under Otakar Ostrcil produces a veritable tour de force. This 'Bartered Bride' is an early, rare opera-document, rendered by a one-hundred percent authentic Czech voice- and musical-culture. A great recording!" Pizzicato
