Martinu: The 6 Symphonies - Jiri Belohlavek, BBC Symphony Orchestra (2011)

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Martinu: The 6 Symphonies - Jiri Belohlavek, BBC Symphony Orchestra (2011)
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Genre: Classical | Label: Onyx | Catalog Number: 4061

Recorded live at the Barbican in London, these recordings represent the first complete CD cycle of Martinu’s symphonies conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek. The critically acclaimed concerts were given to mark the 50th anniversary of Martinu’s death in 1959.

Martinu’s six symphonies are a major contribution to 20th-century symphonic literature, and yet are still undervalued. Spanning the years before, during and after the Second World War, they capture the turmoil, hopes and fears of the composer and his homeland – a homeland that suffered unimaginable cruelties under the Nazis. At the end of the war, Martinu was the only major Czech composer of his generation to have survived.

Yet through the underlying currents of menace in the later works, the irrepressible Czech spirit survives, and the country’s folk music is never far from the surface in these powerful and sincere works. As conductor Jiří Bělohlávek says ‘I personally love all of Martinu’s symphonies for the rich, colourful orchestration and undeniable Czech flair which always prevail in them, despite the fact that they also reflect the musical developments of their time.’

Composer: Bohuslav Martinu
Conductor: Jiri Belohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Reviews: There are two great Martinu symphony cycles: Thomson on Chandos, and Fagen's on Naxos (a real "sleeper" that one, that seldom gets the mention that it deserves). Jirí Belohlávek started two cycles, one on Chandos, another on Supraphon, both with the Czech Philharmonic, neither complete (though rumor has it that the Supraphon cycle will be finished). Still, it won't be better than this one because, curiously, this conductor's previous efforts have been compromised to some degree by less than committed playing, so-so sonics, or both.

You would think that Belohlávek would be ideal in this repertoire. He's basically a gracious and elegant conductor, just as Martinu is a gracious and elegant composer. Take a look at any of his scores: fortissimos are rare. The dynamic range is classical, the tempo markings full of qualifiers such as "poco". The heavy brass are reserved for big climaxes, but the textures are usually very full, the colors luminous, the perpetually syncopated rhythms unflaggingly vital. This time, happily, everything goes right.

The BBC Symphony plays with impressive conviction and rhythmic acuity. There's a trick to this music: you have to hit the syncopations with enough snap to prevent the staggered entries from sounding like bad ensemble (the opening movement of the First symphony is particularly tough in this respect), but at the same time keep the music flowing over the bar lines. These players do just that. The performances are so consistent, and so consistently fine, that there's no need to single out specific performances. They are all of a piece.

If I had to pick, I'd single out this incredibly life-affirming Second symphony, or the equally dynamic but much darker Third. But as I said, they are all excellent. Perhaps the conditions of live performance account for the extra lift that Belohlávek gives to the exciting climaxes in the finales of the First and Sixth symphonies. The sonics are a bit dry in the bass, but that's life in the Barbican, especially with an audience present. At least the listeners are totally silent. If you want a complete Martinu symphony cycle, you can't do better than this.

Tracklisting:

1. Symphony no 6 "Fantaisies symphoniques" by Bohuslav Martinu
Conductor: Jiri Belohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951-1953; USA

2. Symphony no 5 by Bohuslav Martinu
Conductor: Jiri Belohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1946; USA

3. Symphony no 4 by Bohuslav Martinu
Conductor: Jiri Belohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1945; USA

4. Symphony no 3 by Bohuslav Martinu
Conductor: Jiri Belohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1944; USA

5. Symphony no 2 by Bohuslav Martinu
Conductor: Jiri Belohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943; USA

6. Symphony no 1 by Bohuslav Martinu
Conductor: Jiri Belohlávek
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1942; USA

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