Jitro Czech Girls' Choir Skopal - Gratias - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Jitro Czech Girls Choir and conductor Jirí Skopal return with GRATIAS on Navona Records. The commemorative album pays homage to Czech composer Ilja Hurník, whose playful compositions perfectly match the joyful imagination of youth without sacrificing a sliver of musical integrity. Also a prolific author, Hurnik infuses his compositions with narrative texts that give the music a storybook quality. The Jitro Czech Girls Choir presents this album as a memoriam for Hurnik, who spent decades popularizing classical music and teaching his concise, efficient style to children. His long history with the choir gave him an intimate look into it's performance, allowing a symbiosis between composer and performer where each could flourish. Album Tracks 1. Variations on a Mouse Theme (Variace Na Myší Téma)-Theme (Téma) 2. Variations on a Mouse Theme (Variace Na Myší Téma)-Like Bach (Jako Bach) 3. Variations on a Mouse Theme (Variace Na Myší Téma)-Like Haydn (Jako Haydn) 4. Variations on a Mouse Theme (Variace Na Myší Téma)-As in Romanticism (Jako Za Romantismu) 5. Variations on a Mouse Theme (Variace Na Myší Téma)-Like Today (Jako Dnes) 6. June Night (Cervnová Noe)-Nightingale (Slavícek) 7. June Night (Cervnová Noe)-Little Lights (Svetýlka) 8. June Night (Cervnová Noe)-Stock Owl (Vejr) 9. June Night (Cervnová Noe)-Moon in the Pond (MESÍC V Rybníce) 10. June Night (Cervnová Noe)-Head Hurts (Hlava Pobolívá) 11. June Night (Cervnová Noe)-Little John (Janošek) 12. June Night (Cervnová Noe)-King David (DRÁL David) 13. Children's Tercetta (DETSKÁ Tercetta)-Icicles (Rampouchy) 14. Children's Tercetta (DETSKÁ Tercetta)-Sparrow and Starling (Vrabec a Špacek) 15. Children's Tercetta (DETSKÁ Tercetta)-Swallowtail (Otakárck) 16. Children's Tercetta (DETSKÁ Tercetta)-Foal (Hribárko) 17. Children's Tercetta (DETSKÁ Tercetta)-Butterfly (Babocka) 18. Chil