Špalíček (ballet)
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Špalíček (The Chap-Book or The Czech Year), which premiered in 1933 in Prague with the subtitle "Ballet from folk games, customs, and fairytales - Ballet-revue", is a 1932 three-act ballet composed by Bohuslav Martinů (H. 214).
- Act I: Fairy Tale of Puss in Boots
- Act II: Fairy Tale of the Cobbler and Death
- Act III: Fairy Tale of Cinderella
The material is inspired by tales and poems by Karel Jaromír Erben.
The Music
The ballet makes use of Bohemian/Moravian folk music with Martinů's characteristic sparse and virtuosic scoring.
Recordings
There are few recordings of the complete ballet.
- Supraphon (SU 3925-2): (recorded 1988): Anna Kratochvílová (soprano), Miroslav Kopp (tenor), Richard Novák (bass), Kantilena Children's chorus (Chorus master Ján Sedláček), Kühn Female Chorus, Chorus master Pavel Kühn, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by František Jílek.
See also
- Špalíček in Czech Wikipedia: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Špal%C3%ADček_(Martinů)
- Puss in Boots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puss_in_Boots
- Cinderella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella
References
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