Presto Editor's Choice
June 2021

Kapralova: Prélude de Noël
Kapralova: Military Sinfonietta, Op. 11
Kapralova: Smutný večer
Kapralova: Waving Farewell, Op.14
Kapralova: Suite en miniature, Op. 1
Kapralova: Piano Concerto in D minor, Op. 7

Despite her tragically early death at the age of 25, Vítězslava Kaprálová left a portfolio of more than 50 works of the highest craftsmanship and inspiration. This selection of her orchestral music, recorded at the Kaprálová Festival in Michigan, includes the work that won her international esteem in 1938, the Military Sinfonietta. Abounding in youthful energy and brilliant colours, the Piano Concerto marries virtuosity with lyricism, while the orchestral songs are both atmospheric and striking.