Bohuslav Martinu’s “Field Mass” is one of his most significant vocal-instrumental works. It originated in 1939 in Paris in response to the outbreak of World War II and was intended for outdoor performance. The libretto, by Jirí Mucha, ...

Bohuslav Martinu’s “Field Mass” is one of his most significant vocal-instrumental works. It originated in 1939 in Paris in response to the outbreak of World War II and was intended for outdoor performance. The libretto, by Jirí Mucha, ...

The two concertos contained in this volume represent two different stylistic periods within Martinu's work. The "Concerto da Camera" (1941) is the last of his works inspired by the Baroque concerto grosso. The "Rhapsody-Concerto", ...

The present volume of the Bohuslav Martinu Complete Edition (BMCE) contains two vocal-instrumental works. The “Field Mass” (1939) with a text by Jirí Mucha incorporating bible and liturgy quotes was created in reaction to the outbreak ...

“To tell the truth, I’m a concerto grosso type,” Martinu wrote in 1945. Unsurprisingly, the concerto grosso is also the formal basis of both concertante compositions for four solo instruments and orchestra included in the “Quadruple Concertos” ...