Nikol Bóková: Her Country; Baborák Ensemble with Bella Adamova – Vinyl

(Price approx. €32 / $35)

38:34 min
33 RPM Stereo

Vinyl release date – 7th December 2024
Cat. no. SEP 1006 LP

The seventh original album by Nikol Bóková offers a profound musical reflection on her/our homeland. Inspired by Smetana’s “Má vlast” (My Country), it served as a springboard for composing Her Country, a classical cycle in six movements for chamber orchestra. This composition is a powerful contribution to this year's Year of Czech Music, crafted by Nikol for a stellar lineup of musicians, including Radek Baborák and his Baborák Ensemble, with soloist Bella Adamova. With the composer herself at the piano, the piece is arranged for 12 performers in a unique instrumentation.

Radek Baborák – French horn & conductor
Nikol Bóková – piano
Bella Adamova – mezzo-soprano
Petr Valášek – bass clarinet
Martina Bačová – violin
Hiroko Takahashi – violin
Karel Untermüller – viola
Barbara Linke-Holická – viola
Hana Baboráková – violoncello
Simona Hečová – violoncello
David Pavelka – contrabass
Štěpán Hon – percussion
Jakub Tengler – percussion