Ponc / Haba / Ullman / Kozelj / Herbers Around Prague 1922-1937 CD

The city of Prague was a cultural hotspot in the 1920s and 30s. Three population groups, enriched by emigrants from Russia, the Ukraine, Germany and Austria, competed with one another but also inspired each other. This was the city of the composers on this recording by Werner Herbers and the Ebony Band, long known as champions of unknown or forgotten music from the first half of the 20th century. In the repertoire on this album we hear the old and the new, tradition and renewal, but above all, imagination and talent. When the border between East and West opened up in 1991, this music had hardly been heard in the West for some fifty years, having been suppressed first by the Nazis and then by suffocating communist rule.

1. The Wedding Party on the Eiffel Tower, Op. 11 2. I. Sehr Langsam 3. II. Ruhig Bewegt 4. III. Ziemlich Breit 5. IV. Schnell 6. V. Sehr Langsam 7. VI. Tempo Moderato 8. Speech from the General 9. Small Overture, Op. 42 10. Moderato 11. Rubato 12. Moderato Leggiero 13. Intermezzo 14. Nonet No. 2, Op. 41 15. Intermezzo II 16. Allegro Risoluto 17. Andante 18. Moderato 19. Adagio, Presto 20. Allegro Vivace 21. I 22. II 23. III 24. IV 25. V 26. A. Hßba 27. V. Helfert 28. J. Mahen 29. G. F÷rster 30. C. Hoffmann 31. K. Balling 32. E. And a. Schulhoff 33. Polka 34. An Himmelfahrt - Barbara Kozelj/Ebony Band 35. Drei Blumen - Barbara Kozelj/Ebony Band 36. Dreierlei Schutzgeister - Barbara Kozelj/Ebony Band 37. Es Schleppt Mein Schuh - Barbara Kozelj/Ebony Band 38. Wie Ist Die Nacht... - Barbara Kozelj/Ebony Band 39. Aus Dem H?uschen in Den Garten - Barbara Kozelj/Ebony Band 40. Walt of the Telegrams