Josef Bohuslav Foerster - Cyrano de Bergerac, symphonic suite, Op. 55

(1909) Cyrano de Bergerac, symfonická suita, Op. 55 00:00 Andante con moto 07:38 Andante sostenuto 12:52 Allegro 18:41 Allegro deciso 31:27 Andante sostenuto Česká filharmonie, Václav Smetáček - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Smetáček EN Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859-1951) lived more then ninety years and met various historical epochs. Nevertheless, his composition stays strictly traditional and accurate (No big surprises for the listener, unfortunately). He was also a writer, pedagogue, publicist, even painter. From his 190 opuses is on live repertoire mainly his choir compositions. From his symphonic compositions is well known the symphonic suite from Cyrano de Bergerac, which has its genesis back in the „fin de siecle“, when Foerster was open to new ideas. The five-movement symphonic suite Cyrano de Bergerac is based on the comedy of the same name by Edmond Rostand. Foerster here combines two main