Music for Prague

Album by Karel Husa & Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK & Tomáš Brauner

Music for Prague 1968 is a composition by Czech-American composer Karel Husa, written in 1968. Scored for concert band, it uses dissonant harmonies, layered textures and persistent ostinatos to evoke the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, and it is frequently performed and studied in the twentieth-century wind ensemble repertoire.
First released: 25th June 2021

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 2 "Reflections": I. Moderato
    7:18
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 2 "Reflections": II. Very fast
    5:00
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 2 "Reflections": III. Slow
    6:30
  4. 4.
    Three Frescoes: No. 1, Praeludium. Moderato molto - Allegro risoluto - Tempo I
    9:39
  5. 5.
    Three Frescoes: No. 2, Aria. Moderato - Tranquillo
    6:48
  6. 6.
    Three Frescoes: No. 3, Fuga. Moderato molto - Un poco piu vivo - Allegro con fuoco
    8:49
  7. 7.
    Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare
    6:04
  8. 8.
    Music for Prague 1968: II. Aria
    5:43
  9. 9.
    Music for Prague 1968: III. Interlude
    4:22
  10. 10.
    Music for Prague 1968: IV. Toccata and Chorale
    7:54