Motýl, Který Dupal (The Butterfly That Stamped, Ballet in 1 Act)

Album by Bohuslav Martinů & Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK & Jiří Bělohlávek

Motýl, který dupal (The Butterfly That Stamped) is a one-act ballet composed by Bohuslav Martinů in 1926, based on a tale from Rudyard Kipling's "Just So Stories". The ballet features impressionistic orchestration and rhythmic vitality, reflecting Martinů's engagement with the avant-garde artistic atmosphere of 1920s Paris. (database.martinu.cz)
First released: 1990

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Butterfly That Stamped: 1. Overture
    5:53
  2. 2.
    The Butterfly That Stamped: 2. In Front Of Suleiman's Palace
    2:46
  3. 3.
    The Butterfly That Stamped: 3. The Dance Before Suleiman And His Wives
    13:46
  4. 4.
    The Butterfly That Stamped: 4. The Quarrelsome Queens
    2:19
  5. 5.
    The Butterfly That Stamped: 5. The Dance Of The Butterflies
    2:13
  6. 6.
    The Butterfly That Stamped: 6. The Dance Of The Butterflies And Flowers
    2:42
  7. 7.
    The Butterfly That Stamped: 7. The Dance Of The Butterflies (Assembly)
    8:06
  8. 8.
    The Butterfly That Stamped: 8. Finale
    3:45