Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
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| The Deluge tablet, carved in stone, of the Gilgamesh epic in Akkadian, circa 2nd millennium BC. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
The Epic of Gilgamesh (1955)
on the Words of the Old-Babylonian Epic for Soloists, Speaker, Mixed Chorus and Orchestra
(Sung in the Czech translation by Ferdinand Pujman)
A Woman (soprano) Marcela Machotkova
The Hunter/Erkidu (tenor) Jiri Zahradnicek
Gilgamesh (baritone) Vaclav Zitek
The Narrator/The Hunter's Father/The Spirit of Erkidu (bass) Karel Prusa
Speaker Otakar Brousek
Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Prague Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jiri Belohlavek
