Magdalena Ko En - Songs My Mother Taught Me

Magdalena Kozena, one of the most acclaimed recitalists of today, presents a personal collection of songs she has known since childhood and that form some of her earliest musical influences. A haunting collection of songs by Czech composers such as Dvorak, Janacek, Martinu, Schulhoff and Eben, all deeply rooted in the rich Czech folk song tradition. Like Magdalena explains about the songs on the album: They are just the sort a mother would sing to her baby. My mother is not a professional singer, but she loved to sing and knew a lot of songs! There is a particular tradition of singing to children in our country, much stronger, I would say, than one sees any more in the West. It was really important that in each family these songs would be handed down, taught to the children. Kozenas musical partners on the album include her long-standing recital partner Malcolm Martineau, and soprano Dorothea Roschmann, who joins her in Dvorak's Moravian duets. Magdalena Kozena's most personal album so far, exploring the richness of her cultural background and her own musical memories.

1) Kebych Bola Jahod㺠- Magdalena Kozenã¡
2) 37. Lavecka
3) 12. Jabãºcko
4) 50. Muzikanti
5) 4. Songs My Mother Taught Me (Kdyz Mne Stara Matka)
6) 5. Tune Thy Strings (Struna Naladena)
7) 3. Silent and Lone the Woods (Ales Je Tichy Kolem Kol)
8) 3. Pasala Volky [Out in the Beechwood]
9) 15. Kdyz Jsem Byla Mamince Na Kline [On My Mother's Knee]
10) 4. Sidej Na Vuz [Mount the Waggon]
11) 1. Milovã¡Nie Bez Vã-Dã¡Nie - Magdalena Kozenã¡ Michael Freimuth
12) 2. I Dare Not Ask - Magdalena Kozenã¡ Michael Freimuth
13) 3. Quand Ce Beau Printemps - Magdalena Kozenã¡ Michael Freimuth
14) 4. Ach Gott Wie Weh Tut Scheiden - Magdalena Kozenã¡ Michael Freimuth
15) 5. Jakz Sem Te Najprv Poznal - Magdalena Kozenã¡ Michael Freimuth
16) 6. Stratilat Sem Milã©Ho - Magdalena Kozenã¡ Michael Freimuth
17) An Die Entfernte
18) 1. Pã-Sen Melancholickã¡
19) 2. Zda Nenã- Snem?
20) 3. Vecer
21) 4. Podzimnã- Nã¡Lada
22) 5. Az Prejde Den
23) 2. Mne Zdã¡Lo Se Zes Umrela [I Dreamt Last Night]
24) 9. Prsten - Dorothea Rã¶Schmann Magdalena Kozenã¡ Malcolm Martineau
25) 11. Zajatã¡ - Dorothea Rã¶Schmann Magdalena Kozenã¡ Malcolm Martineau
26) 1. Devce Z Moravy (Moravian Girl)
27) 2. Sãºsedova Stajna (The Neighbour's Stable)
28) 3. Nadeje (Hope)
29) 4. HLáSNý (The Night Watchman)
30) 5. Tajnã¡ Lã¡Ska (Secret Love)
31) 6. Bozi Muka (The Wayside Cross)
32) 7. Zvolenovci Chlapci (Lads of Zvolyn)
33) 7. Aj Co to Je Za Slavicek
34) 10. V Cernym Lese