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Hejnar, Robert

Robert Hejnar

About the composer

Robert Hejnar was born in Olomouc in Czechia, in 1969. He studied piano at the Prague Conservatory, and composition with Professor Ivan Kurz in magisterial and doctoral degree courses at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Prague. Now he is a professor of composition studies at the Conservatory of the Evangelical Academy in Olomouc. He composed in various forms and genres (including vocal-symphonic like this Stabat Mater) but he is also a electro-acoustic composer.

About the Stabat Mater

Date: 1997
Performers:

Soprano, contralto, children's choir (girls), organ and symphony orchestra.

Length: 27.04 minutes
Particulars:

The composition is divided into four parts which are separated by three organ solo entries: Preludium (Introduction), Interludium (between the first and the second part) and Postludium (Conclusion).
Robert Hejnar: In this work I tried to achieve a miniturization of the aria form, along with a condensation of the oratorio form. I was concerned with assigning a dynamic format to a liturgical composition pattern where music is not divided into individual, self-encapsulated, distinctly separated numbers (as is often the case with "classical" oratorios), but rather flows in an uninterrupted stream carrying a musical and spiritual message.

Textual variations:

The "Vatican"-version of the text has been used.

Colour bar:

I was not yet able to make a colourbar.

Information about the recording

CD: CRO676-2 Robert Hejnar Orchestral and Sacred works
More info:

Mr. Jan Pivoňka from Czechia sent this cd to me, for free!

Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Choir: Kühn Children's Choir
Conductor: Ondřej Kukal
Soloists:

Dita Brlicová, soprano
Jana Tetourová, contralto
Gabriela Plášková, organ

Other works:

Compositions from Robert Hejnar:
Hommage à Concerto Grosso
Tres Psalmi
Elysium

Code: 2015 HEJ-01 (256)

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