Fontana Music Library: Czechoslovak Socialism 1945–1989 – A Historical Music Collection CD

Product Details

• UPC: 042-2 333 (Part of MPN)
• Product Type: Music CD
• Brand: Fontana Music Library / Studio Fontána
• MPN (Catalog Number): 042-2 333 / FN 042 - 2 333
• Artist: Various (Recordings from the Czech Radio)
• Composer/Arranger: Various
• Genre: Historical Music, Archival, Soundtrack
• Style: Socialist Realism, Propaganda Music, March, Orchestral, Vocal-Instrumental
• Release Year: 1998 (Copyright Year)
• Language: Czech/Slovak (Presumed)

Overview

This unique historical music collection, "Czechoslovak Socialism 1945–1989," released under the Fontana Music Library by Studio Fontána, offers a compelling audio document of the music that characterized the era of communist rule in Czechoslovakia. Covering the period from 1945 to the Velvet Revolution in 1989, the CD serves as a soundtrack to the political and social life of the state.

The music featured includes tracks recorded in the Czech Radio, conducted by figures such as Petr Broch and František Belfín, and performed by ensembles like the Kühnův smíšený sbor (Kühn Mixed Choir). This compilation is not just a collection of songs but a vital archival resource for historians, researchers, and those interested in the cultural legacy of the Eastern Bloc and the political soundscape of state-controlled music production.

Product Features

• Format: Audio CD, Digital (AAD/BIEM/OSA)
• Artists/Ensembles: Features VUS conducted by Petr Broch, Kühnův smíšený sbor conducted by Vladislav Válek, Orchestra conducted by František Belfín, and Jindřich Jindrák-vocal with AUS conducted by Pavel Vondruška.
• Recording Location: All tracks (except No. 5) were recorded in the Czech Radio.
• Producer: Produced by Zdeněk Nedvěd.
• Mastered by: Oldřich Vajsar.
• Translation: Translation assistance by Jakub Donáth.
• Manufacture: Made in the Czech Republic.

Interesting Facts

• Music as Propaganda: During the socialist period, music was heavily regulated and often commissioned to serve the state's ideological goals. This collection offers direct examples of this "Socialist Realism" in sound.
• Archival Importance: Because all tracks (except one) were recorded in the Czech Radio, the CD represents an authentic selection of broadcast music from the period, providing researchers with genuine primary source audio material.
• The Barred Era: The title spans "1945–1989," exactly charting the duration of the socialist republic in Czechoslovakia, from the end of WWII and the subsequent communist takeover to the fall of the Iron Curtain.
• Rights Control: Performing and mechanical rights are reserved, and the use of these records for synchronization with sound films in the Czech Republic is controlled by STUDIO FONTÁNA.

Track Listing (The inner booklet contains detailed track information, but the performers for the first four tracks are listed on the packaging):

• Track 1: Featuring VUS conducted by Petr Broch
• Track 2: Featuring Kühnův smíšený sbor conducted by Vladislav Válek
• Track 3: Featuring Orchestra conducted by František Belfín
• Track 4: Featuring Jindřich Jindrák-vocal, AUS conducted by Pavel Vondruška

Publishers

• Label: Fontana Music Library / Studio Fontána
• Copyright: © Zdeněk Nedvěd Studio Fontána, 1998
• Publisher: Hudební nakladatelství 1998

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