Documentary films

Last Concertino. A 54-minute television documentary about Vitezslava Kapralova. The documentary features Partita, Military Sinfonietta, Variations sur le Carillon, April Preludes, and an excerpt from Concertino for Violin, Clarinet and Orchestra. Artists: Igor Ardasev and Alice Rajnohova (pno.), Brno Philharmonic, Pavel Busek (cl), Pavel Walinger (vn), Czech Chamber Soloists cond. by Tomas Hanus. Director: Rudolf Chudoba. Photography: Pavel Brynych, Honza Stangl, Josef Visek. Producer: Marie Kucerova's Production Group (Brno Studio). Recorded on Feb. 21–23, 2001 at the Czech Radio (Brno Studio 1). Premiered at the International Television Film Festival Golden Prague in Prague on May 6-10, 2001. Television premiere on June 3, 2001 on CTV 2. © 2001 CTV 2.

Life in the Bugatti Step: The Czech Avant-Garde between the World Wars. A 52-minute televison documentary, a film by Anne-Kathrin Peitz. "The Bugatti step, composed by Jaroslav Jezek, becomes the sound of the 'wild youth' who shaped Czech music of the 1920s and 1930s. Jaroslav Jezek, Pavel Haas, Victor Ullmann, Erwin Schulhoff, Vitezslava Kapralova, Frantisek Burian or Bohuslav Martinu are the names of the composers of the hour, above whom the old man of Czech music, Leos Janacek, towers as their mentor and, in some cases, teacher. The cult of the body, swinging rhythms, a touch of the exotic have a much more enticing effect on the musicians creators than dry chamber music evenings. On the stages, Dada is in vogue, cheerfulness is postulated as the quintessence of seriousness. In the cultural centers of the new Czechoslovak Republic, Prague and Brno, visions are in demand and a spirit of optimism spreads particularly in music, but also in visual arts, theater, dance - across the arts, projects cross-fertilize and inspire each other. Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque drop by, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti and Kurt Schwitters are guests." (Adapted from the film treatment.) Produced in 2024 by EuroArts Music in partnership with MDR and Czech Television. © 2024 EuroArts.

Videos

Le Jardin Feerique #15. A 5-minute video vignette on Vitezslava Kapralova, part of the Calendrier de l'Avant 2024. The video features Elegy for violin and piano, performed by Pierre Fouchenneret, violon, and Théo Fouchenneret, piano. Sound engineer Aurelien Bourgois, Animation Pierre Creac'h, Recording and editing Hugo Warynski, Art Direction Heloise Luzzati. Produced by La Boite a Pepites, in partnership with France Musique and Musee d'Orsay. Premiered on December 15, 2024 on Facebook and La Boite a Pepites YouTube Channel. © 2024 La Boite a Pepites.

Television programs

Vaclav Kapral and Vitezslava Kapralova. A brief exploration of the composers' lives and work. Host: Pavel Blatny. Live performances of Kapralova's songs Navzdy (For Ever) and Dopis (Letter), and Vaclav Kapral's Berceuses de Printemps. Producer: Brno Studio. © 1990 CTV (Brno Studio).

Vitezslava Kapralova. A 40-minute television program dedicated to Kapralova's Partita. Part of the classical music series TO NEJLEPSI Z KLASIKY (The Best of Classical Music). Host: Prof. Jiri Fukac. Guest: Sylvie Bodorova. Partita is performed by Renata Ardasevova (pno) and Czech Virtuosi conducted by Leos Svarovsky. Producer: Marie Kucerova's Production Group (Brno Studio). Premiere broadcast on December 6, 1998. © 1998 CTV 2.

Vitezslava Kapralova. A brief introduction to the composer's music, included in the monthly music magazine NOTES. Premiere broadcast on August 20, 2000. Produced by CTV (Brno). © 2000 CTV 2.

The Music of Vitezslava Kapralova. The 60-minute television program is a recording of the January 24, 2002 faculty concert of the University of Michigan School of Music. The concert featured Kapralova's Legend, Burlesque, Sparks from Ashes, Waving Farewell, Elegy, For Ever, Ritournelle, and Song of Your Absence. Performances by: Stephen Shipps (vn), Timothy Cheek (pno), Freda Herseth, mezzosoprano, Caroline Helton, soprano, Melody Racine, mezzosoprano, Anthony Elliot (vcl), and Marcia Porter, soprano. Premiere broadcast on the University of Michigan Television Channel 22 on February 22, 2002. © 2002 UMTV, Michigan, United States.

The Concentus Moraviae Festival 2009. Vitezslava Kapralova: Partita for Piano and Strings, op. 20. Performed by Karel Kosarek (pno) and Sinfonietta Cracovia conducted by Kaspar Zehnder. Producer: CTV (Brno Studio). Premiere broadcast on October 24, 2009. © 2009 CTV 2.

Terra musica. The 25-minute television program dedicated to women conductors features Anu Tali, Vitezslava Kapralova, and Gabriela Tardonova. Producee by J. Korinek. Premiered on January 25, 2010 on CTV 2. © 2010 CTV 2.

Vitulka Forever. Stopy a otisky Vitezslavy Kapralove. (Footprints and impressions of Vitezslava Kapralova.) In: TERRA MUSICA. A 25-minute program with interviews and excerpts from rehearsals of Kapralova's music. Featuring: Pisnicka (an excerpt), To Mother for three children's voices, Concertino for Violin, Clarinet, and Orchestra (excerpts), Military Sinfonietta (excerpts), and Tales of a Small Flute (No. 2). Performed by students of the ZUS Vitezslavy Kapralove Brno-Kralovo Pole and by the Brno Philharmonic conducted by Olga Machonova-Pavlu. Interviews with Jarmila Mrackova, Josef Kapral, Jara Medkova, Alena Vesela, Antonin Hadrava, and Olga Machonova-Pavlu. Dramaturg Vladimir Strakos, producer Katerina Zavadilova. Script and Direction: Petr Stodulka. Premiere broadcast on March 24, 2015. © 2015 CTV Art.

Hudebni perlicky: Vitezslava Kapralova. (Musical gems: Vitezslava Kapralova.) This 5-minute program introduces children to composer-conductor Vitezslava Kapralova. Featuring: Little Song (Pisnicka), arr. for violin and piano. Performed by Pavel Sporcl, violin, and Petr Jirikovsky, piano. Created and hosted by Pavel Sporcl. Produced by Petr Muhl's production group. Premiere broadcast on September 14, 2020. © 2020 CTV Decko.