Jiří Suchý neboli George Dry Composer - 2 CD

This two-CD collection presents Jiří Suchý as a composer, highlighting some of the hundreds of songs he has written. Rather than being known only as the performer and lyricist behind “Stream of Hair,” he draws attention here to 41 additional songs for which he wrote both the music and lyrics. The songs are performed by Jiří Suchý, Jitka Molavcová, Karolina Gudasová, Zuzana Maxa, Petr Šudoma, Michal Malátný, Magdalena Jedličková, Eliška Hurábová, Veronika Tichá, Vlastimil Harapes, Lucie Silken, Lucie Černíková, the Valkyries choir, C&K Vocal, the Semafor Girls, and choir and audience members. The Semafor Theatre Orchestra plays under the direction of Jiří J. N. Svoboda. The repertoire includes “Prelude,” “Fulfilling a Dream,” “Blues for the Final Journey,” “The One I See in My Dreams,” “The Superstitious Sausage Maker,” “Apocalypse,” “The Green Linden,” “Ruckus Blues,” “Poor Gudrun,” “Knowing the Right House,” “The Camel,” “The Drunken Ballerina,” “I’m Writing to You from Prison,” “Twilight of the Gods,” “Swing Coloratura,” “Paradise Is Not for You,” “I Love the Magic of Detective Stories,” “Postcard,” “Violin and Celesta,” “The Fool and the Child,” “The Sun Knows No Mercy,” “My Friend Ferenc,” “The Mink,” “Why Is That House So Grey,” “Cabaret,” “The Empty Wardrobe,” “The Stray Dog,” “Kaleidoscope,” “Blues About an Empty Bottle,” and “The Golden Sun Above,” among others.