In the song The Gnat`s Wedding, H 75, Martinů uses a folk text. The composition survives only in a sketch Second Sketchbook of Vocal and Piano Compositions from 1912 (M 006a-k/D). The recording of the composition was released for the first time by Naxos in 2011 (Martinů: Songs, Vol. 1 – A Wreath of Carnations; Jana Wallingerová, Giorgio Koukl).
Jana Burdová, 2024