Mysliveček, van Wassenaer, Janáček, Martinu, Mozart – Symphonic works – Brno Chamber Orchestra

Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781):
Sinfonia in A major
Unico Wilhelm Graf van Wassenaer (1692-1766):
Concerto in G major
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Suite for Strings
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Serenade no.2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Concerto in E flat major, KV.449 *

Michiko Otaki - piano *
Brno Chamber Orchestra
Jiři Mottl - conductor

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Martinu – Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 – Gennadi Rozhdestvensky

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Symphony no.5
Symphony no.6 "Fantaisies symphoniques"

USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky - conductor

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Mozart, Martinu, R.Strauss – Works for Oboe and Orchestra – František Hanták

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in C major, KV 314a *
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra +
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra #

František Hanták - oboe
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra *
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra + #
Milan Munclinger - conductor *
Martin Turnovský - conductor +
Jaroslav Vogel - conductor #

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Falla, Martinu, Tcherepnin, Weber – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Margrit Weber

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Noches en los jardines de España *
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto No.5 for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major "Fantasia concertante" *
Alexander Tcherepnin (1899-1977):
10 Bagatelles for Piano and Orchestra op.5 +
Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826):
Kozertstück in F minor for Piano and Orchestra op.79 +

Margrit Weber - piano
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin +
Rafael Kubelik - conductor *
Ferenc Fricsay - conductor +

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Martinů – Piano Concertos Nos.2, 3 & 4 – Rudolf Firkušný

remembering Bohuslav Martinů on his birthday

(December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959)

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto No.2 for Piano and Orchestra
Concerto No.3 for Piano and Orchestra
Concerto No.4 for Piano and Orchestra

Rudolf Firkušný - piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pešek - conductor

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Martinu, Gideon Klein, Bartók – Symphonic Works – Eschenbach

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Memorial to Lidice, H.296
Gideon Klein (1919-1945):
Partita for Strings
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz.116

The Philadelphia Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach - conductor

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Martinů – The Epic of Gilgamesh – Jiri Belohlavek

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
The Epic of Gilgamesh - cantata

Marcela Machotková - soprano
Jiří Zahradníček - tenor
Václav Zítek - baritone
Karel Průša - bass
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Various Composers – Exposition Paris 1937 – Piano music – Bennett Lerner

Georges Auric (1899-1983):
La Seine, un Matin...
Marcel Delannoy (1898-1962):
Dîner sur l'eau
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):
L'Espiègle du Village de Lilliput
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974):
Le Tour de l'Exposition
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Bourée au Pavillon d'Auvergne
Henri Sauguet (1901-1989):
Nuit Coloniale sue les Bords de la Seine
Florent Schmitt (1870-1958):
La Retardée
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983):
Au Pavillon d'Alsace
Alexandre Tcherepnin (1899-1977):
Autour des Montagnes Russes
Bohislav Martinu (1890-1959):
Le Train Hanté
Frederico Mompou (1893-1987):
Souvenirs de l'Exposition
Vittorio Rieti (1898-1994):
La Danseuse aux Lions
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955):
Scènic-Railway
Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989):
L'Espagnolade
Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986):
Le Géant
Marcel Mihalovici (1898-1985):
Un Danseur Roumain
Tibor Harsanyi (1898-1954):
Le Tourbillon Mécanique

Bennett Lerner - piano

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Anthology of Czech Piano Music – Radoslav Kvapil (Vol.2)

CD 1:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
8 Humoresque, op.101
American Suute Op 98
Dumka and Furiant, op.12
12 Silhouettes Op 8

CD 2:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
8 Valses op.54
4 Eclogues B 103
4 Pièces pour piano, op.52
6 Mazurkas, op.56

CD 3:
Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
19 Moods, Impressions and Reminiscences
5 Studies of Paintings op.56

CD 4:
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Pochod koček v noci slunovratu
5 Loutky-Malé skalby Book 1
Tri české tance
Quatre Mouvements
7 Borová
Hry Book 2
6 Ritornely
Okna do zahrady

CD 5:
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Macbeth a čarodějnice
11 Polkas
8 Bagately a Impromptus

CD 6:
Jan Vaclav Voříšek (1791-1825):
6 Impromptus, Op. 7
Fantasia in C major, Op. 12
Variations in B flat major, Op. 19
Sonata for piano in B flat minor, Op. 20

Radoslav Kvapil - piano

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Anthology of Czech Piano Music – Radoslav Kvapil (Vol.1)

CD 1:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Theme & Variations in A flat major, B. 65
13 Poetic Tone Pictures, B. 161 (Op. 85)

CD 2:
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
On the Overgrown Path (Book I)
On the Overgrown Path (Book II)
Piano Sonata
In the mists

CD 3:
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Fantaisie & Toccata for piano, H. 281- Toccata
16 Etudes and Polkas, H. 308
Les Bouquinistes du quai Malaquais, H. 319
Adagio,  H. 362
Piano Sonata, H. 350

CD 4:
Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949):
Sonata Eroica, op.24
Songs of Winter Nights, op.30
Slovak Suite, op.32
Dymák (Con fuoco) from Valachian Dances, op.34 No.2

CD 5:
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
3 Salon Polkas (Op. 7)
3 Poetic Polkas (Op. 8)
Dreams
10 Czech Dances, Book 2

CD 6:
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
6 Pieces, Op 7
5 Pieces, Op 22a
3 Pieces, Op 22b
About Mother, Op. 28

Radoslav Kvapil - piano

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Martinů, Schnittke – Concertos for Two pianos – Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov

remembering Alfred Schnittke on the anniversary of his death

(November 24, 1934 – August 3, 1998)

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra
Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998):
Concerto for Piano four-hands and Chamber Orchestra
Hommage à Grieg for Violin solo and Orchestra
Polyphonischer Tango for Chamber Ensemble

Duo Genova & Dimitrov
Kathrin Rabus - violin
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
Eiji Oue - conductor

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Bach, Scarlatti, Falla, Kalabis, Poulenc, Martinu – Works for Harpsichord – Zuzana Růžičková

CD 1:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
French Suite No.5 in G major BWV 816
Concerto for Harpsichord No.9 in G major BWV 980 - after Antonio Vivaldi
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757):
Sonatas

CD 2:
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946):
Concerto for Harpsichord, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello *
Viktor Kalabis (1923-2006):
Sei invenzioni canonici per cembalo, op.20
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Concert champêtre +
Jan Rychlík (1916-1964):
Hommaggi gravicembalisti for Harpsichord
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1954):
Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra #

Zuzana Růžičková - harpsichord
František Čech - flute *
Jaroslav Chvapil - oboe *
Karel Dlouhý - clarinet *
Lubomír Novosad - violin *
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra +
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra #
Kurt Sanderling - conductor +
Václav Neumann - conductor #

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Sir Charles Mackerras – Life with Czech Music – Janáček, Martinu

remembering Sir Charles Mackerras on the anniversary of his death

(17 November 1925 – 14 July 2010)

CD 1:
Leoš Janáček (1925-2010):
Jealousy (Original Prelude to 'Jenufa')
The Cunning Little Vixen (Suite)
Sarka (Ouverture)
Taras Bulba (Rhapsody for Orchestra after Gogol's Novel)

CD 2:
Kata Kabanova, overture and intermezzos
Schluck und Jau
Sinfonietta
interview with Sir Charles Mackerras

CD 3:
Glagolitic Mass
Amarus, cantata

CD 4:
Bohuslav Martinů (1891-1959):
Juliette - suite from the opera
Field Mass
Double Concerto
Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca

Prague Philharmonic Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Bohuslav Martinů – The 6 Symphonies – Jiří Bělohlávek

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) - the Symphonies:

CD 1:
Symphony No.1
Symphony No.2

CD 2:
Symphony No.3
Symphony No.4

CD 3:
Symphony No.5
Symphony No.6 "Fantaisies symphoniques"

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Martinu – Field Mass, Double Concerto, Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca - Sir Charles Mackerras

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Field Mass - for Male Chorus with Baritone solo and Orchestra *
Double Concerto - for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani +
Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca #

Václav Zítek - baritone *
Josef Růžička - piano +
Jan Bouše - timpani +
Czech Philharmonic Chorus *
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra *
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra + #
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Martinů, Foerster, Novák – Cello and Orchestra – Jiří Bárta

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1, H 196
Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859-1951):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, op.143
Jan Novák (1921-1984):
Capriccio for Cello and Small Orchestra

Jiří Bárta - cello
Prague Philharmonia
Jakub Hrůša - conductor

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Martinů – Špalíček – Jílek

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Špalíček - Ballet with singing in three acts *
The Spectre's Bride - ballad for soprano, tenor, bass chorus and orchestra +
The romance of the Dandelions - cantata for chorus and soprano solo #
The Primsrose - five duets for sopranos, contraltos, violin and piano §

Anna Kratochvílová - soprano *
Jiřina Marková - soprano +
Milada Čejková - soprano #
Miroslav Kopp - tenor * +
Richard Novák - bass *
Pavel Horáček - bass +
Petr Messiereur - violin §
Stanislav Boguina - piano §
Kantiléna Children's Chorus *
Kühn Chorus * + # §
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra *
Prague Symphony Orchestra +
František Jílek - conductor *
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor +
Pavel Kühn - conductor # §

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Great Czech Conductors – Martin Turnovský

CD 1:
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Symphony No.4
Concertino for Cello, Brass, Piano and Battery *
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962):
Concerto for Cello and Wind Instruments *
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963):
Trauermusik for Viola and String Orchestra +
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Tre Ricercari

CD 2:
Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781):
Sinfonia in D major
Georges Bizet (1838-1875):
Jeux d'enfants, op.22
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Le carnaval des animaux #
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63 §

André Navarra - cello *
Ladislav Černý - viola +
Pavel Štěpán - piano #
Ilja Hurník - piano #
Ladislav Jásek - violin §
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Martin Turnovský - conductor

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Martinu - Sinfonietta La Jolla, Toccata, Concerto Grosso - Kukal

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Sinfonietta La Jolla for Piano and Chamber Orchestra H 328 *
Toccata e Due Canzoni for Small Orchestra H 311 *
Concerto Grosso for Chamber Orchestra H 263 +

Josef Hála - piano * +
Petr Jiřikovský - piano +
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Ondřej Kukal - conductor

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Martinu - Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertino - Wallfisch

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 (1955 version)
Concerto for Cello and orchestra No.2
Concertino in C minor for Cello, Wind instruments, Piano and Percursion

Rafel Wallfisch - cello
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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