Dvořák – Piano Trios nos.1 & 2 – The Florestan Trio

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Piano Trio in B flat major, op.21
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Elegy in D flat major, op.23
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Piano Trio in G minor, op.26

The Florestan Trio

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Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms – Chamber Music – David Oistrakh

CD 1:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Trio No.7 in B flat major, op.97 *
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Trio No.1 in B flat major, D.898 *

CD 2:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Violin Sonata No.1 in G major, op.78 +
Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, op.100 +
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931):
Extase, op.21 #
Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880):
Légende, op.17 #
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Love Song, op.7 no.1 (arr.: Kocian) #
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Three Hungarian Songs (arr.: Feigin) #

David Oistrakh - violin
Sviatoslav Knushevitzky - cello *
Lev Oborin - piano *
Anton Ginzburg - piano +
Vladimir Yampolsky - piano #

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Various Composers – 'The Best of Czech Classics' – String Quartets

CD 1:
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
String Quartet No.1 in E minor "From my Life" *
String Quartet No.2 in D minor *
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
String Quartet No.10 in E flat major "Slavonic", op.51 +

CD 2:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
String Quartet No.12 in F major "American", op.96 +
String Quartet No.13 in G major, op.106 +
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn "St Wenceslas", op.35a +

CD 3:
Vítězslav Novák (1870-1949):
String Quartet No.2 in D major, op.35 *
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
String Quartet No.1 in inspirated by Tolstoy's "Kreutzer Sonata" #
String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters" #

Smetana Quartet *
Panocha Quartet +
Škampa Quartet #

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Libor Pešek – The Gold Collection – Debussy, Suk, Ravl, Elgar, Scriabin, Bruckner

CD 1:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La Mer
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
A Summer's Tale, op.29

CD 2:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Boléro
Daphnis et Chloé
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Serenade in E flat major, op.6

CD 3:
Edward Elgar (1857-1934):
Cello Concerto in E minor, op.85 *
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915):
Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op.20 +

CD 4:
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Fairy Tale, op.16 (extracts)
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):
Symphony No.7 in E major


Michaela Fukačová - cello *
Garrick Ohlsson - piano +
Kühn Mixed Chorus
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pešek - conductor

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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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Josef Suk, R.Strauss – Piano Quartets – Philharmonisches Klavierquartett Berlin

Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Piano Quartet in A minor, op.1
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Piano Quartet in C minor, op.13

Philharmonisches Klavierquartett Berlin

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Suk – Piano works – Pavel Štěpán

remembering Josef Suk on his birthday

(4 January 1874 – 29 May 1935)

Josef Suk (1874-1935) - Piano works:
Suite, op.21
Spring, op.22a
Summer Moosds, op.22b
About Mother, op.28

Pavel Štěpán - piano

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Suk – Ripening, Asrael, Epilogue – Neumann

Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Ripening - Symphonic Poem for large orcheestra, op.34
Asrael - Symphony for large orchestra in C minor, op.27
Epilogue - Symphonic Composition for orchestra, large and small mixed chorus, soprano, baritone and bass, op.37 *

Zora Jehličková - soprano *
Ivan Kusnjer - baritone *
Ján Galla - bass *
Czech Philharmonic Chorus *
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Václav Neumann - conductor

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Suk – Fairy Tale; Serenade for Strings – Bělohlávek

Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Pohádka (Fairy Tale), op.16
Serenade for strings in E flat major, op.6

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Suk - Asrael Symphony - Libor Pešek

Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Asrael - symphony in C minor, op.27

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pešek - conductor

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Dvořák - Violin Concerto; Suk: Fantasia - Suk, Ancerl

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1909):
Concerto in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, op.53
Romance for Violin and Orchestra, op.11
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Fantasia in G minor for Violin and Orchestra, op.24

Josef Suk - violin
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ančerl - conductor

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