Fibich – Chamber music – Ensemble Villa Musica

remembering Zdeněk Fibich on his birthday

(21 December 1850 – 15 October 1900)

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
Quartet in E minor, op.11
Quintet in D major, op.42

Ensemble Villa Musica

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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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Fibich – Symphony No.3; Toman and the Wood Nymph – Gerd Albrecht

remembering Zdeněk Fibich on the anniversary of his death

(21 December 1850 – 15 October 1900)

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
Toman a lesní panna (Toman and the Wood Nymph), op.49
Bouře (The Tempest), op.46
Symphony No.3 in E minor, op.53

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht - conductor

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Fibich – Overtures, Symphonic poems – Vladimir Válek

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
Comenius, festive overture, op.34
Záboj, Slavoj and Luděk, symphonic poem, op.37
Toman and the Wooden Nymph, symphonic poem, op.49
The Fall of Arkona, opera overture, op.60

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Vladimír Válek - conductor

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Fibich – Symphonies No.2 & No.3 – N.Järvi

remembering Zdeněk Fibich on his birthday

(21 December 1850 – 15 October 1900)

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
Symphony No.2 in E flat major, op.38
Symphony No.3 in E minor, op.53

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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Fibich – Symphony No.1; Smetana – Vysehrad, Vlatva – N.Järvi

remembering Zdeněk Fibich on his birthday

(21 December 1850 – 15 October 1900)

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
Symphony No.1 in F major, op.17
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Vyšehrad
Vltava

Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Järvi - conductor

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Fibich - Symphonies Nos.1, 2, 3, At Twilight, A Sprigtime Tale - Šejna

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
Symphony No.1 in F major, op.17
At Twilight, op.39
A Springtime Tale, op.23 - cantata for soilists, choir and orchestra *
Symphony No.2 in E flat major, op.38
Symphony No.3 in E minor, op.53

Drahomirá Tikalová - soprano *
Karel Kalaš - bass *
Prague Philharmonic Choir *
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Šejna - conductor

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