Janáček – Glagolitic Mass; Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms – VA

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Glagolitic Mass *
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Symphony of Psalms +

Evelyn Lear - soprano *
Hildegard Rössel-Majdan - contralto *
Ernst Haefliger - tenor *
Franz Crass - bass-baritone *
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin +
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks *
Berliner Philharmoniker +
Rafael Kubelik - conductor *
Herbert von Karajan - conductor +

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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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Bartok, Janáček – Works for String Orchestra – Iona Brown

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Divertimento for Strings, Sz 113
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Idyll for String Orchestra
Suite for String Orchestra

Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Iona Brown - conductor

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Janáček Quartet – DG Edition (Vol.7) – Smetana, Janáček

Janáček Quartet - DG Edition (CD 7):

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
String Quartet no.1 in E minor "From my Life"
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
String Quartet no.2 "Intimate Letters"

Janáček Quartet

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Puccini – Requiem; Janáček – Mass – Geoffrey Webber

Giacomo Puccini (1859-1924):
Requiem
Salve Regina
Vexilla Regis
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
The Lord's Prayer
Zdrávas Maria
Mass in E flat major
Adagio for Organ
Exaudi Deus
Regnum Mundi
Suscepimus Deus
In Nomine Jesu
Adagio I for Organ

Shelley Everall - soprano
Lynette Alcantara - contralto
William Kendall - tenor
Peter Harvey - baritone
Douglas Paterson - violin & viola
Hele Cole - harp
Michael Phillips - organ
Christopher Monks - organ
The Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Geoffrey Webber - conductor

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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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Janáček – Opera Suites – Jiří Bělohlávek

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - Opera Suites:
"The Cunning Little Vixen" (arr.Václav Talich, revision Václav Smetáček)
"From the House of the Dead" (arr.František Jílek)
"The Excursions of Mr. Brouček" (arr.Jaroslav Smolka)

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Janáček – Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta – Charles Dutoit

Leoš Janáček (1854-1924):
Glagolitic Mass
Sinfonietta

Natalia Troitskaya - soprano
Eva Randová - mezzo-soprano
Kaludi Kaludov - tenor
Sergei Leiferkus - bass
Thomas Trotter - organ
Choeur de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit - conductor

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Janáček – Piano works – Håkon Austbø

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - Piano works:

CD 1:
Sonata I.X.
On an overgrown path - 1st series
On an overgrown path - 2nd series
In the mist

CD 2:
Tema con variazioni
In rememberance
Ej, danaj!
Music for gymnastics
To my Olga
On an overgrown path - two rejected pieces
Moravian Dances
6 Miniatures
Intimate Sketches

Håkon Austbø - 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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Janáček – Sinfonietta, The Fiddler's Child, The Ballad of Blanik, Taras Bulba – Tomas Netopil

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Sinfonietta
The Fiddler's Child - ballad
The Ballad of Blanik - symphonic poem
Taras Bulba - rhapsody for orchestra

Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tomáš Netopil - conductor

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Janáček – Glagolitic Mass; Kodály – Psalmus Hungaricus – Mackerras

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Glagolitic Mass - for Soloists, Choir, Organ and Orchestra
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
Psalmus hungaricus, op.13 - for Tenor, Mixed Choir, Boy's Choir and Orchestra

Tina Kiberg - soprano
Randi Stene - contralto
Peter Svensson - tenor
Ulrik Cold - bass
Copenhagen Boy's Choir
Danish National Radio Choir
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Janáček – String Quartet No.2, Haas – String Quartet No.2 – Pavel Haas Quartet

Leoš Janáček (1845-1928):
String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters"
Pavel Haas (1899-1944):
String Quartet No.2, op.7 "From the Monkey Mountains" (version with percursion) *

Colin Currie - percusion *
Pavel Haas Quartet

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Janáček – String Quartet No.1, Haas – String Quartets Nos.1 & 3 – Pavel Haas Quartet

Leoš Janáček (1845-1928):
String Quartet No.1 after Tolstoy's "Kreutzer Sonata"
Pavel Haas (1899-1944):
String Quartet No.1 in C sharp minor, op.3 (in one movement)
String Quartet No.3, op.15

Pavel Haas Quartet

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Janáček – Glagolitic Mass, Taras Bulba – Karel Ančerl

remembering Leoš Janáček on the anniversary of his death

(3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928)

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Glagolitic Mass
Taras Bulba. Rhapsody for Orchestra

Libuše Domanínská - soprano
Věra Soukupová - contralto
Beno Blachut - tenor
Eduard Haken - bass
Jaroslav Vodrážka - organ
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Karel Ančerl - 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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Janáček – Orchestral works – Sir Charles Mackerras

remembering Leoš Janáček on his birthday

(3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928)

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):

CD 1:
"Jealousy" original prelude to Jenufa
"The Cunning Little Vixen" - suite
"Šárka" overture
Taras Bulba

CD 2:
"Káťa Kabanová" - overture, interludes
Schluck und Jau
Sinfonietta

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Janáček – Taras Bulba, Concertino, Sinfonietta – Kubelik

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Taras Bulba - rhapsody for orchestra
Concertino for Piano, 2 violins, viola, clarinet, horn and bassoon *
Sinfonietta

Rudolf Firkušný - piano *
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kubelik - conductor

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Martha Argerich and Friends 2008 – Chamber music

Martha Argerich and Friends - live from Lugano Festival 2008

CD1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Andante and Variations for piano 4 hands in G major, K. 501 *
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 +
Anton Arensky (1861-1906):
Piano Quintet in D major, Op. 51 #
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Scherzo for 2 pianos, Op. 87 §

Martha Argerich - piano * +
Stephen Kovacevich - piano *
Lilya Zilberstein - piano # §
Akane Sakai - piano §
Renaud Capuçon - violin +
Dora Schwarzberg - violin #
Lucia Hall - violin #
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola #
Mark Drobinsky - cello #


CD 2:
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975):
Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 *
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943):
Suite No. 1 for 2 pianos in G minor, Op. 5 +
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Concertino for piano, 2 violins, viola, clarinet, horn & bassoon #
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Slavonic Dance No. 1 for piano 4 hands §

Martha Argerich - piano + #
Lily Maisky - piano * §
Lilya Zilberstein - piano +
Karin Lechner - piano §
Alissa Margulis - violin * #
Lucia Hall - violin #
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola #
Mischa Maisky - cello *
Corrado Giuffredi - clarinet #
Zora Slokar - horn #
Vincent Godel - bassoon #


CD 3:
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992):
Tre tanghi (transcr. Eduardo Hubert) *
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Introduction & Allegro (version for two pianos by the composer) +
Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992):
Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (arr. José Bragato) #
Mikhail Pletnev (b. 1957):
Fantasia elvetica for 2 pianos & orchestra §

Martha Argerich - piano * §
Eduardo Hubert - piano *
Giorgia Tomassi - piano +
Alessandro Stella - piano +
Alexander Gurning - piano #
Alezander Mogilevsky - piano §
Alissa Margulis - violin #
Alexandre Debrus - cello #
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana §
Mikhail Pletnev - conductor §

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Smetana, Janáček – Orchestral works – Kubelik

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Richard III op.11 - symphonic poem
Wallensteins Lager op.14 - symphonic poem
Hakon Jarl op.16 - symphonic poem
Prager Karneval
Leoš Janáček (1854-1928):
Sinfonietta

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Rafael Kibelik - conductor

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