Smetana – Ma vlast – Claus Peter Flor

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Má vlast (cycle of Symphonci Poems)

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Claus Peter Flor - 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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Smetana – Polkas – András Schiff

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Three Salon Polkas Op. 7
Three Poetic Polkas Op. 8
Polka in F minor
Polka in A major
Memories of Bohemia in the Form of Polkas, Op. 12
Polka in E major
Polka in G major
Memories of Bohemia in the Form of Polkas, Op. 13

András Schiff - piano

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Smetana – Má Vlast – Rafael Kubelik

remembering Bedřich Smetana on his birthday

(2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884)

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Má Vlast (My Fatherland) - cycle of symphonic poems

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik - conductor

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Mendelssohn, Schubert, Debussy, Prokofiev – Music inpired by Shakespeare – Jeffrey Swann

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Wedding Marchand Elf Dance (from Midsummer night's dream)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) / Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Ständchen (from Cymbeline)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La danse de Puck (from Midsummer night's dream)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) / Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):
Scherzo (from Midsummer night's dream)
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
10 Pieces from "Romeo and Juliet", op.75
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Macbeth and the witches (from Macbeth)

Jeffrey Swann - 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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The Best of Czech Classics – Smetana, Dvořák – Belohlavek, Neumann

CD 1:
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
My Country (Má vlast) *

CD 2:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Slavonic Dances, opp.46 & 72 +

CD 3:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 "From the New World" *
Carnival - concert ouverture, op.92 *
Symphonic Variations, op.78 *

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor *
Václav Neumann - conductor +

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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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Dvořák – Symphony No.9; Smetana – Overture; Weinberger – Polka – Fritz Reiner

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95
Carnival, op.92 - overture
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
The Bartered Bride - overture
Jaromír Weinberger (1896-1967):
Schwanda - Polka and Fugue

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner - conductor

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Martha Argerich and Friends 2012

Martha Argerich and Friends - live from Lugano Festival 2012

CD 1:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Sonata in D K.381 for four hands
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fünf Stücke im Volkston op.102
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Piano Quartet in A minor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Concerto No.25 in C K.503 *

CD 2:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Variations on a Theme by Haydn op.56b for two pianos
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Piano Quintet in E flat op.87
Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909):
Tema con variazioni in E flat op.58 for two pianos
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Sonata in E minor for two pianos, eight hands
Rondo in C for two pianos, eight hands

CD 3:
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
Violin Sonata No.2 in D op.94 bis
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La Mer transcribed for 3 pianos (transcr. Carlo Maria Griguoli)
Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951):
Piano Quintet in C op.posth
Mariano Mores (b.1922):
Taquito militar trans. for 2 pianos (transcr. Ale Petrasso)

Martha Argerich - piano
Maria João Pires - piano
Nicholas Angelich - piano
Lily Maisky - piano
Polina Leschenko - piano
Nelson Goerner - piano
Rusudan Alavidze - piano
Lilya Zilberstein - piano
Anton Gerzenberg - piano
Daniel Gerzenberg - piano
Giorgia Tomassi - piano
Carlo Maria Griguoli - piano
Alessandro Stella - piano
Ate Petrasso - piano
Sascha Maisky - violin
Ilya Gringolts - violin
Renaud Capuçon - violin
Dora Schwarzberg - violin
Lucia Hall - violin
Lyda Chen - viola
Nathan Braude - viola
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg - viola
Mischa Maisky - cello
Gautier Capuçon - cello
Torleif Thedéen - cello
Jing Zhao - cello
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana *
Jacek Kaspszyk - conductor *

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Sir Charles Mackerras – Life with Czech Music – Dvořák, Smetana

remembering Antonín Dvořák on his birthday

(September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904)

CD 1:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Slavonic Dances 1st series, op.46
Slavonic Dances 2nd series, op.72

CD 2:
Symphonic Variations, op.78
Symphony No.6 in D major, op.60

CD 3:
Symphony No.8 in G major, op.88
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 "From the New World"

CD 4:
Legends, op.59
Scherzo capriccioso, op.66
In Nature's Realm - overture, op.91

CD 5:
The Water Gobblin - symphonic poem, op.107
The Noon Withch - symphonic poem, op.108
The Golden Spinning Wheel - symphonic poem, op.109
The Wild Dove - symphonic poem, op.110

CD 6:
Bedřich Smetana (184-1884)
My country - cycle of symphonic poems


Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras - conductor

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Kodály, Smetana, Dvořák – Works for String Quartet – Hollywodd String Quartet

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967):
String Quartet No.2, op.10
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
String Quartet in E minor, "From my life"
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
String Quartet No.12 in F major, op.96 "American"

The Hollywood String Quartet

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Dvořák – Symphony No.9; Smetana – Vltava; Liszt – Les Preludes – Ferenc Fricsay

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 "From the New World" *
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Vltava (The Moldau) from "My Fatherland" *
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Les Préludes +

Berliner Philharmoniker *
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin +
Ferenc Fricsay - conductor

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Smetana – Short Orchestral Pieces – Stankovsky

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Minuet in B flat major
Bayadere Galop
Festive Overture in D major
Doctor Faust
To Our Lasses, Polka in D major
Shakespeare Festival March
Solemn Overture in C major
The Fisherman
Libuse's Judgment
A Country Woman
Louisa's Polka
Wedding Scenes
Suite from Smetana's Sletch-Book

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Robert Stankovsky - conductor

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Mendelssohn, Schumann, Smetana – String Quartets – Koeckert Quartett

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
String Quartet No.1 in E flat major, op.12
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
String Quartet No.2 in F major, op.41 no.2
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
String Quartet No.1 in E minor "From my life"

Koeckert Quartett

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Smetana – Má vlast – Libor Pesek

remembering Bedřich Smetana on his birthday

(2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884)

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Má vlast

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Libor Pešek - conductor

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Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana - Symphony No. 8; Má vlast - Talich

Not my rip. This album is a generous offer by "trois".

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony No.8 in G major, op.88
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
Má vlast

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Václav Talich - 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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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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