Dvorak, Antonin > Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

The Very Best of Dvorák

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Zigeun...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Valaskova, Jana; Veselka, Stefan; Zhou, Qian
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Kosler, Zdenek; ; Wildner, Johannes; Shafer, Robert; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Antonin Dvorak is considered the greatest of the Czech nationalist composers of the later 19th century, and he continues to enjoy the widest international popularity....continue...

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Classics Explained-An Introduction to Dvorak: Symphony no 9

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-09-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: An Introduction to Dvorák's Symphony no 9, Narration with Musical Examples; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Few works for the concert hall have won such immediate and continuing popularity as Dvorak's Ninth Symphony, "From the New World." Dramatic, lyrical and spacious,...continue...

Rhapsody - Hungarian, Spanish, Romanian, Slavonic

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-05-28

Works: George Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsodies (2), for orchestra, Op. 11; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Rhapsody no 3 for orchestra in A flat major, B. 86/3 (Op. 45/3); Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) f...
Conductors: Jean, Kenneth; Kosler, Zdenek; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Slavonic Festival / Kosler, Pesek, Stankovsky, Wordsworth

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-05-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Slavonic Rhapsody no 2 for orchestra in G minor, B. 86/2 (Op.45/2); Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Má vlast; Leos J...
Conductors: Stankovsky, Robert; Wordsworth, Barry; Kosler, Zdenek; Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Opp 46 & 72 / Kosler, Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1988-10-06

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

"Idiomatic flavour, and clean, bright, digital sound." -Penguin Guide. "These performances are among the best available." -American Record Guide...continue...