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The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Bohuslav Martinu: Early Orchestral Works - Nocturne; Village Feast; Little Dance Suite; Movement for Orchestra, H90 et al.

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-04-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Prelude in the Form of a Scherzo, for orchestra (after Prelude for piano, H. 181/2), H. 181a; Composition for large orchestra, H. 90 (incomplete); Posvícení (Church Festiv...
Performers: Haufa, Jakub; Krzyzanowski, Andrzej; Paciorkiewicz, Artur
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Martinu's mature orchestral works are now a mainstay in classical repertoire. But, the orchestral music he wrote between his late teens and early thirties is...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Polish Radio, Warsaw (12/19/2012-12/21/2012)....continue...

Martinu: Violin Concertos, Rhapsody / Suk, Neumann, Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Violin no 1, H 226; Concerto for Violin no 2, H 293; Rhapsodie for Viola and Orchestra
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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Martinu: Violin Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 1 / Lorenzo Gatto, violin

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2012-04-10

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Violin no 2, H. 293; Symphony no 1
Performers: Gatto, Lorenzo
Conductors: Weller, Walter
Ensemble: National Orchestra of Belgium

To graciously round off his time as conductor of the National Orchestra of Belgium, Walter Weller has chosen for his sixth album a composer he...continue...
Recording information: Henry Le Bouf Concert Hall, Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR (06/27/2011-07/01/2011)....continue...

135 Years of Czech Composers - Smetana, Fibich, Novacek, Janacek, Schulhoff, Suk et al. / Yvonne Smeulers, violin; Sander Sittig, piano

2 Super Audio CD / Quintone / 2012-02-28

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Z domoviny (From the Homeland), pieces (2) for violin & piano, JB 1; Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G m...
Performers: Sittig, Sander; Smeulers, Yvonne

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
This is a very attractive program. The gorgeous works by Smetana and Dvorak are reason alone to want this...continue...
Recording information: Westvest90-church, Schiedam, The Netherlands....continue...

Bohuslav Martinu: Promenade / chamber works for flute, violin & piano

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2012-01-10

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigal Sonata; Sonata for violin & piano no 1, H. 182; Promenades for Violin, Flute and Harpsichord; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H 254
Performers: Capuano, Gianluca; Marangoni, Alessandro; Parrino, Francesco; Parrino, Stefano
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Albatros

Nowadays Bohuslav Martinu ranks alongside Bedrich Smetana, Antonín Dvorák and Leo Janácek as a true giant of Czech music. This intriguing collection of chamber works...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa Ss. Urbano e Martino, Pedenosso, Valdidentro, SO (09/13/2010-09/16/2010)....continue...

Josef Suk: Early Recordings / Josef Suk, violin; Holecek, Panenka, Hala, Skampa

6 CD / Supraphon / 2011-12-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57/B 106; Josef Suk: ...
Performers: Hala, Josef; Holecek, Alfred; Navarra, Andre; Panenka, Jan; Skampa, Milan; Suk, Josef

On the morning on 7 July 2011 the agencies brought the sad news that one of the legends of 20thcentury music had passed away. Josef...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...

Isabelle Faust: Violin Sonatas & Concertos / Alexander Melnikov, Ewa Kupiec

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 75; Bo...
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Kupiec, Ewa; Melnikov, Alexander
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

BBC Music Magazine
A splendid calling card from one of today's most outstanding and versatile violinists, who plays it all with equal ease.
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Duos de l'Entre-Deux-Guerres

1 CD / Analekta / 2011-05-03

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello; Bohuslav Martinu: Duo for violin & cello no 1, H. 157; Erwin Schulhoff: Duo for Violin and Cello; Arthur Honegger: Sonatine, for violin & cello in E minor,...
Performers: Dyachkov, Yegor; Thouin, Olivier

In the immense landscape that is chamber music, the duet for violin and cello is assuredly not the most well-travelled road. Even so, in the...continue...
Recording information: Multi-Media Room, Schulich School of Music, McGill Univ (07/2010)....continue...

Martinu: Chamber Music with Flute

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H 254; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Sextet for flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons & piano, H. 174; Trio for flute, cello & piano, H. 300
Performers: Martin, Thomas [Clarinet]; Martinson, Haldan; Nelson, Suzanne; Pinkas, Sally; Ranti, Richard; Rider, Rhonda; Smith, Fenwick

After the death of Janacek in 1924, Martinu assumed the mantle of the leading Czech composer of the twentieth century. The chamber music on this...continue...

Deconstructing The Wall

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2010-05-11

Works: George Enescu: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 25; Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigal Stanzas (5) for Violin and Piano; Vasilije Mokranjac: Sonata for violin & piano in G minor
Performers: Gatto, Lorenzo; Popovic, Milos

An exciting artistic journey at the heart of Europe, proposing 25 years of creation in the countries separated by an ideological wall from Western Europe....continue...
Recording information: Salle Ravenstein, Brussels, Belgium (11/04/2009-11/06/2009)....continue...

Alain Marion: Une vie pour la Musique

3 CD / Analekta / 2010-01-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for flute & continuo in E minor, BWV 1034; George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Flute in B minor (Halle Sonata no 3), HWV 376 (possibly spurious); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Arimany, Claudi; Baril, Louise-Andree; Barthe, Jean; Beaumadier, Jean-Louis; Belaubre, Louis Noel; Belaubre, Louis-Noel; Choi, Seung-Hye; Dubeau, Angele; Exerjean, Edouard; Exerjean, Edoudard; Hameli...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Guiot, Raymond
Ensemble: Orchestre Symphonique; Saar Chamber Orchestra

All tracks have been digitally mastered using 24-bit technology....continue...

Virtuoso / Angele Dubeau

1 CD / Analekta / 2009-11-10

Works: Pietro Antonio Locatelli: caprices; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1; Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto pour violon en mi mineur, opus 64; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto pour violo...
Performers: Dubeau, Angèle; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Kuerti, Anton; Marion, Alain [Flute]
Conductors: Dubeau, Angèle; Rescigno, Joseph; Marinov, Ivan; Blazhkov, Igor
Ensemble: ; La Pietà (Orchestra)

One of Canada's most prominent virtuoso violinists, Angele Dubeau has performed on the world's greatest stages in a spectacular career that has spanned thirty years...continue...

An Evening Of Chamber Music / Gruppman, Gruppman, Itin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Video Artists International / 2009-10-06

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for 2 Violins and Piano; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet (or Viola) & Piano no 1 in F...
Performers: Gruppman, Igor; Gruppman, Vesna; Itin, Ilya

The Miami International Piano Festival presents Igor Gruppman, violin, Vesna Gruppman, violin and viola, and Ilya Itin, piano, in a live 2006 Festival performance. Works...continue...
Run Time: 80 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Martinu: Opening of the Wells / Pavel Kühn

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-08-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Otviráni studánek (The Opening of the Wells), H. 354; Legenda z dymu bramborové nati (The Legend of the Smoke from Potato Fires), H. 360; Mikes of the mountains...
Performers: Bláha, Milan; Bogunia, Stanislav; Cejkova, Milada; Dolezal, Vladimir; Duda, Peter; Kvapil, Jan; Mares, Vlastimil; Messiereur, Petr; Stivin, Jiri; Talich, Jan Jr.; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Barito...

The cantata 'Opening of the Wells', one of Martinu's most intimate professions of love for his native land, simply cannot be absent from the Supraphon...continue...

Martinu: Serenades

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Serenade no 1 for clarinet, horn, 3 violins & viola in A minor, H. 217; Serenade for 2 Violins and Viola no 2; Serenade no 3 for oboe, clarinet, 4 violins & cello, H. 218; Divertime...
Performers: Kohout, Milan; Kolár, Jan; Legemza, Lubomir; Oldrich Vlcek [Violin/Conductor]; Rehak, Karel; Straus, Ivan; Stros, Jan; Tesar, Zdenek; Zindel, Zdenek
Conductors: Vlcek, Oldrich

Martinu: Suite Concertante; Violin Concerto No. 1

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Suite concertante for violin & orchestra, H. 276 (2 versions); Concerto for Violin no 1, H. 232bis
Performers: Matousek, Bohuslav
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher

Intimate Letters - Janácek: String Quartets; Martinu: Madrigals / Emerson String Quartet

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2009-05-19

Works: Leos Janácek: Quartet for Strings no 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Listy duverné," "Intimate Letters"), JW 7/13; Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigals (3) for Violin and Viola
Performers: Dutton, Lawrence [Viola]; Setzer, Philip

When the Emerson String Quartet releases an album, one's expectation of excellence isn't met - it's exceeded. The Emersons' exploration of Czech chamber music on...continue...

Martinu: String Trio no 1 H 136, etc / Lethiec, Ensemble Calliopée, et al

2 CD / Alpha Productions / 2009-05-12

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: String Trio no 1, H. 136; Musique de Chambre no 1 for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, harp & piano, H. 376; Piano Quartet, H. 287; Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello, H. 164
Performers: Garioud, Romain; Lethiec, Karine; Lovett, Maud
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Calliopée

This enigmatic title covers the rediscovery of a work believed to be lost - the first string trio, composed in Paris in 1923. After more...continue...

Martinu: Violin Concertos, Rhapsody / Suk, Neumann, Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-03-03

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Violin no 1, H. 232bis; Concerto for Violin no 2, H. 293; Rhapsodie for Viola and Orchestra
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

In 1973, together with the conductor Georg Solti, Josef Suk premiered Martinu's first violin concerto in Chicago. This "Paris-era" concerto was originally written for the...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

Martinu: Chamber Music / Alain Marion, Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-09-16

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano, H 254; Promenades for Violin, Flute and Harpsichord; Sonata for Flute and Piano; Madrigal Stanzas (5) for Violin and Piano; Scherzo for Flute and...
Performers: Dubeau, Angèle; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Marion, Alain [Flute]

Martinu: Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra Vol 4 / Hogwood, Matousek, Czech PO

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-09-09

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Violin no 1, H. 232bis; Concerto for Violin no 2, H. 293
Performers: Matousek, Bohuslav
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

"No matter how much one may revere Josef Suk's masterful stereo recordings of Martinu's violin concertos, one must admit that with the release of this...continue...

Martinu: Chamber Music for Viola, etc / Besa, Barta, Bouskova, Kosarek, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-09-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigals (3) for Violin and Viola; Duo for Violin and Viola no 2, H 331; Sonata for viola & piano, H. 355; Musique de Chambre no 1 for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, harp & piano,...
Performers: Barta, Jiri; Besa, Alexander; Besa-Pospisilova, Petra; Bouskova, Jana; Kosarek, Karel; Matousek, Bohuslav; Peterkova, Ludmila; Talich, Jan Jr.

While Bohuslav Martinu dedicated himself to the violin and its brilliant tone from the very beginning of his oeuvre, the viola doesn't appear until his...continue...

Martinu: Complete Works for Violin and Piano

4 CD / Supraphon / 2008-09-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Elegy for violin & piano, H. 3; Concerto for Violin & piano, H. 13; Sonata for violin & piano in C major, H. 120; Sonata for violin & piano in D minor, H. 152; Impromptu for violin ...
Performers: Adamec, Petr; Matousek, Bohuslav

Violin and piano were the instruments whose technical and expressive possibilities Martinu knew best. Thanks to the violin he made it from his home town...continue...

Jewels of the 20th Century - Ravel, Prokofiev, Debussy, Satie, Shostakovich, etc

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 19; Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Bohuslav ...
Performers: Baril, Louise-Andrée; Dubeau, Angèle; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Kay, Francine; Laplante, André; Lefèvre; Marion, Alain [Flute]; Pierri, Alvaro; Turovsky, Yuli
Conductors: Blazhkov, Igor; Turovsky, Yuli; Talmi, Yoav

Saint-Saëns, Martinu: Violin Concertos / Scholz, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 3 in B minor, Op. 61; Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Violin no 2, H. 293
Performers: Scholz, Katrin
Conductors: Lang-Lessing, Sebastian
Ensemble: Hamburg Symphony Orchestra

New York Legends - Glenn Dicterow, Concertmaster

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for violin & piano; Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigals (3) for Violin and Viola; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing, Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 11; John Cor...
Performers: Dicterow, Glenn; Dreyfus, Karen; Robbins, Gerald

Martinu: Chamber Music with Viola / Martinson, Moye, Taylor

1 CD / Centaur / 2008-07-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigals (3) for Violin and Viola; Duo for Violin and Viola no 2, H 331; Sonata for viola & piano, H. 355
Performers: Martinson, Kenneth; Moye, Felicia; Taylor, Christopher

Kenneth Martinson had an early success in becoming the principal violist of the Interlochen World Youth Symphony. He was formerly the violist of the Julstrom...continue...

Martinu, Schulhoff: String Sextets / Raphael Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos, H. 224; Madrigals (3) for Violin and Viola; Erwin Schulhoff: Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos
Performers: Beamish, Sally; Marwood, Anthony
Conductors:
Ensemble: Raphael Ensemble

'Superb, refined and polished. The sonics are excellent. Schulhoff's music deserves to be better known' (American Record Guide)

'Superlatively played and beautifully recorded' (The Good CD...continue...

Martinu: The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra Vol 3 / Hogwood, Matousek, Czech PO

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Suite concertante for violin & orchestra, H. 276 (2 versions); Rhapsodie for Viola and Orchestra
Performers: Matousek, Bohuslav
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Christopher Hogwood continues his four-volume traversal of Bohuslav Martinu's complete output for violin and orchestra. This important survey contains several first recordings alongside works that...continue...

Martinu: The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra Vol 2

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-02-12

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto da camera for violin, piano, percussion & strings, H. 285; Concerto for Violin, piano & orchestra, H. 342; Czech Rhapsody for violin & piano, H. 307
Performers: Kosarek, Karel; Matousek, Bohuslav
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Christopher Hogwood continues his four-volume traversal of Bohuslav Martinu's complete output for violin and orchestra. This important survey contains several first recordings alongside works that...continue...

Martinu, Mozart, Piazzolla: Works for String Duo

1 CD / Romeo Records / 2008-02-02

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigals (3) for Violin and Viola; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo for violin & viola no 2 in B flat major, K. 424; Astor Piazzolla: Las estaciones porteñas (4); Invierno porte...
Performers: Halaf, Hagit; Langheim, Christoph Emmanuel
Conductors:
Ensemble: The String-Duo

The husband and wife duo of Halaf and Langheim was brought to the attention of Europe by Christopher Hogwood. They have concretized together throughout Europe...continue...

Fantasy / Angela Chun, Jennifer Chun, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-01-08

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Sonatina for 2 violins & piano, H. 198; Dmitry Shostakovich: Duets (3) for 2 violins & piano, Op. 97d (arr. by K. Fortunatov); Darius Milhaud: Sonata for 2 violins & piano, Op. 15; ...
Performers: Chun, Angela; Chun, Jennifer; Padgett, Nelson

Making their harmonia mundi debut, Angela and Jennifer Chun focus on the seldom-heard repertoire for two violins. Accompanied by pianist Nelson Padgett, for this brilliantly...continue...

Martinu: Spalícek [complete], etc / Jílek, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2008-01-04

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Spalícek (The Chap-Book), ballet, H. 214; The Spectre's Bride (Svatebni kosile), ballad for soloists, chorus & orchestra (originally part of S; Dandelion Romance, H 364; Petrkl...
Performers: Bogunia, Stanislav; Cejkova, Milada; Horacek, Pavel; Kopp, Miroslav; Kratochvilova, Anna; Markova, Jirina; Messiereur, Petr; Novak, Richard
Conductors: Jilek, Frantisek; Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: ; Prague Symphony Orchestra

The common thread joining all these pieces is Martinu's homesickness, his love for his homeland and its folk traditions. The first version of 'Spalicek' ("a...continue...

Martinu: Nonette, Musique de chambre no 1, Les Rondes, etc

1 CD / Timpani / 2007-11-29

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Nonet for Wind Quintet, String Trio and Double Bass; Chamber Music no 1 for Clarinet, Harp and Piano Quartet; Les Rondes, H 200; Fantasie for Theremin, Oboe, Piano and Strings
Performers: Bouchard, Marc; Brönnimann, Markus; Dartevelle, Olivier; Gavard, Thierry; Kerdoncuff, François; Khramouchin, Aleksandr; Koch, Philippe; Mélinon, Fabrice; Rixer, Adam; Sattler, Davi...
Conductors: Foster, Mark
Ensemble: Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra soloists

"...[The Nonet] is a miraculous composition, startling in its power to move and persuade. The rich instrumentation makes for a most rewarding experience, as Martinu...continue...

Martinu: The Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra Vol 1

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-10-09

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for flute, violin & chamber orchestra, H. 252; Duo Concertante for 2 violins & orchestra (Concerto no 1), H. 264; Concerto for 2 violins & orchestra (no 2), H. 329
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]; Matousek, Bohuslav; Pasquier, Regis; Thomsen, Jan
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

"One wonders at first just how much feeling Hogwood has for Martinu's music, but the Czech Philharmonic couldn't really perform this music badly - nor...continue...

Martinu: Chamber Music / Lencsés, Stamitz Quartet, et al

1 CD / Bayer / 2007-04-05

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Fantasie for Theremin, Oboe, Piano and Strings; Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Cello and Piano; Duo for Violin and Viola no 2, H 331; Duo for Violin and Cello no 1, H 157; Duo for Violin...
Performers: Hartmann-Claverie, Valerie; Kekula, Josef; Leixner, Vladimir; Lencses, Lajos; Matousek, Bohuslav; Peruska, Jan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stamitz String Quartet

"One of the best pieces of chamber music for [the theremin] is surely Bohuslav Martinu's Phantasie for Theremin, oboe, string quartet and piano... Martinu's Phantasie...continue...

Inventions / Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-10-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 8 in F major, BWV 779; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; English ...
Performers: Capucon, Aude; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud

"If you're put off by the idea of a whole CD of just violin and cello (Aude Capuçon only joins brothers Renaud and Gautier for...continue...

Honegger, Martinu, Bach, Pintscher, Ravel / Frank-Peter Zimmermann, Heinrich Schiff

1 CD / ECM Import / 2006-09-26

Works: Arthur Honegger: Sonatine, for violin & cello in E minor, H. 80; Bohuslav Martinu: Duo for violin & cello no 1, H. 157; Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Matthias Pintscher: Study no...
Performers: Schiff, Heinrich; Zimmermann, Frank Peter

"Frank Peter Zimmermann and Heinrich Schiff have been a musical item for more than two decades and the fruits of their mutual understanding are audible...continue...

Taste of Portique

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-09-05

Works: Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Sonata in A major, Op. 91/5; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto no 5 in B minor; Sonata in D minor (Essercizii musici); Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata 5 (after BWV 529); Son...
Performers: Babbitt, John; Bermudez, Ana Ruth [Cello]; Jones, Linda E. [Clarinet]; Kielson, Lisette; Orvik, Karl [Violin]; Phang, May [Piano]; Pledger, Duncan; Wysock, Nathan [Guitar]; Yount, Max H. [Harpsichord]
Conductors:
Ensemble: L'Ensemble Portique

Portraits - Szymanowski, Martinu, Bartók / Koh, Kalmar

1 CD / Cedille / 2006-01-01

Works: Karol Szymanowski: Concerto for Violin no 1, Op. 35, M37; Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Violin no 2, H. 293; Béla Bartók: Portraits (2) for violin and orchestra, Op. 5/Sz 37
Performers: Koh, Jennifer [Violin]
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: Grant Park Orchestra

"Koh offers three works for violin and orchestra by three very different Eastern European composers, none of them over-exposed and all of them distinctive. In...continue...

Enescu, Martinu: Violin Sonatas / Kless Rudiakov Duo

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-11-29

Works: George Enescu: Impromptu concertant, for violin & piano in G flat major; Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in F minor, Op. 6; Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigal Stanzas (5) for Violin and Piano; Sonata for viol...
Performers: Kless, Yair; Rudiakov, Shoshana

Martinu: Works for Violin and Orchestra / Viotti, et al

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2005-08-09

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Duo Concertante for 2 violins & orchestra (Concerto no 1), H. 264; Concerto for 2 violins & orchestra (no 2), H. 329
Performers: Pospichal, Jan; Zwiauer, Florian
Conductors: Viotti, Marcello
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Three of his best concerted works for violin and orchestra and performed here by Jan Pospichal and Florian Zwiauer, both lead violinists with the Vienna...continue...

Martinu: String Quartets no 3, 4 & 5 / Emperor Quartet

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-04-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Quartet for Strings no 5; Quartet for Strings no 4; Quartet for Strings no 3
Performers: Bonds, Fiona; Burgess, Martin; Hayes, Clare; Schofield, William
Conductors:
Ensemble: Emperor Quartet

Bach: Sonata no 1, Partita no 2 for Solo Violin; Martinu

1 CD / Elan / 2004-07-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigals (3) for Violin and Viola
Performers: Oliveira, Elmar; Robbins, Sandra

Czech Mates

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-03-23

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Madrigals (3) for Violin and Viola; Duo for Violin and Viola no 2, H 331; Ladislav Vycpálek: Duo for violin & viola, Op. 20; Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda: Duos (2) for violin & viol...
Performers: Patterson, Ronald; Patterson, Roxanna
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Patterson

Martinu: String Quartets no 3 and 6, etc / Martinu Quartet

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

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Quartet for Strings no 3; Quartet for Strings no 6, H. 312; Duo for violin & cello no 1, H. 157; Madrigals (3) for Violin and Viola
Performers: Havlak, Lubomir; Jisa, Jan; Macecek, Peter; Vlasankova, Jitka

The Czech composer Martinu was enormously prolific as a composer. With seven numbered quartets, the string quartet was one of his favorite forms of composition....continue...

Ancerl Gold Edition 12 - Martinu: Piano Concerto, etc

1 CD / Supraphon / 2002-10-09

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Piano no 3; Bouquet
Performers: Cervena, Sona; Domaninska, Libuse; Havlak, Lubomir; Mraz, Ladislav; Palenicek, Josef
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Kühn Children's Chorus ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Smetana, Janacek, Martinu, Sevcic / Sporcl, Jirikovsky

1 CD / Supraphon / 2002-05-08

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Pieces (2) for Violin and Piano, T 128 "From my homeland"; Leos Janácek: Sonata for Violin and Piano; Bohuslav Martinu: Czech Rhapsody for Violin and Piano; Otakar Sevcic: Blu...
Performers: Jirikovsky, Petr; Sporcl, Pavel