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Top 50 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes by Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Liszt

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361/370a "Gran Partita"; Concerto f...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Berkhemer, Joan; Crombach, Sara; David, Nadia; Dubach, Alexandre; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Goldstein, Misha; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; He...
Conductors: Vermeulen, Dirk; Paavo, Järvi; Goodman, Roy; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Vonk, Hans; Zweden, Jaap van; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marturet, Eduardo; Ermler, Mark; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schneider, Alexander; Fe...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Ensemble; Consort of London; La Magnifica Comunità ; La Petite Bande; Musica ad Rhenum

A classical TOP 50, aiming at a public not specifically acquainted with classical music: young urban people with an open mind, who will enjoy the...continue...
Includes work(s) by Alessandro Marcello....continue...

Nielsen: Complete Symphonies / Theodore Kuchar

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inextinguishable"; Symphony...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

Half a bar of Carl Nielsen and you know it's him; a characteristic of great composers down the ages, but one peculiarly concentrated around nationalist...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall Ostrava, Czech Republic (2005)....continue...

Great Russian Symphonies - Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Prokofiev, Myaskovsky et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 6 in B minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 74; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Alexander...
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Schwarz, Gerard; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Petrenko, Vasily; Anichanov, André; Anissimov, Alexander; Golovschin, Igor

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Dvorák: Czech Suites Op. 39; Overtures / Theodore Kuchar - Janacek PO

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Czech Suite, for orchestra in D major, B. 93 (Op. 39); My Home Overture, Op. 62/B 125a; Hussite Overture, Op. 67/B 132; In Nature's Realm Overture, Op. 91; Othello Overture, Op. ...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

Directed by Theordore Kuchar, with performance by Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra comes recordings of Antonin Dvorák's Opus 39 and Overtures. Produced by Jaroslav Stranavsky, this CD...continue...
Recording information: Ostrava, Slovenia (08/20/2004-08/28/2004)....continue...

Masterworks: Dvorák [Box Set]

10 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Serenade for Strings; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Concerto for Piano...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Hudec, Jiri; Nelsova, Zara; Ricci, Ruggiero; Talich, Jan Jr.
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Paavo, Järvi; Susskind, Walter; Farrer, John; Kuchar, Theodore

Shostakovich: Jazz & Ballet Suites, Film Music / Kuchar

3 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Folk Themes, Op. 115; Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Novorossisk Chimes (The Fire of E...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

This set presents the Jazz Suites, Ballet Suite and Film Music. Excellent, idiomatic performances (new recordings!) by the Ukrainian Orchestra under Theodore Kuchar, who have...continue...

Smetana: Complete Orchestral Works / Kuchar, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Wallenstein's Camp, B 111/T 79/Op. 14; Hakon Jarl, B 118/T 82/Op. 16; Richard III, B 106/T 74/Op. 11; Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Doktor Faust, B 123/T 91; Peasant W...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

Bedrich Smetana was the first major nationalist composer of Bohemia. Probably best known for his opera 'The Bartered Bride' and of course 'The Moldau' (from...continue...

Portait - Sergei Prokofiev

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Dreams, Op. 6; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Love for Three Oranges; Concerto for Piano no 3...
Performers: Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Paik, Kun-woo; Papavrami, Tedi; Rudin, Alexander
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Wit, Antoni; Mogrelia, Andrew; Lanchbery, John; Yablonsky, Dmitry

Among the most popular of twentieth-century composers, Sergey Prokofiev is seen as a great musical giant of the Soviet Union. But after the 1917 Revolution...continue...

Cinema Classics 2007 - Classical Music Made Famous in Films

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Requiem Mass; Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux; George Fre...
Performers: Coles, Priti; Filipova, Elena; Glemser, Bernd; Jandó, Jenö; Lotric, Janez; Morozov, Igor
Conductors: Engeset, Bjarte; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Mallon, Kevin; Morandi, Pier Giorgio; Wildner, Johannes; Ligeti, András; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Concentus Hungaricus; Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; The N...

Dvorák: Symphonic Poems, Overtures / Kuchar

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Czech Suite in D major, Op. 39/B 93; My Home Overture, Op. 62/B 125a; Hussite Overture, Op. 67/B 132; In Nature's Realm Overture, Op. 91; Othello Overture, Op. 93; Symph...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ostrava Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Dances and Overtures / Kuchar, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-03-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Fatum, Op. 77; Entr'acte and Dances of the Chambermaids, from the opera The Voyevoda, Op. 3; Maid of Orleans; The Slippers (Oxana's Caprices), comi...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"This is one of those discs you might pass over if you see it in the bins, and you'd be making a big mistake... as...continue...

The Very Best of Tchaikovsky

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-10-18

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 41; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36; Swan Lake; Quar...
Performers: Grishko, Vladimir; Horváth, János; Magyar, Gábor; Porzolt, György; Prunyi, Ilona; Sárosi, Péter; Scherbakov, Konstantin
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Entremont, Philippe; Lenárd, Ondrej; Leaper, Adrian; ; Wit, Antoni; Mogrelia, Andrew; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Sirenko, Vladimir
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; New Haydn Quartet; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice; Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw;...

Borodin: Prince Igor - Highlights / Kuchar, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-08-16

Works: Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central Asia
Performers: Koval, Mykola; Popov, Dimitri; Shtonda, Taras; Shvachka, Angelina
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Kiev Chamber Chorus; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"'Prince Igor' is a long opera with many attractive and excerptable highlights, so Naxos's present release makes good sense. The high quality of the performers...continue...

American Classics - Chadwick: Symphony no 2, etc / Kuchar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-04-19

Works: George Whitefield Chadwick: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 21, L. 2/6; Symphonic Sketches, for orchestra in A major, L. 2/15
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra

Chawick emerged post-Civil War as one of the great American symphonists, and continued to impress in the genre into the 1920s. He proved that an...continue...

Cinema Classics 2004 - Master and Commander, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-06-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Ludwig van B...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Bolshoi Opera Chorus; Consort, Royal Academy; Halasz, Michael [Conductor]; Istropolitana, Capella; Jando, Jeno; Judd, James [Conductor]; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kopelman, Jozef; Kuchar...
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Sebotka, Wolfgang; Summerly, Jeremy; Rahbari, Alexander; Kopelman, Jozef; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Judd, James; McGlinn, John; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Royal Academy Consort

Since the dawn of the Hollywood era, popular film has served as an introduction to classical music for myriad newcomers to the genre. The collection...continue...
Personnel: Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, etc/ Kuchar, Ukraine National SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-07-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Romeo & Juliet; The Snow Maiden, incidental music, Op. 12; Marche slave, Op. 31; 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"Theodore Kuchar and the Ukraine Orchestra have already given us a highly recommendable Mussorgsky collection on Naxos and the present Tchaikovsky program is very nearly...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, etc / Kuchar, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-04-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Sorochintsy fair; Golitsyn's Jouney, entr'acte for orchestra (from Khovanshchina), transcribed by Rimsky-Korsakov; Sorochintsï Fair; Pictures at an...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"It was an original and fascinating idea to record both the original Mussorgsky score of 'Night on the Bare Mountain' alongside the Rimsky arrangement, for...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...

American Classics - Harris: Symphonies no 7 & 9 / Kuchar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-08-01

Works: Roy Harris: Symphony no 7; Epilogue To Profiles in Courage (J. F. K)., for orchestra; Symphony no 9
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"This is the best Roy Harris symphony recording since Bernstein's first Third. No matter what recordings you have of these works, get this one. With...continue...

American Classics - Creston: Symphonies no 1-3 / Kuchar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-04-01

Works: Paul Creston: Symphony no 1, Op. 20; Symphony no 2, Op. 35; Symphony no 3 ("Three Mysteries"), Op. 48
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"The largely self-taught Creston's best works--including these symphonies--are a strong argument that 'modern' music can be immediately appealing...Kuchar digs in to produce lively readings with...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphony no 4, The Prodigal Son / Kuchar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-04-01

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: L'Enfant prodigue, Op. 46; Symphony no 4 in C major, Op. 112
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

The ballet "The Prodigal Son," originally commissioned by Diagilev, enjoyed tremendous success at it's premiere. Owing to a pressing deadline, Prokofiev recycled some of the...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphonies no 1 and 5 / Kuchar, Ukrainian SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-09-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

The Best of Prokofiev

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-11

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b; Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75; Concerto for Violin no 1 in D major, Op. 1...
Performers: Paik, Kun-woo; Papavrami, Tedi
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore; Mogrelia, Andrew; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello, etc / Rudin, Kuchar

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-05-22

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125; Concertino for Cello in G minor, Op. 132; Pushkin Waltzes (2), for orchestra, Op. 120
Performers: Rudin, Alexander
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"The two cello works from the end of Prokofieff's career are fascinating, if a mite discursive...Rudin has a fine technique: he gets around the pyrotechnics...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphonies nos 1 & 2 / Kuchar, Ukrainian NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-12-03

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Dreams, Op. 6; Autumnal Sketch, Op. 8; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"...The performances are atmospheric, almost hallucinogenic, and they redeem the feverish Dreams and Autumnal Sketch from classification as mere juvenilia...Kuchar and his orchestra can stand...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphony no 5, etc / Kuchar, Ukrainian NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-01-11

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op. 100; The Year 1941, suite for orchestra, Op. 90
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

"The three movements in The Year 1941 are so typically Prokofiev that each could slip almost unnoticed into one of the ballets. In the Struggle...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphony no 6, Waltzes / Kuchar, Ukrainian NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-06-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111; Mephisto Waltz
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Kalinnikov: Symphonies nos 1 & 2 / Kuchar, Ukraine NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-05-17

Works: Vasily Kalinnikov: Symphony no 1 in G minor; Symphony no 2 in A major
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Symphonies nos 3 & 7 / Kuchar, Ukrainian NSO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-05-10

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 44; Symphony no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

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I love Kuchar's interpretive grip on the symphonies. His Seventh counts as the best I've heard...
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