Musical Concepts > Smetana, Bedrich

Smetana: Bagatelles & Impromptus; Macbeth & The Witches / Radoslav Kvapil, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-02-14

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Macbeth and the Witches, for piano, JB 1; Salon Polkas (3) for piano, JB 1; Souvenir de Bohême en forme de polkas (Memories of Bohemia), for piano, Book 1, JB 1; Souvenir de Boh...
Performers: Kvapil, Radoslav

Recording information: Studio Domovina, Prague, Czech Republic (09/1992/06/1994)....continue...

Anthology II of Czech Piano Music / Radoslav Kvapil, piano

7 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-01-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Suite for piano in A major, B. 184 (Op. 98) (also listed as Op. 101); Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 12 no 1/B 136; Furiant, for piano ...
Performers: Kvapil, Radoslav

From renowned Czech pianist Radoslav Kvapil comes a second collection of piano classics from Dvorak, Fibich, Martinu, Smetana, and Vorisek. Includes two discs of Dvorak...continue...

Smetana: Má Vlast / Pesek, Czech PO

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-06-14

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má Vlast (My Fatherland), symphonic poems (6), JB 1
Conductors: Pesek, Libor

A stunningly well-recorded disc of Bedrich Smetana's six symphonic poems dedicated to `ma vlast` (my country/homeland). These stirring patriotic and nationalistic works depict the history...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum Hall, Prague (05/12/1995)....continue...

Anthology of Czech Piano Music / Kavpil

6 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-03-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Theme & Variations for piano in A flat major, B. 65 (Op.36); Poetic Tone Pictures for Piano, Op. 85; Leos Janácek: On the overgrown path; Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; ...
Performers: Kvapil, Radoslav

Six of the greatest Czech composers and pianists are featured in this impressive box set, their works given forceful immediacy by Kvapil and his Steinway....continue...

Smetana: Dances & Dreams for Piano / Kvapil

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-01-25

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Tri salonni polky (Three Salon Polkas), Op. 7; Tri poeticke polky (Three Poetic Polkas), Op. 8; Rêves (Dreams), characteristic pieces (6) for piano, JB 1; Czech Dances (10) for ...
Performers: Kvapil, Radoslav

Hailed as the father of Czech music, Smetana is most famously known for his operatic and orchestral works. Radoslav Kvapil delivers a sensitive and powerful...continue...

Smetana: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Suk

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-06-15

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Quartet for Strings no 1 in E minor ("Z mého, zivota," "From My Life"), JB 1; Quartet for Strings no 2 in D minor, T 131; Josef Suk: Meditation on an old Czech hymn "St Wencesla...

A perfect album collection of Czech music! "The Talich Quartet have no want of drama or firethis is cultured playing, and moreover they are better...continue...