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Janacek: Msa Glagolskaja, Amarus / Jílek, Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Amarus
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hora, Jan; Kopcak, Sergej; Nemeckova, Kvetosjava; Pribyl, Vilem; Randova, Eva; Vodicka, Leo Marian; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Great Czech Conductors: Rafael Kubelik - Dvorak, Martinu, Shostakovich / Rudolf Firkusny, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-04-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 4; M...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Otava, Zdenek
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

The name of Rafael Kubelík symbolically opens the SUPRAPHON series of archival recordings featuring the most celebrated Czech conductors. Kubelík's journey to catharsis, which was...continue...

Life With Czech Music: Janácek, Martinu

4 CD / Supraphon / 2010-11-05

Works: Leos Janácek: Jealousy (Zárlivost), overture for orchestra, JW 6/10; The Cunning Little Vixen, suite for orchestra (arranged and orchestrated by Václav Talich); Sárka, ope...
Performers: Bouse, Jan; Ruzicka, Josef; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

In commemoration of the death of Sir Charles Mackerras (1926 – 2010), Supraphon presents one of two reissue compilations entitled Life with Czech Music, here...continue...

Music from Eighteenth-Century Prague - Rorate Coeli / Jana Semeradova, Collegium Marianum

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-11-14

Works: Václav Karel Holan Rovensky: Maria, pole vznesené (Maria, thou lofty field), hymn for voice & ensemble; Ach Boze, kterak jsem zaslouzila (O God, how did I deserve), hymn for voice & ensembl...
Performers: Blazikov, Hana; Kral, Tomas [Baritone Vocal]; Krejcik, Marian; Rejsek, Radek
Conductors:
Ensemble: Collegium Marianum

In the rich musical life of early 18th century Prague, the Advent and Christmas seasons formed a chapter unto themselves. All the pieces on this...continue...

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: Nipponari, Magic Nights, Czech Rhapsody / Pecková, Belohlávek, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-11-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Niponari, song cycle for female voice & small orchestra (or piano), H. 68; Magic Nights (Kouzelné noci), songs (3) for soprano & orchestra, H. 119; Ceská rapsódie (Cz...
Performers: Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Baritone
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

All three of these compositions open the imaginative world of the young Martinu to the listener, providing a glimpse into his early works for voice...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: The Epic of Gilgamesh / Belohlávek, Prague SO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2007-07-05

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Epic of Gilgamesh
Performers: Machotkova, Marcela; Prusa, Karel; Zahradnicek, Jiri; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

Jiri Belohlavek is a world-renowned conductor of the works of Bohuslav Martinu, including the symphonic, operatic, oratorio and cantata literature. Martinu's oratorio The Epic of...continue...

Vaclav Talich Special Edition Vol 2 - Suk, Novák, Smetana

1 CD / Supraphon / 2005-09-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Ceská Písen (Czech Song), cantata for double chorus & orchestra, JB 1; Josef Suk: Fairy tale, Op. 16; Vitezslav Novák: Moravian-Slovak Suite, for small orchestra, Op 32
Conductors: Talich, Vaclav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Ancerl Gold Edition 35 - Vycpalek, Ostrcil / Tikalova, Mraz

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-11-04

Works: Ladislav Vycpálek: Cantata of the Last Things of Man, for soloists, choir & orchestra, Op. 16; Otakar Ostrcil: Suite for large orchestra in C minor, Op. 14
Performers: Mraz, Ladislav; Tikalova, Drahomira
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Ancerl Gold Edition 36 - Prokofiev / Navarra, Soukupov

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-11-04

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78; Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125
Performers: Navarra, André; Soukupova, Vera
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

"This is Volume 36 in Supraphon's Gold Edition of Ancerl recordings; it brings together two recordings from 1963. If you want this combination or a...continue...

Ancerl Gold Edition 32 - Stravinsky: Les Noces, Mass, etc

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-10-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Les noces; Cantata; Mass
Performers: Domaninska, Libuse; English, Gerald; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kozina, Zdenek; Marcol, Jan; Mrazova, Marie; Robotham, Barbara; Toperczer, Peter; Wilde, Arnost; Zidek, Ivo
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Percussion and Winds; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

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

Fibich: Symphonies 1, 2, & 3, etc / Sejna, Prague PO

2 CD / Supraphon / 2002-08-02

Works: Zdenék Fibich: Symphony no 1 in F major, Op. 17; Symphony no 2 in E flat major, Op. 38; Symphony no 3 in E minor, Op. 53; At Twilight, Op. 39 "Summer Evening"; Romance of Spring, Op. 23
Conductors: Sejna, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

This double disc set of the quintessential Romantic Czech composer Zdenek Fibich is part of Supraphon's golden treasury series....continue...

Dukát: Cithara Nova / Marek Stryncl, Musica Florea

1 CD / Supraphon / 2001-01-02

Works: Josef Leopold V. Dukát: Cithara nova
Performers: Foster, Markus; Hlavenkova, Anna; Prochazka, Ales
Conductors: Stryncl, Marek
Ensemble: Musica Florea

This is an important world premiere recording of some highly satisfying music. The name of Josef Leopold Dukat (1684-1717) will not have any concrete meaning...continue...

Little Pearls of Czech Classics - Smetana, Dvorak, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2000-01-24

Works: Julius Fucik: Florentiner, Op. 214; Antonín Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203; Oskar Nedbal: Legend of Honza; Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 1...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

"For once, a program that lives up to its title. These works are indeed pearls, and the performances gems. This is the sort of music...continue...

Dvorák: Saint Ludmila / Smetácek, Zikmundová, Soukupová etc

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-06-23

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Saint Ludmilla, Op. 71/B 144
Performers: Blachut, Benno; Krejcik, Vladimir; Novak, Richard; Soukupova, Vera; Zikmundova, Eva
Conductors: Smetácek, Václáv
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Mozart: FreiMaurer Kantaten / Kühn, Prague Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laut verkünde unsre Freude, K 623; Dir Seele des Weltalls, K 429 (468a); Die Mauererfreude, K 471
Conductors: Kühn, Pavel
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher, Cantate de Noël / Baudo

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Arthur Honegger: Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher; Cantate de Noël
Performers: Brachet, Hughette; Chateau, Christiane; Jankovsky, Zdenek; Jindrak, Jindrich; Loup, Francois; Proenza, Pedro; Rodde, Anne Marie; Tvrzsky, Jaroslav
Conductors: Baudo, Serge
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Kühn Children's Chorus ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Dvorak: The Spectre's Bride / Belohlavek, Urbanová, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 1998-11-06

Works: Antonín Dvorák: The Spectre's Bride, Op. 69/B 135
Performers: Kusnjer, Ivan; Ludha, L'udovit; Urbanova, Eva
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

"The Specter's Bride, like Dvorak's late tone poems, was inspired by one of the grisly texts of the Czech playwright Karel Jaromir Erben. In this...continue...