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Viktor Kalabis: Symphonies & Concertos / Petr Skvor, violin; Zuzana Ruzickova, harpsichord; Josef Suk, violin; Milan Langer, piano et al.

3 CD / Supraphon / 2013-02-07

Works: Viktor Kalabis: Symphony, No 2, Op 18 ("Sinfonia Pacis"); Concerto for Violin & orchestra no 1, Op. 17; Symphonic Variations for large orchestra, Op. 24; Concerto for large orchestra; Symphony no 3, ...
Performers: Formacek, Jiri; Kejmar, Miroslav; Langer, Milan; Peter Skvor [Violin/Conductor]; Ruzickova, Zuzanna; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Kalabis, Viktor; Neumann, Václav; Slovák, Ladislav; Belohlávek, Jirí; Konvalinka, Milos; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Koutnik, Tomas Norbert; Formacek, Milos
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Wind Ensemble; Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble; Prague Chamber Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

To mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of Viktor Kalabis, one of the most distinguished 20th-century Czech composers, Supraphon is releasing this special selection...continue...
Recording information: Prague....continue...

Musici da Camera: Music from Eighteenth Century Prague - Vivaldi, Fasch, Caldara, Tuma / Sergio Azzolini, bassoon; Lenka Torgersen, violin; Helena Zemanová, violin

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04

Works: Antonín Reichenauer: Quartet for violin, cello, bassoon & basso continuo in G minor, Rk 18; Trio Sonata for violin, cello & basso continuo in B flat major, Rk 20; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Quartet...
Performers: Brany, Ludek [Double Bass]; Carreca, Michele; Flekova, Hana; Grudule, Ilze [Cello]; Knebel, Sebastian; Kornfeld, Pablo; Krejca, Jan; Mascardi, Evangelina; Semerad, Vojtech; Stajnochr, Ondrej; Torgers...
Conductors: Semeradova, Jana
Ensemble: Collegium Marianum

Whereas Vivaldi needs no introduction whatsoever and other names (Caldara, Fasch, Tuma) are familiar to lovers of Baroque music, even specialists have only been getting...continue...
Recording information: Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels in Prague (2003-06-??&2005-09-??&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

Janácek: Violin Concerto, etc / Neumann, Suk, Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba; Concerto for Violin "Pilgrimage of the Soul"; Schluck and Jau
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

"...it's an hour and ten minutes of plain old-fashioned superb music-making and a good one-stop place for starting - or rounding out - the Janacek...continue...

Khachaturian: Sabre Dance / Pokorná, Belohlávek, Válek

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh; Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Masquerade
Performers: Pokorna, Mirka
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí; Válek, Vladimir
Ensemble: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Martinu: Field Mass, Double Concerto, etc / Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Field Mass; Double Concerto for 2 String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani; Frescoes of Piero della Francesca for Orchestra
Performers: Bouse, Jan; Ruzicka, Josef; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto, Piano Concerto / Leonid Kogan, violin; Antonin Jemelik, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-31

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Concerto for Cello in E minor; Ode in Memory of Vladimir Ilich Lenin, for orchestra; Gayane, ballet suite; Garun Yerevan, song for voice & piano; Za...
Performers: Jemelik, Antonin; Khachaturian, Aram; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kogan, Leonid
Conductors: Khachaturian, Aram; Gauk, Aleksandr

Soviet composer, conductor and spontaneous musician - the three faces of Aram Khachaturian

"I am firmly convinced that truly great music must in all its

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Great Czech Conductors: Martin Turnovsky - Works by Martinu, Ibert, Hindemith, Myslivecek, Bizet

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-06-02

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 4; Concertino for cello, wind & brass ensemble, percussion & piano in C minor, H. 143; Ricercari (3) for orchestra, H. 267; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for cello & 10 wind i...
Performers: Cerny, Ladislav; Hurnik, Ilja; Jásek, Ladislav; Navarra, André; Stepan, Pavel
Conductors: Turnovsky, Martin
Ensemble: ; Chamber Harmony; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Paradoxically, a greater opportunity to witness the artistry of the remarkable Czech conductor Martin Turnovsky, whose teachers included Karel Ancerl and George Szell, has been...continue...

Frantisek Benda: Violin Concertos / Ivan Zenaty, violin

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Franz Benda: Concerto for Violin in C major, L. II-1; Concerto for Violin in B flat major, L. II-18; Concerto for Violin in D major, L. II-2; Concerto for Flute in A minor, L. II-16
Performers: Zenaty, Ivan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonia

The most distinguished Czech violinist of the 18th century? The first name that springs to mind is that of Frantisek Benda. His illustrious career led...continue...
Recording information: Martínek Studio, Prague (01/14/2012); Martínek Studio, Prague (05/19/2011-05/21/2011)....continue...

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...

Hommage à Zuzana Ruzickova - Bach, Scarlatti, De Falla, Kalabis, Poulenc, Martinu et al. / Zuzana Ruzickova, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-03-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816; Concerto for solo keyboard no 9 in G major (after Vivaldi Op. 4/1, RV 381), BWV 980 (BC...
Performers: Cech, Frantisek; Chvapil, Jaroslav; Dlouhy, Karel; Novosad, Lubomir; Ruzickova, Zuzanna; Vik, Karel
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Neumann, Václav

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
This is a pleasure. Ruzickova is an artist of the first order - truly worthy of this fine homage.
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Mozart, Rejcha, Kukal: Clarinet Quintets / Ludmila Peterkova, clarinet

1 CD / Supraphon / 2011-11-03

Works: Antoine Reicha: Quintet for clarinet & string quartet in B flat major, Op. 89; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Ondrej Kukal: Clarinettino, Op. 11 (Concert...
Performers: Klecka, Pavel; Peterkova, Ludmila
Conductors:
Ensemble: Bennewitz Quartet

Classic FM favorite Ludmila Peterkova's new CD!

Three compositions that came into being over the period of some 200 years yet have much in common; their...continue...
Recording information: Martínek Studio, Prague (07/01/2011-07/03/2011)....continue...

Antonín Reichenauer: Concertos, Vol. 2

1 CD / Supraphon / 2011-06-01

Works: Antonín Reichenauer: Sonata for 2 trumpets, cello, strings & basso continuo in D major; Concerto for oboe, strings & basso continuo in B flat major; Concerto for cello, strings & basso continuo ...
Performers: Ambrosi, Petra; Lada, Krystof; Svejkovsky, Pavel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Florea

Antonin Reichenauer (c. 1694-1730) - a few years ago a name virtually unknown, today mentioned by Baroque music lovers in the same breath as the...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague (02/05/2010-02/06/2010)....continue...

The Greatest Romantic Violin Concertos

2 CD / Supraphon / 2011-05-04

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Jean Sibelius: Concerto ...
Performers: Hudecek, Vaclav
Conductors: Smetacek, Vaclav; Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Vaclav Hudecek ranks among the most gifted violinists, not only on a Czech but also an international scale, to have graced a 20th-century concert stage....continue...

Dvorák: Violin Conerto; Suk: Fantasy / Václav Neumann

1 CD / Supraphon / 2011-04-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Josef Suk: Fantasy for violin & orchestra, Op 24; Fairy Tale, Concert Suite fr...
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav

A living legend, Josef Suk is rightly considered the most distinguished representative of the 20th century Czech violin school. His peerless, rich and beautiful tone...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

Dvorák: Complete Cello Works / Tomás Jamník

2 CD / Supraphon / 2011-02-04

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, B. 191 (Op. 104); From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68; Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 94; Concerto for cello & piano in A major, B. 10
Performers: Jamník, Tomás
Conductors: Netopil, Tomás

Our CD containing the complete Dvorák Works for Cello and Orchestra features Toma Jamník, laureate of the Prague Spring international competition and one of today's...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague (2010-06-28_2010-06-30&2010-)....continue...

Reichenauer: Concertos / Collegium 1704

1 CD / Supraphon / 2011-02-04

Works: Antonín Reichenauer: Concerto for bassoon, strings & basso continuo in C major; Concerto for oboe, bassoon, strings & basso continuo in B flat major; Concerto for Violin, strings & basso conti...
Performers: Ambrosi, Petra; Azzolini, Sergio; Löffler, Xenia; Torgersen, Lenka
Conductors: Luks, Václav
Ensemble: Collegium 1704

Unlike the copiously preserved sacred music, instrumental works by Czech composers in the Prague of the first third of the 18th century are as scarce...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague (08/31/2010-09/02/2010)....continue...

Best Of Classics / from the Supraphon catalog [10 CD]

10 CD / Supraphon / 2010-10-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor, BWV 1059; ...
Performers: Andre, Maurice; Barchi, Michele; Barta, Ales; Barta, Jiri; Benackova, Gabriela; Beranek, Rudolf; Bidlo, Karel; Blachut, Beno; Brabec, Lubomir; Cech, Frantisek; Chvapil, Jaroslav; Costa, Sequeira; Dem...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav; Munclinger, Milan; Vlach, Josef; Kletzki, Paul; Smetacek, Vaclav; Veselka, Josef; Belohlávek, Jirí; Ancerl, Karel; Neumann, Václav; Jilek, Frantisek; Mackerras, Charle...
Ensemble: ; Ars Rediviva Orchestra; Musica Bohemica; Smetana Trio

All ten of Supraphon's "Best of" series are now inexpensively compiled and elegantly packaged in a single box, with more than twelve hours of classical...continue...

Dvorák in America

3 CD / Supraphon / 2010-07-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Te Deum for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra, B. 176 (Op. 103) (once listed as Opp. 93 & 98); Quartet for Strings no...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Chuchro, Josef; Hala, Josef; Sadlo, Milos; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí; Neumann, Václav; Hrusa, Jakub

The music is extremely inspired and profound, perfectly built and immensely amiable for the listener - simply beautiful. It reflects the powerful new sources of...continue...

Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Ida Haendel

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-06-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Haendel, Ida
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel

Ida Haendel was rightly branded the "Grande Dame of the Violin" back at the time when it remained a staunchly male domain. When she was...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague (10/18/1957)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 3

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-05-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel

All of Sviatoslav Richter's concert appearances in Prague, from his 1950 Prague Spring performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, to his...continue...
Recording information: Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, Prague, Czech Repu....continue...

Horn Concertos / Pokorny, Rosetti, Stich

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-04-03

Works: Franz Xaver Pokorny: Concerto for horn & orchestra in D; Antonio Rosetti: Concerto for Horn in E flat major, C49/K 3; Concerto for Horn in D minor, C38/K 3; Johann W. Stich: Concerto for Horn no 5 in...
Performers: Baborak, Radek

Radek Baborak, a phenomenal Czech musician and one of the world’s foremost hornists, has linked up to the fates of the Czech horn players who...continue...
Recording information: Church of Saints Simon and Jude, Prague (11/27/2008/11/30/2008)....continue...

Music From Eighteenth Century Prague: Jacob

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-03-03

Works: Václav Gunther Jacob: Dixit Dominus (Psalm 109), for chorus (Anathema Gratiarum); Missa Dei Filii, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 2 (Acratismus pro honore Dei); Vezirius Turcicus (Turkish Vizier), ...
Performers: El-Dunia, Hasan; Král, Tomás [Baritone Vocal]; Nosek, Jaromir; Noskaiova, Petra; Sojková, Barbora
Conductors: Hugo, Robert
Ensemble: Capella Regia Praha

Throughout the 18th century, Prague was a significant European centre. When it comes to music, it fused in a singular manner influences primarily from Dresden,...continue...
Recording information: Theresian Hall, Brevnov Monastery, Prague (Czech Radio)....continue...

Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Bach: Piano Concertos

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-02-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D min...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel; Talich, Vaclav

In 1950 Prague was the destination of the first-ever foreign trip of the then 35-year-old Russian genius pianist Sviatoslav Richter. The recordings on this CD...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3; Beethoven: Romance No. 2; Brahms: Violin Concerto

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-02-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, ...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel; Pedrotti, Antonio

Owing to his technical mastery and exquisitely warm tone, Oistrakh became an insuperable interpreter of grand Romantic concerti. Serving as a case in point is...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-11-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Simon, Jan
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

More than any other instrument, the piano was Chopin's passion, and perhaps more than any other composer before him, he understood its technique and drew...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...

Strauss, Korngold: Violin Concertos / Pavel Sporcl, Prague Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-10-03

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 8 (TrV 110); Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35
Performers: Sporcl, Pavel
Conductors: Kout, Jirí

Pavel Sporcl's two most recent projects have manifested his remarkable stylistic flexibility. Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the crossover CD 'Gipsy Way' with the Roma cimbalom...continue...

Romance - Josef Suk, et al / Václav Neumann, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-09-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in...
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Smetacek, Vaclav

On these 30-year-old recordings, the violin maestro Josef Suk, celebrating his 80th birthday this year, is backed by the two finest Czech orchestras. The album...continue...

Haydn, Drommer-Kramár, Mozart: Oboe Concertos / Frantisek Hanták, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-09-01

Works: Franz Krommer: Concerto for Oboe no 2 in F major, Op. 52; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Oboe in C major, H. 7g/C1 (doubtful); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in ...
Performers: Hantak, Frantisek; Kopecky, Milos; Stefek, Miroslav; Vacek, Karel
Conductors: Deváty, Antonín; Newstone, Harry; Smetacek, Vaclav
Ensemble: ; Prague Symphony Orchestra

In 1932 Frantisek Hantak, still a student, was called up by Vaclav Talich to assume the post of first oboe of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra....continue...

Martinu: Cello Concerto no 1; Foerster: Cello Concerto Op 143, etc / Hrusa, Barta, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-07-05

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Cello no 1, H. 196 (3 versions); Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Concerto for Cello, Op. 143; Jan Novak: Capriccio for cello & orchestra
Performers: Barta, Jiri
Conductors: Hrusa, Jakub

Jiri Barta, who for a number of years has been considered one of the finest cellists both at home and abroad, has certainly not chosen...continue...

Old Czech Masters / Gabriela Demeterová

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-05-03

Works: Friedrich Ludwig Benda: Concerto for Violin in D major; Václav Pichl: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op 3 no 1; Vranicky: Concerto for Violin in C major
Performers: Demeterová, Gabriela
Conductors: Lajcik, Milan
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

Benda, Pichl, Vranicky - three superb violinists, composers and chapel masters who worked in the services of the nobility and the King. All three of...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...

Dvorák: Symphony no 3; Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Smetacek, Kraugartner, Panenka

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-03-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 10/B 34; Alexander Glazunov: Concerto for Alto Saxophone in E flat major, Op. 109; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (...
Performers: Krautgartner, Karel; Panenka, Jan
Conductors: Smetacek, Vaclav
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

Dvorak - Glazunov - Gershwin. With a touch of hyperbole, this combination of seemingly disparate music worlds can be conceived as a comparison of the...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague; Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...

The Best of Czech Classics - Dvorak: Concertos / Suk, Hudecek, Moravec, Sadlo, Belohlavek, Newumann, Czech PO

3 CD / Supraphon / 2009-01-04

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for cello & piano in A major, B. 10; Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 11/B 39; Mazurek for Violin and Orche...
Performers: Hudecek, Václav; Sadlo, Milos; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

There are dozens of recordings of various interpretations of the piano and violin concertos of Dvorak, which are among the very finest that have ever...continue...
Recording information: Dvorák Hall of the Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

Mozart, Martinu, Strauss: Oboe Concertos / Frantisek Hantak, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-10-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Oboe H. 353; Richard Strauss: Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144
Performers: Hantak, Frantisek
Conductors: Munclinger, Milan; Turnovsky, Martin; Vogel, Jaroslav

The common denominator of these recordings of three virtuoso concertos is the name of the soloist. In 1932, while still a student, Frantisek Hantak was...continue...

Foerster: Violin Concertos / Zenaty, Belohlávek, BBC SO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-09-01

Works: Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Concerto for Violin no 1 in C major, Op. 88; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 104
Performers: Zenaty, Ivan
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

'The Times' called it a "superbly played concert." Ivan Zenaty and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jiri Belohlavek performed Foerster's first violin concerto at...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...

Carl & Anton Stamitz: Concertos for Wind Instruments / Vajnar, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-07-04

Works: Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Clarinet in E flat major; Concerto for Horn in E flat major; Anton Stamitz: Concerto for 2 Flutes & orchestra in G major
Performers: Pivoda, Radomir; Tylsar, Zdenek; Valek, Jiri; Zahradnik, Bohuslav
Conductors: Vajnar, Frantisek
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

The names of the brothers Anton and Carl Stamitz, just like that of their father, Jan Vaclav Stamic, are primarily synonymous with Mannheim and the...continue...

Ancerl Gold Edition Vol 43 - 46 - Britten, Dobias, Kalas, etc / Rauch, Czech PO, et al

4 CD / Supraphon / 2008-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Ilja Hurnik: Four Seasons, chamber suite; Ondrás, ballet; Václav Dobiás: Build Up Your Country to Reinforce the Peace...
Performers: Cech, Frantisek; Dobrodinsky, Bedrich; Horak, Jiri; Jilek, Zdenek; Novak, Geza; Rauch, Frantisek; Rybin, Alois; Shejbal, Josef; Snitil, Vaclav; Soumar, Jan; St'astny, Jaroslav; Stefek, Miroslav; Svih...
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

On the occasion of the centenary of the birth of the conductor Karel Ancerl the "final word" remains to be said within the Ancerl Gold...continue...

Vivaldi: Four Seasons; Bach / Sporcl, Prague Philharmonia

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-02-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Performers: Sporcl, Pavel

Pavel Sporcl undoubtedly ranks among the boldest of Czech artists. Possessing a rare gift, his virtuosity and stirring performances earn him the admiration and recognition...continue...

Archiv - Bartók: Violin Works (complete) / Gertler, et al

4 CD / Supraphon / 2007-11-03

Works: Béla Bartók: Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no 1, Sz 87; Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra no 2, Sz 90; Concerto for Violin no 2 in B minor, Sz. 112, BB 117; Duos (44) for 2 violins,...
Performers: Andersen, Diane; Etlik, Milan; Gertler, André; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Ferencsik, János; Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Andre Gertler (1907–1998), a Hungarian violinist who immigrated to Belgium in 1928, ranks among the most remarkable artistic personalities of the 20th century. He was...continue...

Václav Talich Special Edition Vol 17- Smetana, Dvorák, etc

2 CD / Supraphon / 2007-10-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Nasim devám (To Our Girls), polka for orchestra (or piano) in D major, JB 1; Libuse; The Two Widows (Dve vdovy); Prazsky karneval (Prague Carnival), introduction ...
Performers: Dvorakov, Ludmila; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Talich, Vaclav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

The final title in the Talich Special Edition series is a sort of chronological cross-section of Talich’s recordings. It opens with the symphonic poem Sarka,...continue...

Václav Talich Special Edition Vol 15 - Mozart: Concertos

1 CD / Supraphon / 2007-08-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K. 218; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Gran Partita; Spoken Word: Václav Talich speaking to a young audience (November 17,...
Performers: Novak, Jiri [Violin]; Ríha, Vladimír
Conductors: Talich, Vaclav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

"From the available recorded evidence, it would seem that Czech conductor Vaclav Talich's favorite non-Czech composer was Mozart. This 15th volume in Supraphon's 17-volume Vaclav...continue...

Stamitz: Viola Concertos / Peruska, Belohlavek

1 CD / Supraphon / 2007-06-02

Works: Carl Stamitz: Concerto for Viola in D major, Op. 1/1; Johann Stamitz: Concerto for Viola in G major; Anton Stamitz: Concerto for viola & orchestra in B flat major
Performers: Peruska, Jan
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

These viola concertos by all three Stamitzes were recorded by Jan Peruka, longtime 1st viola of the Prague Symphonists and member of the famous Stamic...continue...

Vaclav Talich Special Edition Vol 14 - Handel, Bach

1 CD / Supraphon / 2007-05-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Performers: Hantak, Frantisek; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Talich, Vaclav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Vaclav Talich and the young Sviatoslav Richter made this now-legendary recording of the Bach piano concerto on the evening before their joint concert in June,...continue...

Archiv - Malipiero, Casella: Violin Concertos / Gertler

1 CD / Supraphon / 2007-04-02

Works: Gian Francesco Malipiero: Concerto for Violin no 1; Alfredo Casella: Concerto for Violin, Op. 48
Performers: Gertler, André
Conductors: Smetacek, Vaclav

These unjustly neglected violin concertos by two Italian composers, Malipiero and Casella, are being released on CD for the first time ever. Their realization was...continue...

Concertos for 2 Horns / Tylsar, Belohlávek, Neumann, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2007-03-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sextet for 2 horns & string quartet in E flat major, Op. 81b; Josef Reicha: Concerto for 2 horns & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 5; Antonio Rosetti: Concerto for 2 horns & orch...
Performers: Divoky, Zdenek; Tylsar, Bedrich; Tylsar, Zdenek
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Altricher, Peter; Válek, Vladimír; Hlavacek, Libor
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

In the French horn world, the names of brothers Zdenek (d. August 18, 2006) and Bedeich Tylar, former soloists of the Czech Philharmonic, are a...continue...

Mozart, et al: Horn Concertos / Tylsar, Belohlávek, Neumann

1 CD / Supraphon / 2006-10-07

Works: Richard Strauss: Concerto for Horn no 1 in E flat major, Op. 11 (TrV 117); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV 283, AV 132); Franz Strauss: Concerto for Horn in C minor, Op. 8; Wol...
Performers: Tylsar, Zdenek
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

This set of four concertos for French horn and orchestra, magnificently played by longtime horn soloist of the Czech Philharmonic Zdenek Tylsar, represents a mere...continue...

Janácek: Orchestral Works Vol 3 / Jírek, Brno State PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2006-09-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Dunaj (The Danube), symphonic poem, JW 9/7 (fragments, completed by O. Chlubna and by M. Stredron &; Concerto for Violin "Pilgrimage of the Soul"; Schluck und Jau, inc...
Performers: Benes, Jirí; Dvoráková, Karolína; Gajdosova, Marie; Zenaty, Ivan
Conductors: Jilek, Frantisek

"Janacek's most popular orchestral work, Sinfonietta, comes vividly to life in the hands of Frantisek Jilek and the Brno Philharmonic, who ideally capture the pagan...continue...

Reicha: Cello Concertos / Kukal, Ericsson, Vlachová, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2006-06-03

Works: Josef Reicha: Concerto for Cello in A major, Op. 4/1; Concerto for 2 violins (or violin & cello) & orchestra in D major, Op. 3; Concerto for Cello in D major
Performers: Ericsson, Mikael; Vlachova, Jana
Conductors: Kukal, Ondrej
Ensemble: Czech Chamber Orchestra

Josefa Rejcha's numerous compositions span a variety of genres. Rejcha extensively explored the sound qualities of the string instruments, working with expressive melodies and colorful...continue...