Supraphon

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...
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Conductor Jean Fournet in Prague - Includes works by Franck, Debussy, Falla

3 CD / Supraphon / 2013-02-07

Works: César Franck: Rédemption; Les Eolides, M 43; Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), symphonic poem (also arr. for piano, 4 hands), M. 44; Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchest...
Performers: Maxian, Frantisek
Conductors: Fournet, Jean
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

In the past century, Jean Fournet (1913 - 2008), a "gentle perfectionist", as some of the critics characterized him, was one of the leading champions...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

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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Prokofiev: Symphonies nos 1 - 7 (complete) / Czech Philharmonic - Zdenek Kosler

4 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-05

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Symphony no 2 in D minor, Op. 40; Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 44; Symphony no 4 in C major, Op. 47; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, Op...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic

Recordings from 1973-1982 in newly remastered sound.

Sergei Prokofiev’s seven symphonies reflect all the stylistic transformations along his artistic path – from a “modernist&rdquo

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Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

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...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane / Zdenek Chalabala

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane, ballet
Conductors: Chalabala, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Owing in large part to their exotic inspiration, Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade and Aram Khachaturian's Gayane are among the most beautiful and most frequently performed Russian and...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...

Great Czech Conductors: Karel Sejna - Mozart: Sym. 38; Beethoven: Sym. 6; Schubert: Sym. 8; Mahler: Sym. 4

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F ma...
Performers: Tauberova, Maria
Conductors: Sejna, Karel
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Rarely mentioned in the same breath as his illustrious colleagues Talich, Kubelík and Ancerl, Karel Sejna (1896-1982) was perennially second-in-command, yet despite failing to receive...continue...

Dvorák: Symphonies, Symphonic Variations, Symphonic Poems, Concert Overtures / Neumann - Czech PO

8 CD / Supraphon / 2012-04-02

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 1 in C minor, B 9 "The Bells of Zlonice"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 4/B 12; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 10/B 34; Symphony no 4 in D minor, Op. 13/B 41...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Few other composers' music enjoys such enormous popularity and is as frequently performed on stages worldwide and recorded as that of Antonín Dvorák. And it...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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Václav Talich: Live 1939

2 CD / Supraphon / 2011-10-03

Works: Spoken Word: The original radio introductory announcement; The original sign off; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Anonymous: Kde Domov Muj? (Czech national anthem); Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Danc...
Conductors: Talich, Vaclav

The sound, the name, the first international successes, as well as the first recordings made by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, are inseparably linked with the...continue...
Recording information: National Theatre Prague (06/1939)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies / Czech PO

6 CD / Supraphon / 2011-04-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Egmont, incidental music to Goethe's tragedy, Op. 84; Symphon...
Conductors: Kletzki, Paul

Those who have taken up the challenge to record the complete Beethoven Symphonies include Polsih-born conductor Paul Kletzki. He was the principal conductor of the...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....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...

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...

Bedrich Smetana: Má Vlast

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-10-10

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

The most recent Supraphon recording of My Country dates back to the halcyon days of 1990. In the first year of freedom, at the euphoric...continue...
Recording information: 65th Prague Spring International Music Festival, Rudolf (05/13/2010-05/14/2010)....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...

Czech Opera Highlight

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-06-08

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Prodaná Nevesta (The Bartered Bride); Branibori v Cechách (The Brandenburgers in Bohemia); Certova Stena (The Devil's Wall); Hubicka (The Kiss); Libuse; Dve Vdovy (The Two ...
Performers: Bednar, Vaclav; Benackova, Gabriela; Blachut, Beno; Cervinkova, Ludmila; Dvorsky, Peter; Machotkova, Marcela; Markova, Jirina; Novak, Richard; Ochman, Wieslaw; Pribyl, Vilem; Sormova, Nada; Sounova, ...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Neumann, Václav; Tichy, Jan Hus; Chalabala, Zdenek; Jilek, Frantisek; Pinkas, Jiri; Krombholc, Jaroslav

Bohuslav Martinu: Recké Pasije -The Greek Passion

2 CD / Supraphon / 2010-06-08

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: The Greek Passion (Recké pasije), opera, H. 372
Performers: Horacek, Jaroslav; Jankovsky, Zdenek; Pribyl, Vilem; Spisar, Oldrich; Tucek, Rene
Conductors: Pesek, Libor

The Greek Passion became for Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) an opera epilogue whose humanistic message surpasses that of all the others owing to the sheer power...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague (09/29/1981-10/01/1981)....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...

Leo Janacek: Vylety Pane Brouckovy (The Excursions of Mr. Broucek)

2 CD / Supraphon / 2010-05-02

Works: Leos Janácek: Vylety páne Brouckovy (The Excursions of Mr. Broucek), opera in 2 parts, JW 1/6 & 1/7
Conductors: Neumann, Václav

The unusual subject matter and original structure of Leos Janacek's only comic opera The Excursions of Mr. Broucek are remarkable additions to the composer's long...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague (04/09/1962-05/30/1962)....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...

Fibich: Sarka, opera

2 CD / Supraphon / 2010-04-03

Works: Zdenek Fibich: Sárka, opera, Op. 51
Conductors: Chalabala, Zdenek

The opera Sarka could be termed a joint work of deep love and feeling. Zdenek Fibich composed it at the end of the 19th century...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague (03/18/1953/03/27/1953)....continue...

Smetana: Vltava; Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 'From the New World'

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-03-03

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel

A recording from an orchestra synonymous with the two great composers. And the conductor who introduced the Czech Philharmonic to the world. Smetana wrote Vltava...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...

Antonin Dvorak: Symphonic Poems

1 CD / Supraphon / 2010-02-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Water Goblin, Op. 107/B 195; Noon Witch, Op. 108/B 196; Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109; Wood Dove, Op. 110/B 198
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Dvorak composed his Symphonic Poems shortly after the American triumph of his "New World Symphony" and after completing his beautiful final string quartets (Opp. 105...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....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...

Martinu: Symphony 5 & 6

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-12-02

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 5; Symphony no 6 ("Fantaisies symphoniques"), H. 343
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

This eagerly awaited CD, the second in a planned complete set, presents the composer's last two symphonies, both written during his post-war sojourn in America....continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....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...

National Anthems of Member States of the European Union / Jan Kucera; Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Supraphon / 2009-06-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Ode to Joy (An die Freude) (Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee); Anonymous, Austrian: Land der Berge, Land am Strome (National Anthem, Austria); Francois Van Campenhout: La Braban...
Conductors: Kucera, Jan

A national anthem often reflects one of the most significant chapters in a country's history and in some cases it refers to the very beginnings...continue...
Recording information: Czech National Symphony Orchestra Studio, Prague, Czech (11/28/2008/02/10/2009)....continue...

Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen / Neumann, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2009-04-04

Works: Leos Janácek: Príhody Lisky Bystrousky (The Cunning Little Vixen)
Performers: Asmus, Rudolf; Böhmová, Hana; Belanová, Kveta; Cadikovicova, Milada; Cupalová, Vera; Domaninska, Libuse; Halír, Václav; Joran, Jiri; Lebedová, Hana; Pro...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav

Janacek's 'The Cunning Little Vixen' has of late been appearing ever more frequently on the stages of opera houses worldwide. Two seemingly different worlds -...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...

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 Symphonies / Vladimír Válek, Prague Radio SO

3 CD / Supraphon / 2008-04-06

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2; Symphony no 3; Symphony no 4; Symphony no 5; Symphony no 6 ("Fantaisies symphoniques"), H. 343
Conductors: Válek, Vladimír

The sextuplet of Martinu symphonies originated within a very short time frame ('Symphonies Nos. 1-5' within a mere five years - from 1942 to 1946...continue...

Suk: Symphony no 1 in E major; Dvorak: Overtures / Netopil, Prague SO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-04-05

Works: Josef Suk: Symphony, no 1 in E, Op. 14; Antonin Dvorák: In Nature's Realm Overture, Op. 91; Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Conductors: Netopil, Tomás

Dvorak's overtures 'In Nature's Realm and Carnival', completed in 1892, need no introduction. The case, however, is different with Symphony in E major, which Suk...continue...

Dvorak: Serenades; Suk / Hrusa, Prague Philharmonia

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-02-07

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Serenade for winds & strings in D minor, B. 77 (Op. 44); Josef Suk: Meditation on an old Czech hymn "St Wenceslas", Op. 35a
Conductors: Hrusa, Jakub

"In my opinion, as soon as Dvorak starts to be pompous, frilly, over-stylized, even rash or studiously virtuoso, the approach is wrong. My goal was...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...

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...

Musica antiqua Citolibensis / Vajnar, Starek, et al

4 CD / Supraphon / 2007-09-01

Works: Jan Adam Gallina: Symphony in A major; Symphony in C major; Karel Blazej Kopriva: Missa solemnis in D minor (Kyrie), for soprano, contralto, tenor, bass, chorus, organ & orchestra; Fuga supra cognome...
Performers: Berman, Karel; Bohacova, Marta; Cechalova, Milada; Dolezal, Vladimir; Dvorakov, Olga; Herman, Frantisek; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kejmar, Miroslav; Kopp, Miroslav; Krejci, Jiri; Lindauer, Oldrich; Pavel Ve...
Conductors: Starek, Jiri; Vajnar, Frantisek
Ensemble: ; Prague Radio Chorus

In 1968 Supraphon issued the first album of what were then unknown compositions of the Czech masters of the 18th century under the title Musica...continue...

Best of Eva Urbanová - Verdi, Puccini, Janácek, Smetana, etc

1 CD / Supraphon / 2007-07-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Don Carlos; La forza del destino; Un ballo in maschera; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Turandot; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana,...
Performers: Urbanova, Eva
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí; Lenárd, Ondrej; Frantisek Preisler, Jr.; Dohnányi, Oliver von
Ensemble: ; Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Eva Urbanova, opera singer, soloist of the National Theatre Opera in Prague, and guest artist at prestigious foreign opera houses (including New York's Metropolitan Opera)...continue...

Smetana: Orchestral Works / Válek, Prague Radio SO

3 CD / Supraphon / 2007-07-05

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Vysehrad, symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 1), JB 1; Má vlast; Sárka, symphonic poem (Má Vlast no 3), JB 1; Má vlast; Tábor, symphonic poem (Má Vlast ...
Conductors: Válek, Vladimír

The major orchestral works of Bedrich Smetana are gathered together on 3 CDs for the first time. In addition to My Country, the cornerstone work...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...

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...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1, etc / Smetácek, Prague SO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2006-11-07

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet; Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"
Conductors: Smetacek, Vaclav

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth, and 20th anniversary of the death of Vaclav Smetacek, principal conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra...continue...