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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...
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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...

Beethoven: Concertos / Panenka, Suk, Smetacek, Masur, Prague Symphony, Czech Philharmonic

4 CD / Supraphon / 2012-09-06

Conductors: Smetácek, Václáv; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Shostakovich: Symphonies (complete) / Shostakovich, et al

10 CD / Supraphon / 2006-10-07

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 12 in D minor, Op. 112 "To the Memory of Lenin - 1917"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 10 in E mino...
Performers: Mikulás, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Ryssov, Mikhail; Shaguch, Marina
Conductors: Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: Kühn Male Chorus ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

This 10 CD compilation is the only complete collection of the symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich conducted by his son Maxim Shostakovich. This compilation of live...continue...

Dvorák: Symphonies no 8 & 9 / Mackerras, Prague SO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2006-01-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

"At 80 years young, Charles Mackerras remains one of the great conductors of our era, not to mention one of the most unheralded. His unfailing...continue...

Ryba: Czech Christmas Mass, etc / Smetacek, Vymazalova

1 CD / Supraphon / 2002-10-09

Works: Jan Jakub Ryba: Czech Christmas Mass; Sweet Nightingale
Performers: Blachut, Benno; Josifko, Jaroslav; Kroupa, Zdenek; Mrazova, Marie; Slechta, Milan; Tattermuschova, Helena; Vodrazka, Jaroslav; Vymazalova, Jaroslava
Conductors: Smetácek, Václáv
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Ancerl Gold Edition 10 - Prokofiev / Richter, Ancerl, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2002-10-09

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Performers: Baloghova, Dagmar; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Martinu: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3; Cello Concerto No. 2; "Rossini" Variations; Variations On A Slovak Folksong / Sas Vectomov, cello; J. Palenicek, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2002-02-08

Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

"The Second Concerto is a big, rich, juicy work that is bound to appeal to most music lovers. It starts right off with a heady,...continue...

Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Romances / Suk, Smetacek, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2000-01-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Smetácek, Václáv
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Dvorák: Small Orchestral Pieces; Suk / Belohlavek, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2000-01-24

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Waltzes (8) for Piano, Op. 54/B 101; Festival March, Op. 54/B 88; Polonaise in E flat major, B 100; Prague Waltzes, B 99; Polka in B flat major, Op. 53a/B 114 "For Pragu...
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

Bloch: Hebrew Suite, Schelomo, Violin Concerto / Ancerl

1 CD / Supraphon / 2000-01-24

Works: Ernest Bloch: Schelomo; Concerto for Violin; Suite hébraïque
Performers: Bress, Hyman; Navarra, Andre
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel; Rohan, Jindrich
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Janácek: Opera Suites / Jiri Belohlávek, Prague SO

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-08-26

Works: Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen; From the House of the Dead; The Excursions of Mr. Broucek
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

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

Smetana - Prague Carnival

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-04-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Richard III, B 106/T 74/Op. 11; Prague Carneval, T 135; March for Shakespeare Festival, B 129/T 95/Op. 20; Wallenstein's Camp, B 111/T 79/Op. 14; Hakon Jarl, B 118/T 82/Op. 16
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Válek, Vladimir; Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Famous Czech Miniatures / Smetácek, Prague SO

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-04-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Polka in D major, B 125 no 1/T 49 "Our lassies"; March of the Prague Student's Legion, B 58/T 45a; Zdenék Fibich: At Twilight, Op. 39 "Summer Evening"; Antonín Dvor&aacut...
Performers: Simacek, Hubert
Conductors: Smetácek, Václáv
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

Martinu: The Butterfly That Stamped / Belohlávek

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: The Butterfly that Stamped
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Kühn Mixed Chorus ; Prague Symphony Orchestra

Martinu: Works Inspired by Jazz and Sport

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: La Revue de Cuisine; Jazz Suite for Orchestra; Sextet for Piano and Winds, H 174; Shimmy Foxtrot; Le jazz; Half-time for Orchestra; La bagarre; Thunderbolt P-47
Performers: Belcic, Bruno; Dlouhy, Karel; Formacek, Jiri; Jilek, Zdenek; Junek, Vaclav; Panenka, Jan; Rauch, Frantisek; Sadlo, Milos
Conductors: Vostrak, Zybnek; ; Vronsky, Petr
Ensemble: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Lubomir Panek Singers; Prague Symphony Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra members; Prague Wind Quintet

Dvorák: Stabat Mater / Belohlávek, Prague SO

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71
Performers: Benackova, Marta; Mikulas, Peter; Uhlenhopp, John; Urbanova, Eva
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Prague Children's Chorus; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

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...

Czech Music Bestsellers

1 CD / Supraphon / 1998-09-04

Works: Paul Josef Vejvanovsky: Sonata in D major "Venatoria"; Jan Vaclav Vorisek: Symphony in D major; Antonín Dvorák: Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 9...
Performers: Hora, Josef; Kejmar, Miroslav; Sedivy, Zdenek
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Smetácek, Václáv; Belohlávek, Jirí; Neumann, Václav; Jílek, Frantisek
Ensemble: Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Chamber Orchestra; Prague Symphony Orchestra