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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

Dvorak: Sacred Music / Altrichter, Belohlavek, Pesek, Prague SO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-07-26

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Biblical Songs (Biblické písne) (10) for voice & orchestra, B. 189 (Op. 99); Te Deum for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra, B. 176 (Op. 103) (once listed as Opp. 93 & 9...
Performers: Aghova, Livia; Kachlikova, Katerina; Kusnjer, Ivan; Margita, Stefan; Mikulas, Peter; Popp, Lucia; Protschka, Josef; Randova, Eva; Urbanova, Eva; Zenaty, Ivan
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí; Altrichter, Petr; Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphonic Choir; Prague Symphony Orchestra

The music of the quintessentially Czech composer Dvorák is, above all, enjoyable and is a perennial favourite in the Romantic repertoire. This series of concerts...continue...
Run Time: 281 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanis...continue...

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Janacek / Neumann/Czech PO, Mahler YO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-01-25

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Drobkova, Drahomira; Hora, Jan; Kopcak, Sergej; Kundlak, Jozef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

A trained violinist and viola player and member of the Czech Philharmonic, Václav Neumann (1920 - 1995) always built the orchestra he conducted around its...continue...
Run Time: 99 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
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Dvorák: Mass in D major, etc / Lubomír Mátl, Josef Ksica

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Mass for vocal soloists, chorus & organ in D major, B.153 (Op. 86) (once listed as Op. 76); Ave Maria, for alto or baritone & organ, B. 68 (Op. 19b); Hymn to the Most Holy Trini...
Performers: Kopp, Miroslav; Ksica, Josef; Novak, Richard; Romanova, Natalia; Vele, Ludek
Conductors: Mátl, Lubomír
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Souvenirs - Offenbach, Strauss, Grieg, Charpentier, etc / Netrebko, Beczala, Vasilek, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-11-11

Works: Emmerich Kálmán: Die Csárdásfürstin; Richard Heuberger: Der Opernball; Franz Lehár: Giuditta; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Jacques Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann; ...
Performers: Beczala, Piotr; Garanca, Elina; Netrebko, Anna; Swait, Andrew
Conductors: Villaume, Emmanuel
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus

On her fourth album for DG, opera superstar Anna Netrebko gives a very personal and intimate performance of cherished lighter works. From sparkling operetta classics...continue...

Euro-Ottomania - Adelburg, Pisani, etc / Araci, et al

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Luigi Arditi: Inno Turco; Callisto Guatelli: Fatma Sultan; Münire Sultan; Sarki; August Adelburg: Symphonie-Fantaisie, Op. 9; Bartolomeo Pisani: Funeral March in F minor; Angelo Mariani: Inno na...
Performers: Cerny, Pavel; Hurník, Jirí; Jahoda, Milos; Klima, Petr; Pychova, Stepanka; Vacha, Miroslav; Williams, Dagmar
Conductors: Araci, Emre
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

This disc provides a new insight into 19th-century relations between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. By this time Turkish music permeated European classical music. Compositions...continue...

The Dvorak Cycle / Belohlavek/Prague SO & Chorus / Violin Concerto, Te Deum; Biblical Songs [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2008-03-25

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Biblical Songs, Op. 99/B 185; Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Te Deum, Op. 103/B 176
Performers: Aghova, Livia; Kusnjer, Ivan; Randova, Eva; Zenaty, Ivan
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jiri
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

The works of the quintessentially Czech composer Antonin Dvorak are, above all, enjoyable and perennial favourites of the Romantic repertoire. This six-part series of concerts...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Dvorak: Stabat Mater / Neumann/Czech Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2007-10-30

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71
Performers: Galla, Ján; Kenny, Yvonne; Ochmann, Wieslav; Randova, Eva
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

'Stabat Mater' is a thirteenth century Roman Catholic sequence attributed to Jacopone da Todi. Its title is an abbreviation of the first line, Stabat mater...continue...
Run Time: 87 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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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...

Dvorak: Requeim / Neumann/Czech Phil. Orch, Benackova, Kirilova, Protschka, Vele [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-11-21

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Requiem Mass, Op. 89/B 165
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Kirilova, Ida; Protschka, Josef; Vele, Ludek
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Dvorak had a close affinity with church music from his earliest days. At the age of 16 he transferred to the Prague Organ School, where...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
Country o...continue...

Mahler: Symphonies / Neumann, Czech PO, et al

11 CD / Supraphon / 2006-07-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Symphony no 10 in F sharp minor/major; Symphony no 2 in C minor "Resurrection"; Symphony no 3 in D minor; Symphony no 4 in G major; Symphony no 5 in C...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hajóssyová, Magdaléna [Sopran; Kejmar, Miroslav; Ludwig, Christa; Nielsen, Inga; Novak, Richard; Schöne, Wolfgang; Sounova, Daniela; Vocals], Thomas Mos...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Kühn Children's Chorus ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

In the years 1976-1982 the Czech Philharmonic recorded the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler with conductor Vclav Neumann (1920-1995), outstanding soloists Gabriela Benackov, Magdalena Hajssyov,...continue...

Dvorák: Dimitrij / Albrecht, Vodicka, Drobková, et al

3 CD / Supraphon / 2005-02-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Dimitrij, Op. 64/B 127
Performers: Aghova, Livia; Drobkova, Drahomira; Haderer, Pavel; Hajossyova, Magdalena; Harvanek, Zdenek; Kusnjer, Ivan; Mikulas, Peter; Vele, Ludek; Vodicka, Leo Marian
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Radio Chorus

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

Dvorák: The Stubborn Lovers / Belohlavek, Kloubova, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2004-03-09

Works: Antonín Dvorák: The Stubborn Lovers, Op 17/B 46
Performers: Belacek, Gustav; Brezina, Jaroslav; Janal, Roman; Kloubova, Zdena; Sykorova, Jana
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonia; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

"The performers are quite good; I particularly enjoyed the light, graceful singing of tenor Jaroslav Brazine as Tonik. Belohlavek leads with spirit, the orchestra plays...continue...

Ancerl Gold Edition 21 - Vycpalek, Mácha / Czech PO, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2003-09-30

Works: Ladislav Vycpalek: Czech Requiem "Death and Redemption" Op. 24; Otmar Mácha: Variations on a Theme by and on the Death of Jan Rychlík
Performers: Mrazova, Marie; Rehakova, Maria; Srubar, Teodor
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Dvorak: Rusalka (Highlights) / Neumann, Novak, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2003-09-30

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203
Performers: Barova, Anna; Benackova, Gabriela; Drobkova, Drahomira; Jonasova, Jana; Novak, Richard; Ochman, Wieslaw; Soukupova, Vera; Sounova-Broukova, Daniela
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Dvorák: Rusalka / Neumann, Novak, Benackova, Ochman, et al

3 CD / Supraphon / 2003-07-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Rusalka, Op. 114/B 203
Performers: Barova, Anna; Benackova, Gabriela; Drobkova, Drahomira; Jonasova, Jana; Novak, Richard; Ochman, Wieslaw; Soukupova, Vera; Sounova-Broukova, Daniela
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Ancerl Gold Edition 13 - Dvorák: Requiem / Czech PO

2 CD / Supraphon / 2003-04-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Requiem Mass, Op. 89/B 165
Performers: Borg, Kim; Haefliger, Ernst; Stader, Maria; Wagner, Sieglinde
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Kosler, Benacková, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2003-02-06

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Dvorsky, Peter; Horacek, Jaroslav; Jindrak, Jindrich; Kopp, Miroslav; Mrazova, Marie; Novak, Richard; Vesela, Marie
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

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 7 - Janacek: Glagolitic Mass, etc

1 CD / Supraphon / 2002-10-09

Works: Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Taras Bulba
Performers: Blachut, Benno; Domaninska, Libuse; Haken, Eduard; Soukupova, Vera; Vodrazka, Jaroslav
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; 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

Krenek: Karl V / Soustrot, Pittman-Jennings, Hollweg, et al

2 CD / MD&G / 2001-10-23

Works: Ernst Krenek: Karl V, stage work with music
Performers: Bantzer, Christoph; Borst, Martina; Conrad, Andreas; Gjevang, Anne; Hirzel, Franziska; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Medrok, Axel; Mock, Florian; Pittman-Jennings, David; Sol, Tom; Streicher, Wolf-...
Conductors: Soustrot, Marc
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus

"...The composer's widow has claimed that this performance, recorded in connection with the Beethoven Festival in Bonn last year, is by far the finest she...continue...

Messa per Rossini / Rilling, Quivar, Agache, Wagner, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2001-06-01

Works: Antonio Buzzolla: Requiem and Kyrie; Antonio Bazzini: Dies irae; Carlo Pedrotti: Tuba mirum; Antonio Cagnoni: Quid sum miser; Federico Ricci: Recordare; Alessandro Nini: Ingemisco; Raimondo Boucheron...
Performers: Agache, Alexandru; Benackova, Gabriela; Haugland, Aage; Quivar, Florence; Wagner, James
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth
Ensemble: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Janacek: Sarka / Mackerras, Urbanova, Straka, Brezina, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2001-03-23

Works: Leos Janácek: Sárka, opera, JW 1/1
Performers: Brezina, Jaroslav; Straka, Peter; Urbanova, Eva; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Baritone
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus

The young Janacek began to write his first opera, "Sarka", in 1887. The following year he discontinued work on it and laid the unfinished work...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 8 / Chailly, Eaglen, Ziesak, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-03-13

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 8 in E flat major
Performers: Eaglen, Jane; Eschkenazy, Vesko; Heppner, Ben [Tenor Vocals]; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Schwanewilms, Anne
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus

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

Zelenka: Magnificat, etc / Kühn, Mátl

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-04-01

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Magnificat; Psalm 129; Litaniae omnium sanctorum, ZWV 153; Salve Regina, ZWV 141
Performers: Drobkova, Drahomira; Hora, Jan; Jonasova, Jana; Kopp, Miroslav; Mrazova, Marie; Prusa, Karel; Vogt, Joachim
Conductors: Kühn, Pavel; Mátl, Lubomír
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Kühn Mixed Chorus ; Prague Chamber Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

The music of Zelenka occupies the top spot in Czech baroque music. This disc features works that demonstrate his outstanding polyphonic imagination and his masterful...continue...

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

Dvorák: Symphony No 9, Te Deum / Neumann, Czech Philharmonic

1 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Te Deum, Op. 103/B 176
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Soucek, Jaroslav
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic 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

Janacek: Cunning Little Vixen / Neumann, Hajossyova, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Buldrova, Helena; Domaninska, Libuse; Effenberkova, Bozena; Frydlewicz, Miroslav; Hajossyova, Magdalena; Hanus, Karel; Mixova, Ivana; Mrazova, Marie; Novak, Richard; Prusa, Karel...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Kühn Children's Chorus ; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Janácek: The Excursions of Mr. Broucek / Jilek, Czech

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Leos Janácek: The Excursions of Mr. Broucek
Performers: Hanus, Karel; Jonasova, Jana; Krejcik, Vladimir; Markova, Jirina; Marova, Libuse; Marsik, Bohuslav; Novak, Richard; Olejnicek, Jiri; Pribyl, Vilem; Soucek, Jaroslav; Svejda, Miroslav; Tucek, Rene
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

"Both recordings of this extraordinarily difficult opera are first-rate...The all-important libretto is included (with translation) only in Supraphon's album." -Opera News...continue...

Janácek: From the House of the Dead / Neumann, Czech PO

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-03-25

Works: Leos Janácek: From the House of the Dead
Performers: Berman, Karel; Blachut, Benno; Horacek, Jaroslav; Jindrak, Jindrich; Jirglova, Milada; Karpisek, Milan; Koci, Viktor; Mikova, Alena; Novak, Richard; Pribyl, Vilem; Prusa, Karel; Soucek, Jaroslav; Sve...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

Dvorák: Requiem / Sawallish, Benackova, Fassbaender

2 CD / Supraphon / 1999-02-05

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Requiem Mass, Op. 89/B 165
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Moser, Thomas; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus

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...

Dvorák: Requiem Op 89, etc / Ancerl, Stader, Wagner, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1992-10-05

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Requiem for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra, B. 165 (Op. 89); Biblical Songs (Biblické písne) (10) for voice & piano or orchestra, B. 185 (Op. 99)
Performers: Borg, Kim; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Stader, Maria; Vocals], Ernst Haefliger [Tenor
Conductors: Ancerl, Karel
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus