Kosler, Zdenek

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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Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird; L'Histoire du Soldat, suite; Les Noces; Symphony in C / Neumann; Dohnanyi

2 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-07-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Symphony in C; Les Noces I (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra; L'histoire du...
Performers: Adamec, Petr; Barova, Anna; Bogunia, Stanislav; Boublikova, Milada; Holena, Jiri; Janda, Pavel; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Jilek, Zdenek; Kostohryz, Milan; Mokros, Josef; Sulcova, Brigita; Svejda, Miroslav
Conductors: Dohnányi, Christoph von; Neumann, Václav; Kosler, Zdenek;
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Chamber Players; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Radio Choir; Tokyo String Quartet

This specially priced two disc celebration of the music of Igor Stravinsky features historic stereo recordings made between 1970 to 1987, all remastered for SACD....continue...

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 Classical Masterpieces: Naxos' Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012 / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-05-29

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Hildegard von Bingen: O pastor animarum; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV. 1041; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 6...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Kormendi, Klara; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Nishizaki, Takako; Selby, Kathryn
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Summerly, Jeremy; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Kosler, Zdenek; Bogár, István; Lehel, György; Jean, Kenneth; Wit, Antoni; Ward, Nicholas; Warchal, Bohdan; Sobotka, ...

All of these best-selling titles come from the first 10 years of the label and feature our most successful artists. Some are still recording for...continue...

Great Romantic Symphonies - Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn Berlioz, Mahler et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Robert Schu...
Performers: Szabo, Imrich
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Rahbari, Alexander; Wit, Antoni; Seifried, Reinhard; Talmi, Yoav; Tintner, Georg; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Benzi, Roberto; Kosler, Zdenek

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Great Sacred Masterpieces - Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Charles Gou...
Performers: Baylon, Jay; Beckley, Lisa; Carey, Colm; Colombara, Carlo; Faulkner, Julie; Filipova, Elena; Gedge, Nicholas; Genz, Christoph; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Hernandez, Cesar; Im, Sunhae; Ke...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kovács, László; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Oberfrank, Géza; Spering, Andreas; Kosler, Zdenek; Jun, Märkl,; Sch...

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

My First Classical Music Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchest...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Schuster, Jurgen; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Tichy, Georg
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Alsop, Marin; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Drahos, Béla; Rondin, Mats; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Bogár, István; Lenárd, Ondrej; Jean, Kenne...

'Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH': listen to track 7 and see if you recognize that music! It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written....continue...

My First Mozart Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Serenade in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Concerto for flute and harp, K. 299; Sonata for Piano no 11 in...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kyselak, Ladislav; Mullerova, Hana; Nishizaki, Takako; Thompson, Michael [Horn]; Tichy, Georg; Valek, Jiri
Conductors: Morandi, Pier G.; Wordsworth, Barry; Sundkvist, Petter; Edlinger, Richard; Antal, Mátyás; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Halász, Michael; Ligeti, András; Kosler, Zdenek; Thompson,...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Hungaricus; German Wind Soloists

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250...continue...

50 Most Essential Mozart Masterpieces

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro; Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Symphony no 40 in G minor; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major; Gran Partita in B flat major; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A majo...
Performers: Bezaly, Sharon; Boyd, Douglas; Brautigam, Ronald; Collins, Finghin; Falout, Joze; Ganter, Elisabeth; Gassmann, Frank; Griffiths, Semra; Hoelscher, Ulf; Holzapfel, Maszella; Malling, Amalie; Mamou, Ro...
Conductors: Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; Macci, Francesco; Kosler, Zdenek; Bethke, Neithard; Arp, Klaus; Lapinsch, Ilmar; Kangas, Juha; Frantz, Justus; Bour, Ernest; Gal, Tamas; Marturet, Eduardo; Böhm,...
Ensemble: ; New York Philomusica; Salzburg Soloists; St. Petersburg Soloists

This compilation is designed to give new classical music fans a wide sampling of Mozart's extensive repertoire. Mozart was a star on the musical scene...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...

Music of Viktor Kalabis

3 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Viktor Kalabis: Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 12; Symphony no 4, Op. 34; Two Worlds, ballet music, Op. 54; Symphony no 5, Op. 43; Chamber Music For Strings, Op. 21; Divertimento, for wind quintet, Op....
Performers: Pulec, Zdenek; Ruzickova, Zuzanna; Suk, Josef; Vrána, Jan
Conductors: Sejna, Karel; Kosler, Zdenek; Belohlávek, Jirí; Neumann, Václav;
Ensemble: ; Prague Chamber Soloists; Suk Trio; Wind Quintet of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

The 11 works included on this 3-CD set of the music of Viktor Kalabis were originally recorded in analogue for the lp format by the...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

Mystic Voices

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Messe basse; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Arvo Pärt: Magnificat; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem; Tomás Luis ...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Kertesi, Ingrid
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Kovács, László; Edison, Noel; Wildner, Johannes; Peltola, Miki; Robinson, Christopher; Kosler, Zdenek; Piquemal, Michel; Holten, Bo
Ensemble: ; Chamberlains; Oxford Camerata

Classical Top 100

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Concerto for Flute "Il Gardellino"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Carnival of the Animals; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 331; Eine ...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Boer, Harmen de; Crombach, Sara; Geiger, Gyorgy; Goldstein, Misha; Grafova, Maria; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; Hoek, Martijn van den; Holbling, Anna; Jerie, Marek; Jones...
Conductors: Warchal, Bohdan; Clark, Robert Haydon; Bátiz, Enrique; Ermler, Mark; ; Robev, Georgi; Sándor, János; Kosler, Zdenek; Heyerick, Florian; Davis, Carl; Lenárd, Ondrej; Vandernoot, An...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London; London Baroque; Musica ad Rhenum; New York Harp Ensemble

This set is newly compiled, choosing the 100 very best tracks in the best available performances, including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Carl...continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Felsenstein, Kosler/Komische Opera Berlin / Melis, Barlow [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2010-01-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K 527
Performers: Asmus, Rudolf; Barlow, Klara; Baum, Eva-Maria; Hubner, Fritz; Melis, Gyorgy; Moulson, John; Rossler, Herbert; Schlemm, Anny
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Komische Opera Chorus; Komische Opera Orchestra

With Felsenstein's adaption of 'Don Giovanni' (1966) Felsenstein paid homage to Mozart and his ingenious work which he always admired. He decided to celebrate the...continue...
Run Time: 205 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride [Highlights]

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

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

The Great Violin Concertos (Box Set)

10 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K. 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K. 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K. 216; Concerto for Violin no 4 in D majo...
Performers: Dubach, Alexandre; Grubert, Ilya; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Spivakov, Vladimir; Starker, János; Van Den Booren, Borika; Verhey, Emmy
Conductors: Marturet, Eduardo; Vonk, Hans; Joo, Arpad; Sasson, Michel; Foster, Lawrence; Kosler, Zdenek; Golovschin, Igor

Unforgettable - Music from Movies

2 CD / Naïve / 2008-02-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; La forza del destino; La traviata; Wolfgang Amad...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Bruns, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Kraus, Michael [Tenor/Baritone Vocal]; Mallas-Godlewska, Ewa; Marin-Degor, Sophie; Monteyrol, Laurence; Ottensamer, Ernst; Ra...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Mund, Uwe; Lombard, Alain; Morandi, Pier G.; Malgoire, Jean-Claude; Halász, Michael; Teutsch, Karol; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bramall, Anthony; Rahbari, Alexander; Nelson, John; Yabl...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Vienna Mozart Academy

Music from the films Apocalypse Now, Fantasia, Shine, Pretty Woman, Platoon, Out of Africa, Farinelli, Chariots of Fire and many more are here, with unforgettable...continue...
Personnel: Derek Lee Ragin (vocals); Laurence Monteyrol (soprano); Norbert Kraft (guitar); Fazil Say, Idil Biret, Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

Cinema Classics

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Eine Kleine Nacht...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; Gauci, Miriam; Jando, Jeno; Martinucci, Nicola; Ottensamer, Ernst; Ramiro, Yordy
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ligeti, András; Wit, Antoni; Stankovsky, Robert; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Academy

The Very Best of Dvorák

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Zigeun...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Valaskova, Jana; Veselka, Stefan; Zhou, Qian
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Kosler, Zdenek; ; Wildner, Johannes; Shafer, Robert; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Antonin Dvorak is considered the greatest of the Czech nationalist composers of the later 19th century, and he continues to enjoy the widest international popularity....continue...

Cinema Classics 2006

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quartet f...
Performers: Amps, Kym; Charlston, Terence; La Scola, Vincenzo; Meshcheriakova, Marina
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Morandi, Pier G.; Hurst, George; ; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Feodorov, Victor; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian State Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Scholars Baroque Ensemble; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Philharmonic O...

Personnel: Kym Amps (soprano); Terence Charlston (harpsichord)....continue...

Janácek, Dvorák, Smetana, Verdi, Puccini: Arias / Benackov

1 CD / Supraphon / 2005-09-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades, Op. 68; Bedrich Smetana: Libuse; Prodaná neve...
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Depoltova, Eva; Pribyl, Vilem; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil; Neumann, Václav; Kosler, Zdenek; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jilek, Frantisek
Ensemble: ; Brno Janácek Opera Orchestra ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague National Theatre Chorus

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

Klimt - Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Das Lied von der Erde; Alexander Scriabin: Prelude in ...
Performers: Donose, Ruxandra; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter; Zagorzanka, Barbara; Zarafiants, Evgeny
Conductors: Bogár, István; Walter, Alfred; Halász, Michael; Seipenbusch, Edgar; Yuasa, Takuo; Kosler, Zdenek; Stryja, Karol
Ensemble: ; Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Symphony Orchestra, Kosice; Ulster Orchestra

Life and Works - Antonin Dvorak

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Cypresses (Ohlas písní [Echoes of Songs]), for string quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152; Symphony no 3 in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Gao, Ding; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Simpson, Marietta; Valaskova, J...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Shafer, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; ; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Kuchar, Theodore; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Dvorak rose from rural origins to become one of the greatest and most influential composers of all time. This portrait-in-sound follows a lovable man from...continue...

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

The Instruments of the Orchestra / Jeremy Siepmann

7 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-11-01

Works: Jeremy Siepmann: The Instruments of the Orchestra, narration with musical excerpts; Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Con...
Performers: Andresen, Ivar; Banks, Kevin; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Bisengaliev, Marat; Bloch, Thomas; Bostridge, Ian; Burashko, Andrew; Cano, Carmen; Castets, Maryse; Chapelle, Corinne; Clynes, Mandred; Do...
Conductors: Elmendorff, Karl; Posch, Michael; Bogár, István; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ward, Nicholas; Wildner, Johannes; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Studt, Richard; Mogrelia, Andrew; Clark, Keith...
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Almanac Singers; Aradia Ensemble; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmoni...

Not just a cursory overview of the instruments, this is a set of portraits in depth, featuring individual instruments in many contexts (orchestral, chamber, folk,...continue...

Martinu: Epic of Gilgamesh / Kosler, Kusnjer, Margita, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-04-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Epic of Gilgamesh
Performers: Depoltova, Eva; Margita, Stefan; Vele, Ludek; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Baritone
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Choir

"'Gilgamesh' is absorbing, fast-paced, often marked by atmospheric beauty and savage energy... The original language was English, but this performance, like the one of two...continue...

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...

Night Music 5 - Classical Favourites for Relaxing

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-09-01

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Antonio Vivaldi: Autumn (The Four Seasons); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sym...
Performers: Honda, Mariko; Jando, Jeno; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Stevove, Milos; Suzuki, Ichiro
Conductors: Lenárd, Ondrej; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wordsworth, Barry; Clark, Keith; Kosler, Zdenek; Warchal, Bohdan; Kopelman, Jozef; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Bramall, Anthony
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana

A-Z of Classical Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: De profundis clamavi, offertory in mode 2 (Liber Usualis no 1076; GR 388); Hildegard von Bingen: O virga mediatrix; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; William Byrd: Pavan and ...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Biret, Idil; Jandó, Jenö; Kejmar, Miroslav; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nishizaki, Takako; Ottensamer, Ernst; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Bychkov, Semyon; Edlinger, Richard; Krcek, Jaroslav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Skvor, Petr; Dvorak, Jaroslav; ; Wordsworth, Barry; Grodd, Uwe; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Wildner, Johannes; Mor...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Budapest; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmoni...

Requiem - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-07-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Music on the Death of Queen Mary (Funeral Sentences / The Queen's Epicedium); Alonso Lobo: Versa est in Luctum; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; George Frederick Handel: Saul; Wolfgan...
Performers: Hock, Bertalan; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Poly, Francois; Uria-Monzon, Beatrice
Conductors: ; Martini, Joachim Carlos; Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Alexander; Piquemal, Michel; Summerly, Jeremy; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; Oxford Camerata

Sanctus - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-07-01

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame; Guillaume Dufay: Missa L'Homme armé, for 4 voices; Thomas Tomkins: Pavane for 4 viols in F major; Thomas Tallis: Sanctus (from Mass for Four Voices); ...
Performers: Camden, Anthony; Coles, Priti; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Filipova, Elena; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Horska, Jaroslava; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kundlak, Jozef [Tenor Vocals]; Loman, Judy;...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Bychkov, Semyon; Niquet, Hervé; Brembeck, Christian; Antal, Mátyás; Ward, Nicholas; ; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Kodály Quartet; Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus; Oxford Camerata; Rose Consort of Viols; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Benedictus - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-07-01

Works: Thomas Tallis: Sanctus (from Mass for Four Voices); Guillaume Dufay: Missa L'Homme armé, for 4 voices; Michael Praetorius: Terpsichore; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Mess...
Performers: Coles, Priti; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Filipova, Elena; Gauci, Miriam; Hajossyova, Magdalena [Soprano Vocals]; Hommel, Christian; Horska, Jaroslava; Kundlak, Jozef [Tenor Vocals]; Martin, Andreas ...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Farnlof, Bertil; Niquet, Hervé; Krcek, Jaroslav; ; Brembeck, Christian; Oberfrank, Géza; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Al...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia; Capella Istropolitana; Ensemble Bourrasque; Hungarian Radio Chorus; Le Concert Spirituel Orchestra & Chorus; Oxford Camerata; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Smetana: Dalibor / Kosler, Vodicka, Urbanová, Kusnjer, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 1998-11-06

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96
Performers: Kalendocsky, Jiri; Kopp, Miroslav; Kriz, Vratislav; Kusnjer, Ivan; Markova, Jirina; Marsik, Bohumil; Urbanova, Eva; Vodicka, Leo Marian
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

"Ivan Kusnjer and Vratislav Kriz boom away effectively as King Vladislav and his Commandant Budivoj...The orchestra play splendidly for the late Zdenek Kosler." -Gramophone...continue...

History of Classical Music

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-08-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Chant for Good Friday; Anonymous: Ambrosian Chant for Epiphany; Je Ne Puis . . . Amors Me Tienent . . . Veritatem, for consort; Oy voy; Hildegard von Bingen: Work(s); Pérotin: P...
Performers: Éder String Quartet; Biret, Idil; Cuckston, Alan; Elsner, Kasia; Fawkes, Richard; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter H.; Jandó, Jenö; Kliegel, Maria; Kodaly Quartet; La Scol...
Conductors: ; Antal, Mátyás; Warchal, Bohdan; Kraemer, Nicholas; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Gmür, Hanspeter; Ward, Nicholas; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek;...
Ensemble: ; Accentus Austria (Early Music); Capella Istropolitana; Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna; Ensemble Unicorn; Gothic Voices; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Chorus; In Dulci Jubilo Childre...

Discover the Classics

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-09-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Laudate Deum, introitus; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Georg Phil...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Banowetz, Joseph; Biret, Idil; Cuckston, Alan; Ferrarini, Alida; Jandó, Jenö; Körmendi, Klára; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Lamberti, Giorgio; Nishizak...
Conductors: Turco, Alberto; Summerly, Jeremy; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Edlinger, Richard; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wordsworth, Barry; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Halász, Michael; Jean, Kenneth; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohná...

Classical Music Start-up Kit Vol 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-02-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words for piano no 47 in ...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Nishizaki, Takako; Szkolay, Balazs [Piano]
Conductors: ; Steinberg, Pinchas; Leaper, Adrian; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Nazareth, Daniel; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Alexander; Jean, Kenneth; Symph, Czecho-Slovak Radio; Mog...
Ensemble: ; BRTN Philharmonic Orchesta; CBC Symphony Orchestra; Kodály Quartet

Dvorák - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-11-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Tsutsumi, Tsuyoshi; Von Stade, Frederica
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; ; Davis, Andrew; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Kosler, Zdenek; Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble Wien-Berlin; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Allegri: Miserere and other Choral Masterpieces

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 (BC A183); Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV ...
Performers: Mauro, Anna di
Conductors: ; Summerly, Jeremy; Antal, Mátyás; Wildner, Johannes; Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Camerata Cassovia; Kosice Teachers Chorus; Oxford Camerata; Scholars Baroque Ensemble; Slovak Philharmonic Choir

Dvorak: Slavonic Rhapsodies

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1993-01-15

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Symphonic Poem (Rhapsody) for orchestra in A minor, B. 44 (Op. 14); Slavonic Rhapsodies (3) for orchestra, B. 86 (Op.45)
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Kosler, Zdenek

R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Die Liebe der Danae / Zdenek Kosler

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-11-06

Works: Richard Strauss: Aus Italien, symphonic fantasy, Op. 16 (TrV 147); Die Liebe der Danae, symphonic fragment (arr by Clemens Krauss); Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

R. Strauss: Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel / Kosler, Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-10-24

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

Rhapsody - Hungarian, Spanish, Romanian, Slavonic

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-05-28

Works: George Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsodies (2), for orchestra, Op. 11; Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Rhapsody no 3 for orchestra in A flat major, B. 86/3 (Op. 45/3); Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) f...
Conductors: Jean, Kenneth; Kosler, Zdenek; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Slavonic Festival / Kosler, Pesek, Stankovsky, Wordsworth

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1990-05-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66/B 131; Slavonic Rhapsody no 2 for orchestra in G minor, B. 86/2 (Op.45/2); Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93; Má vlast; Leos J...
Conductors: Stankovsky, Robert; Wordsworth, Barry; Kosler, Zdenek; Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Requiem / Kosler, Hajossyova, Horska, Kundlak

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1989-04-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626
Performers: Hajóssyová, Magdaléna [Sopran; Kundlák, Jozef [Tenor Vocals]; Mikulás, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Ruso, Vladimir
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

"The chorus and soloists are first rate." -Penguin Guide "A strikingly fine rendition." -Fanfare...continue...

Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, etc / Kosler, Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1988-12-15

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Salome, Op. 54; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvorák: Slavonic Dances Opp 46 & 72 / Kosler, Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1988-10-06

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 72/B 147
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

"Idiomatic flavour, and clean, bright, digital sound." -Penguin Guide. "These performances are among the best available." -American Record Guide...continue...

The Mozart Collection Vol 3

10 CD / Naxos (USA) /

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 28 in C major, K 200 (189k); Symphony no 31 in D major, K 297 (300a) "Paris"; Symphony no 34 in C major, K 338; Symphony no 35 i...
Performers: Hajóssyová, Magdaléna; Horská, Jaroslava; Kundlák, Jozef; Kyselak, Ladislav; Mikulas, Peter; Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Kosler, Zdenek
Ensemble: Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Slovak State Philharmonic Chorus