Starek, Jiri

The Most Beautiful Classical Melodies

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-05-18

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Jules Massenet: Thaïs; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Edvard Grieg: From Holberg's Time, Op. 40; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541;...
Performers: Bunin, Vladimir; Stan, Eduard
Conductors: Hahn, Klaus-Peter; Mikhailov, Alexander; Marriner, Sir Neville; Falk, Peter; Starek, Jiri

Romantic Orchestral Masterpieces / Rilling, Gielen, Marriner, Sanderling, et al

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-01-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, in E major Op. 21; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Hector Berlioz: Le carnaval romain (Roman Carnival Overture), ouvertur...
Conductors: Rilling, Helmuth; Gielen, Michael; Cambreling, Sylvain; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hahn, Klaus-Peter; Starek, Jiri; Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

The masterpieces of European Baroque, Classical, and Romantic choral and orchestral music are the foundation of the Hanssler Classic catalog. The new 'Masterpieces' series will...continue...

Bloch: Concerto symphonique, Works for Piano & Orchestra

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2007-10-15

Works: Ernest Bloch: Concerto symphonique, for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos); Concerto Grosso no 1, for string orchestra & piano; Scherzo fantasque, for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos)
Performers: Lin, Jenny [Piano]
Conductors: Starek, Jiri

Exciting, revelatory performances of rare and interesting repertoire from one of today's outstanding young pianists. Bloch's works rank among the most distinguished achievements in the...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...

Legendary Treasures - Philippe Hirschhorn - Violin Concertos

3 CD / Doremi / 2007-05-08

Works: Niccolò Paganini: Concerto for Violin no 1 in E flat major (usually transposed to D major), Op. 6, MS 21; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Sonata for Violin and Piano no ...
Performers: Barth, Helmut; Hirschhorn, Philip; Leonskaya, Lidiya
Conductors: Defossez, René; Starek, Jiri; Segal, Uri; Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: ; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Philippe Hirschhorn won First Prize in the International Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1967, in which Gidon Kremer came in third. (The jury included Oistrakh, Menuhin,...continue...

Railroad Rhythms - Classical Music About Trains / Stárek

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-08-21

Works: Hans Christian Lumbye: Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop; Aaron Copland: John Henry; Alois Pachernegg: Unter Dampf! Ein Zug fährt vorüber, for orchestra; Jacques Ibert: Suite symphonique; Vinc...
Conductors: Starek, Jiri

This CD brings together compositions from slightly more than a hundred years, featuring treatments of the "railroad" theme - now idyllic or impressionistic, now realistic...continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos / Uhlig, Stárek, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2004-11-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concertino for 2 pianos, Op. 94; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102
Performers: Leiner, Peter; Uhlig, Florian
Conductors: Starek, Jiri

"Florian Uhlig is one of the most individual and imaginative young pianists of our time." - Musical Opinion...continue...