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Collected Music of Jerome David Goodman / Vladimir Valek, Ron Dank, Jana Herajnova

1 CD / Navona / 2013-05-28

Conductors: Valek, Vladimir;
Ensemble: Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra; Prism Quartet

Goodman's works posses a unique musical language, marked by his blending of the lush and rhapsodic with the tough and rigorous, often incorporated into the...continue...

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

Newton D. Strandberg: Essay for String Orch.; Amenhotep III; String Trio; Acts for Orch. / Tamsin Dalley, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Ravello / 2012-06-26

Works: Newton Strandberg: Essay, for string orchestra; Amenhotep III, for orchestra; String Trio; Acts, for orchestra; Unspecified: [CD-ROM Track]
Performers: Dalley, Tasmin
Conductors: Manahan, George; Válek, Vladimír; Briggs, Roger
Ensemble: ; Moravian Philharmonic Chamber Players; New York Chamber Symphony

Featuring performances by orchestras and ensembles from around the globe, the 4 pieces on this recording serve as an astute collection of Standberg's output as...continue...

Antonin Tucapsky: Sacred Works / Nao Higano, Jan Steyer

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Antonin Tucapsky: Stabat Mater, for 2 voices, choir & orchestra; Mary Magdalene, for voice, choir & organ
Performers: Aunick, Pavla; Higano, Nao; Manal, Roman; Steyer, Jan
Conductors: Válek, Vladimír

Tucapsky's Stabat Mater is considered his masterpiece and we are proud to present it this month along with the composer's other seminal religious work, Mary...continue...

Ladislav Kubík: Songs of Zhivago [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Neos Production Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Ladislav Kubik: Songs of Zhivago, for tenor & piano; Concerto breve, for piano & orchestra; Sinfonietta no 2 "Jacob's Well", for orchestra
Performers: Sobkowska, Joanna; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Zollman, Ronald; Válek, Vladimír

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Quintessence

1 CD / Ravello / 2010-01-26

Works: Alan Beeler: The Bald Soprano Fantasy, for orchestra; Concerto for bassoon, horn & orchestra; Symphony no 2; Sinfonia for Strings; Concerto for oboe & orchestra; Quintessence 2, for orchestra
Performers: Horn], Jeff Lang [French; Laskowski, Kim; Sullivan, Matt
Conductors: Válek, Vladimír; Schwarz, Gerard; Trevor, Kirk; Manahan, George; Alsop, Marin; Briggs, Roger

Smetana: Haakon Jarl Op16; Wallenstein's Camp Op14

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Richard III, symphonic poem, JB 1; Wallensteins Lager (Wallenstein's Camp), symphonic poem, JB 1; Hakon Jarl, symphonic poem, JB 1; Pochod k slavnosti Shakespearove (Shakespeare Fest...
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Válek, Vladimír; Belohlávek, Jirí

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...

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...

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...

Tomásek: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Válek, Simon, Prague RSO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2006-09-02

Works: Vaclav Jan Tomásek: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Simon, Jan
Conductors: Válek, Vladimír

"It is beyond belief that we have had to wait so long for world premiere recordings of Vaclav Jan Tomasek's (1774-1850) first two piano concertos....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies / Valek, Prague RSO

4 CD / Supraphon / 2005-11-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64...
Conductors: Válek, Vladimír

Tchaikovskys music has inspired generation after generation of players and listeners, and Supraphon is proud to bring you the latest digital studio recording of his...continue...

Dvorák: Symphonies no 1-9 / Válek, Prague Radio SO

6 CD / Supraphon / 2004-11-05

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 ...
Conductors: Válek, Vladimír

American Classics - Barati: Symphony no 1, etc / Kovács, etc

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

Works: George Barati: Symphony no 1 ("Alpine Symphony"); Chant of Light, for orchestra; Chant of Darkness, for orchestra
Conductors: Kovács, László; Válek, Vladimír

This collection juxtaposes a major work from Barati's maturity, the First Symphony of 1963, with two companion pieces from his later years. In all these...continue...

Martinu: Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra, etc / Valek

1 CD / Elan / 2000-10-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra; Concerto Grosso for Chamber Orchestra, H 263; Czech Dancess (3) for 2 Pianos; Fantasie for 2 Pianos; Impromptus (2) for Harpsichord
Performers: Narboni, Nicole
Conductors: Válek, Vladimir
Ensemble: Talich Chamber Orchestra

Bohuslav Martinu is one of the classic figures in 20th century music. He was a student of violin and organ at the Prague Conservatory and...continue...

Back 2 Back:brahms/Lizst

1 CD / SPJ Music / 2000-05-16

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Rhapsodies (2) for Piano, Op. 79; Variations on a Theme of Ha...
Performers: Klien, Walter; Matousek, Bohuslav; Rose, Jerome; Vazsonyi, Balint
Conductors: Scholz, Alfred; Hagen, Hans; Válek, Vladimír; Horenstein, Jascha; Klien, Walter [Piano]; Saccani, Rico

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

Gerber: Musique de Chambre / Caillat, Geneva Camerata, et al

1 CD / Gallo / 1996-09-01

Works: René Gerber: Sarabande for Cello and Piano; Sonata for Violin and Piano; Concerto for 12 Wind Instruments and Piano; Sonata for Harp; French Suite for Orchestra no 3
Performers: Caillat, Gui-Michel; Clottu, Dagmar; Lege, Fabienne; Sarnau, Friedemann; Weber, Tamas
Conductors: Delley, Claude; Válek, Vladimir
Ensemble: Czech Budejovice Chamber Orchestra; Geneva Camerata