Supraphon

Bedrich Smetana: Piano Works - 6 Morceaux, Op. 1; Woodland Feelings; Caprice; Romanza in B flat et al. / Jitka Cechova, piano

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-05-03

The sixth part of the Bedrich Smetana complete piano works series presents pieces composed in the 1840s, the time of the composer's intensive studies and...continue...

J.S.Bach: Cantatas BWV 202 "Wedding"; BWV 51 "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" / Martina Jankova, soprano; Collegium 1704

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-05-03

Conductors: Luks, Vaclav
Ensemble: Collegium 1704

Libor PeÜek: The Gold Collection - Debussy, Suk, Ravel, Elgar, Scriabin, Bruckner / Michaela Fukacova, cello, Garrick Ohlsson, piano, Eva Depoltova, soprano et al.

4 CD / Supraphon / 2013-05-03

Conductors: PeÜek, Libor
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

To mark Libor Pešek's eightieth birthday, Supraphon presents a representative selection of large orchestral recordings he made from 1981 to 1989. Compositions by Josef Suk,...continue...

Prokofiev: Violin Sonata Op. 115; Violin Sonata No. 1; Janacek: Violin Sonata; Smetana / Josef Spacek, violin; Miroslav Sekera, piano

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-04-07

Still only 26, the violinist Josef Spacek has already covered an enormous amount of ground. After completing his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music...continue...

Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba; The Ballad of Blanik; The Fiddler's Child / Tomas Netopil

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-04-07

Conductors: Netopil, Tomas
Ensemble: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Janacek did not write a great quantity of symphonic works. Besides the Lachian Dances and an outline of the symphony Danube, they merely number the...continue...

French Horn in Prague - works for horn & piano by Kofron, Sestak, Slavicky, Hlobil / Premysl Vojta, horn; Tomoko Sawano, piano

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-04-07

Horn-playing has a long tradition in Bohemia, ranging from the 18th century (J. V. Stich-Punto) to the Tylar brothers and Radek Baborak. And Premysl Vojta...continue...

Kraft, Vranický & Stamitz: Cello Concertos / Michal Kanka, cello. Prague Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-04-03

Conductors:
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

Vivaldi, Bach, Handel: Concertos & Sonatas for Bassoon; CPE Bach: Sonata for solo bassoon / Vaclav Vonasek, bassoon

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-03-04

Conductors:
Ensemble: Barocco sempre giovane

Not only violinists are eternally grateful to Antonio Vivaldi for the sheer abundance of concert works he bequeathed. The instrument he wrote for with the...continue...

Dvorák: Orchestral Works & Concertos / Moravec, Suk, Sadlo, Hudecek [8 CDs]

8 CD / Supraphon / 2013-03-04

Conductors: Neumann, Vaclav; Mackerras, Charles
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Collectors and admirers of Dvorak's music bearing the hallmark of the Czech performance tradition can now add another comprehensive album to put alongside the previous...continue...

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...

Telemann: Twelve Fantasias; Britten: Six Metamorphoses after Ovid / Vilem Veverka, oboe

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-01-07

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasias (12), for flute, TWV 40; Benjamin Britten: Metamorphoses (6) after Ovid, for oboe solo, Op. 49
Performers: Veverka, Vilem

Recording information: St. Francis of Assisi Church, Convent of St. Agnes of B (2012-09-04&2012-09-06_2012-)....continue...

Debussy & Ravel: Piano Music / Ilja Hurnik, piano

1 CD / Supraphon / 2013-01-07

Works: Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; Estampes (3) for Piano; Images (6), for piano, Sets I & II, L. 110 & L. 111; Children's Corner; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Performers: Hurnik, Ilja

How many timbres shades and characters can a melodic instrument express? The repertoire for solo oboe is sparse, yet oboists can boast of a true...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague....continue...

Musici da Camera: Music from Eighteenth Century Prague - Vivaldi, Fasch, Caldara, Tuma / Sergio Azzolini, bassoon; Lenka Torgersen, violin; Helena Zemanová, violin

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04

Works: Antonín Reichenauer: Quartet for violin, cello, bassoon & basso continuo in G minor, Rk 18; Trio Sonata for violin, cello & basso continuo in B flat major, Rk 20; Johann Friedrich Fasch: Quartet...
Performers: Brany, Ludek [Double Bass]; Carreca, Michele; Flekova, Hana; Grudule, Ilze [Cello]; Knebel, Sebastian; Kornfeld, Pablo; Krejca, Jan; Mascardi, Evangelina; Semerad, Vojtech; Stajnochr, Ondrej; Torgers...
Conductors: Semeradova, Jana
Ensemble: Collegium Marianum

Whereas Vivaldi needs no introduction whatsoever and other names (Caldara, Fasch, Tuma) are familiar to lovers of Baroque music, even specialists have only been getting...continue...
Recording information: Church of Our Lady Queen of Angels in Prague (2003-06-??&2005-09-??&2012-)....continue...

Handel: Oratorio Arias / Adam Plachetka, baritone; Czech Baroque Ens.

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04

Conductors: Valek, Roman
Ensemble: Czech Baroque Choir; Czech Baroque Ensemble

Recorded at the Basilica of St. Prokop, Trebíc, August 31 - September 2, 2012.

The oratorios represent the apex of Händel's professional career and they

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Brahms: The Complete Piano Trios / Smetana Trio; Premysl Vojta, French horn; Ludmila Peterková, clarinet

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-11-04

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Trio for Pia...
Performers: Peterkova, Ludmila; Vojta, Premysl
Conductors:
Ensemble: Smetana Trio

Following on from the recording of the complete trios of Antonín Dvorák (Supraphon), the renowned and critically acclaimed Smetana Trio have taken the logical step...continue...
Recording information: The Martínek Studio, Prague....continue...

Leopold Kozeluh: Sonatas for piano, flute & cello / Monika Knoblochova, Jana Semeradova, Hana Flekova

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-10-06

Works: Leopold Antonin Kozeluch: Sonata for fortepiano, flute & cello in C major, P. 9; Sonata for fortepiano, flute & cello in E minor, P. 9; Sonata for fortepiano, flute & cello in D major, P. 9; Sonata f...
Performers: Flekova, Hana; Knoblochov, Monika; Semeradova, Jana

Recorded for the Czech Radio at the Martínek Studio, Prague, March and May, 2011. Today, it is difficult to imagine that the renown of the...continue...

Jan Dismas Zelenka: Missa Nativitatis Domini, Magnificat, O Magnum Mysterium / Musica Florea

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-10-06

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Magnificat for soprano, chorus, instruments & continuo in C major, ZWV 107; O magnum mysterium, motet for alto, 2 flutes ad lib., 2 violins, viola & continuo in E major, ZWV 17; M...
Performers: Brezina, Jaroslav; Kral, Tomas; Mihalcova, Stanislava; Nosek, Jaromir; Sojkova, Barbora; Svoboda, Cenek
Conductors: Stryncl, Marek
Ensemble: Musica Florea

Recorded at the Church of Saints Simon and Jude, Prague, December 7 - 8, 2011. Following on from the previous two titles (Sepolcri, SU 4068-2;...continue...

Zelenka: Sub olea pacis et palma virtutis / Stryncl, et al

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-09-06

Works: Jan Dismas Zelenka: Sub olea pacis, ZWV 175 "S. Wenceslao"
Performers: Brezina, Jaroslav; Forster, Markus; Hlavenkova, Anna; Kiss, Noemi; Prochazka, Ales; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Stryncl, Marek
Ensemble: Boni Pueri Boys Choir; Musica Aeterna; Musica Florea; Philidor Ensemble

"The performance is in the period style. The soloists are all very good, as are the various instrumetnal and choral ensembles. The recording, made in...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

Deja Vu Box II / Vladimir Misik

4 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-03

Michal Prokop and Framus Five

6 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-03

Dvorák: Sonata, Sonatina, etc / Josef Suk, Josef Hála

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 57/B 106; Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 75/B 150; Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 100/B 183; No...
Performers: Hala, Josef; Suk, Josef

Dvorák: Symphonic Poems / Neumann, Czech Philharmonic

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Water Goblin, Op. 107/B 195; Noon Witch, Op. 108/B 196; Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109; Wood Dove, Op. 110/B 198
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvorák: Biblical Songs, Gypsy Songs / Soukupová, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Antonín Dvorák: Biblical Songs, Op. 99/B 185; Zigeunermelodien (7), Op. 55/B 104; Evening Songs, Op. 3; Liebeslieder, Op. 83/B 160
Performers: Blachut, Benno; Holecek, Alfred; Jindrak, Jindrich; Moravec, Ivan; Pohlreich, Ferdinand; Soukupova, Vera

Janácek: Kát'a Kabanová / Mackerras, Benacková, Straka, etc

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Kát'a Kabanov
Performers: Bauerova, Martina; Benackova, Gabriela; Buresova, Dana; Harvanek, Zdenek; Kopp, Miroslav; Kundlak, Jozef; Peckova, Dagmar; Randova, Eva; Straka, Peter; Vele, Ludek
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague National Theatre Chorus

"...Gabriela Benackova...has been able to fill the National Theatre in Prague whenever she sings the role. She sings beautifully here..Janacek's admirers will certainly want to...continue...

Synagogue Chants

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Anonymous: Shema Yisrael
Performers: Handler, Karol; Kohn, Jeno; Kovacs, Alexander; Lorand, Marcel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Lorand

Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Performers: Cizek, Miroslav; Dobra, Jaroslava; Erbenova, Ludmila; Heriban, Josef; Hlavsa, Jan; Hlobilova, Eva; Jedlicka, Dalibor; Kolarova, Katerina; Marova, Libuse; Musilova, Milada; Ourednikova, Vera; Prochazk...
Conductors: Gregor, Bohumil
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra

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

Archiv - Beethoven: String Quintets Op 4 & 104 / Suk Quartet

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 4; Quintet for Strings in C minor, Op. 104
Performers: Spelina, Karel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Suk String Quartet

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

Martinu: Field Mass, Double Concerto, etc / Mackerras, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Field Mass; Double Concerto for 2 String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani; Frescoes of Piero della Francesca for Orchestra
Performers: Bouse, Jan; Ruzicka, Josef; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Janácek: Violin Concerto, etc / Neumann, Suk, Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba; Concerto for Violin "Pilgrimage of the Soul"; Schluck and Jau
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

"...it's an hour and ten minutes of plain old-fashioned superb music-making and a good one-stop place for starting - or rounding out - the Janacek...continue...

Martinu: Violin Concertos, Rhapsody / Suk, Neumann, Czech PO

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Violin no 1, H 226; Concerto for Violin no 2, H 293; Rhapsodie for Viola and Orchestra
Performers: Suk, Josef
Conductors: Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Smetana: My Country / Kubelík, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Smetana: Má Vlast / Smetácek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Smetácek, Václáv
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Fibich: Bride of Messina / Jilek, Prague National Theatre

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Zdenék Fibich: The Bride of Messina, Op 18
Performers: Benackova, Gabriela; Hanus, Karel; Horacek, Jaroslav; Marova, Libuse; Sormova, Nada; Svejda, Miroslav; Zidek, Ivo; Zitek, Vaclav
Conductors: Jílek, Frantisek
Ensemble: Prague National Theatre Chorus; Prague National Theatre Orchestra; Prague Radio Chorus

"It would be hard to imagine a presentation more persuasive than this 1975 Prague Radio recording." -Opera News...continue...

Smetana: Má vlast / Kubelik, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-08-01

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto; Cello Concerto, Piano Concerto / Leonid Kogan, violin; Antonin Jemelik, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-31

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Concerto for Cello in E minor; Ode in Memory of Vladimir Ilich Lenin, for orchestra; Gayane, ballet suite; Garun Yerevan, song for voice & piano; Za...
Performers: Jemelik, Antonin; Khachaturian, Aram; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kogan, Leonid
Conductors: Khachaturian, Aram; Gauk, Aleksandr

Soviet composer, conductor and spontaneous musician - the three faces of Aram Khachaturian

"I am firmly convinced that truly great music must in all its

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Chopin: Nocturnes / Ivan Moravec, piano

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-31

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Nocturne for piano no 3 in B major, Op. 9/3, CT. 1...
Performers: Moravec, Ivan

One of the first recordings that earned Ivan Moravec acclaim and secured him a position among the finest pianists of the 20th century was the...continue...

Josef Suk: Asrael Symphony, Op. 27b; Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20 / Belohlavek

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-31

Works: Josef Suk: Symphony in C minor, Op. 27 "Asrael"; Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

A unique and symbolic encounter: the most distinguished Czech conductor of the present time and a fabulous British orchestra communicate the profound messages in the...continue...
Recording information: Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, Prague, Czech Repu (06/01/2008)....continue...

Harpsichord Music from England, Spain and Portugal, 16th - 18th centuries / Zuzana Ruzickova, harpsichord

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-05

Works: John Dowland: Melancholy Galliard; The Shoemaker's Wife, a Toy, for lute, P 58; My Lady Hunsdon's Allemande, Dowland; Ferdinando Richardson: Pavana (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book); Anonymous: Almande; Jo...
Performers: Ruzickova, Zuzanna

To celebrate the 85th birthday of the "First Lady of the Harpsichord", Supraphon is once more returning to Zuzana Ruicková's extensive discography. Hot on the...continue...

Songs and Dances of the Bohemian Baroque / Musica Bohemica - Jaroslav Kreck

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-07-05

Works: Jaroslav Krcek: Smrti tanec / Kam tak rychle jdeme / O boze muj, o lasko ma, medley of traditional melodies for ense; Tri Hanácké tance (Three Dances from Haná), medley of traditional ...
Conductors: Krcek, Jaroslav
Ensemble: Musica Bohemica

Twenty years ago, Josef Krcek and the ensemble Musica Bohemica made three landmark recordings that conveyed to the listener genuine treasures from the oldest collections...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 Czech Conductors: Martin Turnovsky - Works by Martinu, Ibert, Hindemith, Myslivecek, Bizet

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-06-02

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony no 4; Concertino for cello, wind & brass ensemble, percussion & piano in C minor, H. 143; Ricercari (3) for orchestra, H. 267; Jacques Ibert: Concerto for cello & 10 wind i...
Performers: Cerny, Ladislav; Hurnik, Ilja; Jásek, Ladislav; Navarra, André; Stepan, Pavel
Conductors: Turnovsky, Martin
Ensemble: ; Chamber Harmony; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Paradoxically, a greater opportunity to witness the artistry of the remarkable Czech conductor Martin Turnovsky, whose teachers included Karel Ancerl and George Szell, has been...continue...

Frantisek Benda: Violin Concertos / Ivan Zenaty, violin

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Franz Benda: Concerto for Violin in C major, L. II-1; Concerto for Violin in B flat major, L. II-18; Concerto for Violin in D major, L. II-2; Concerto for Flute in A minor, L. II-16
Performers: Zenaty, Ivan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonia

The most distinguished Czech violinist of the 18th century? The first name that springs to mind is that of Frantisek Benda. His illustrious career led...continue...
Recording information: Martínek Studio, Prague (01/14/2012); Martínek Studio, Prague (05/19/2011-05/21/2011)....continue...

Morava: String Quartets by Pavel Fischer and Iva Bittova / Skampa Quartet

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Pavel Fischer: Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Morava"); Jedú chlapci, jedú, for voice & string quartet; Brodil Janko kone, for voice & string quartet; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Wild Mountain T...
Performers: Bittova, Iva; Fischer, Pavel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Skampa String Quartet

Neither the Skampa Quartet, who have established a firm position among the world's finest chamber ensembles, nor the phenomenal musician Iva Bittová needs any introduction....continue...
Recording information: Martínek Studio, Prague (2011-10-17_2011-10-18&2011-)....continue...

Solo for the King - works for solo flute & BC by Bach, Benda, Quantz et al. / Jana Semeradova, baroque transverse flute

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B minor, BWV 1030; Musical Offering, BWV 1079; Johann Philipp Kirnberger: Trio for flute, violin & continuo in G minor; Johann Joachim Quant...
Performers: Cuiller, Bertrand

Just as France had its Louis XIV, so Germany had Frederick II (1712-1786), whose passionate love of music (to the great annoyance of his father,...continue...
Recording information: St. Francis of Assisi Church, Convent of St. Agnes of B (12/10/2011/12/12/2011)....continue...

Great Czech Conductors: Karel Sejna - Mozart: Sym. 38; Beethoven: Sym. 6; Schubert: Sym. 8; Mahler: Sym. 4

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Symphony no 38 in D major, K 504 "Prague"; La clemenza di Tito, K 621; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F ma...
Performers: Tauberova, Maria
Conductors: Sejna, Karel
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Rarely mentioned in the same breath as his illustrious colleagues Talich, Kubelík and Ancerl, Karel Sejna (1896-1982) was perennially second-in-command, yet despite failing to receive...continue...

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane / Zdenek Chalabala

2 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Aram Khachaturian: Gayane, ballet
Conductors: Chalabala, Zdenek
Ensemble: ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Owing in large part to their exotic inspiration, Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherazade and Aram Khachaturian's Gayane are among the most beautiful and most frequently performed Russian and...continue...
Recording information: Rudolfinum, Prague....continue...