Kanka, Michal

Russian Season / Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, etc.

1 CD / Praga / 2012-03-13

Works: Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D; Petite Suite for Piano; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 4, Op. 36; Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 30; Sergey Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Op....
Performers: EB, Christoph [Horn]; Hrsel, Martin; Janackova, Marketa; Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]; Kondratenko, Irina; Prague Piano Duo
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny;
Ensemble: ; Czech Nonet; Kinsky Trio Prague; Prazák Quartet (String Quartet)

This fascinating and musically rewarding collection from Praga samples the many recordings of Russian music from the label's extensive back catalog. It offers the listener...continue...

Ravel: Chamber Works For Violin / Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Josiane Marfurt, Michal Kanka

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2012-02-14

Works: Maurice Ravel: Tzigane; Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; Berceuse sur le nom de Fauré; Sonata for Violin and Cello; Pièce en forme de Habañera; Sonata Posthume for Violin ...
Performers: Kanka, Michal; Marfurt, Josiane; Rozhdestvensky, Sasha

Maurice Ravel's rich and colorful works for violin and piano have become part of the core repertoire. They acknowledge the influences of a range of...continue...
Recording information: Prague Conservatory (07/23/2011-07/27/2011)....continue...

Borodin: Piano Trio; String Sextet; Trios (2) Two Violins and Cello / Kinsky Trio, Prazak Quartet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-12-13

Works: Alexander Borodin: Trio for Piano and Strings in D major (3 movements only); String Sextet in D minor (3rd & 4th movements lost); Trio for 2 violins & cello in G minor (based on a Russian song "How I...
Performers: Holek, Vlastimil; Hula, Pavel; Hulova, Lucie Sedlakova; Kanka, Michal; Kluson, Josef; Pechocova, Slavka; Peruska, Jan; Sedlak, Martin
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kinsky Trio Prague; Prazak Quartet

The youthful Kinsky Trio continues the venerable tradition of the Czech chamber music school with their idiomatic performances of works by their countrymen and impassioned...continue...

Richard Strauss: Piano Quartet Op. 13; Cello Sonata Op. 6; Capriccio String Sextet

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-07-12

Works: Richard Strauss: Quartet for Piano and Strings in C minor, Op. 13 (TrV 137); Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major, Op. 6; Capriccio, Op. 85
Performers: Coelho, Miguel Borges; Fortin, Vladimir; Holman, Petr; Kanka, Michal
Conductors:
Ensemble: Capriccio String Sextet; Prazak Quartet

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

This disc contains pieces from both the beginning and the end of Strauss' career. A master of the lyrical stage,...continue...
Recording information: Lichtenstein Palace Martinu Hall (Hamu), Prague....continue...

Alexander Zemlinsky: Maiblumen blühten überall; Two Pieces for String Quintet; Cello Sonata; Three Pieces for Cello

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2011-07-12

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Mailblumen blühten überall, for soprano & string sextet; Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor; String Quintet (movements 2 & 3 lost); Pieces (3) for Cello and Piano
Performers: Fortin, Vladimir; Hajkova, Lucie; Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]; Kluson, Josef
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prazak Quartet

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

A pianist and composer, Zemlinsky's primary musical influence was Johannes Brahms. The centerpiece of this program is Maiblumen blühten...continue...
Recording information: Lichtenstein Palace Martinu Hall (Hamu), Prague (2010-12-09&2010-12-19&2011-)....continue...

Borodin: Quartet No. 2; Cello Sonata; Piano Quintet in C minor / Prazak Quartet

1 CD / Praga / 2011-07-12

Works: Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; Sonata for cello & piano in B minor; Piano Quintet in C minor
Performers: Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prazak Quartet

SACD Hybrid/ Stereo & Multi-channel/ DSD

An amateur cellist, the composer of Prince Igor was the only one of the Group of Five to have...continue...
Recording information: Domovina Studio, Prague (03/1999/01/2000)....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...

Ernset Bloch: From Jewish Life; Cello Works

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-09-14

Works: Ernest Bloch: From Jewish Life; Baal shem; Méditation Hébraïque; Voice in the Wilderness, symphonic poem for cello & orchestra (or piano); Visions & Prophecies, for piano; Suite no...
Performers: Coelho, Miguel Borges; Kanka, Michal

Violinist, pianist, conductor and composer, Ernest Bloch had to live between two worlds: his native Europe, torn by wars and anti-Semitism, and the American mirage...continue...
Recording information: Prague....continue...

Shostakovich: Cello Sonata, Op. 40

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2010-05-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40; Two Pieces for cello and piano, from the Second Ballet Suite; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]

This disc of music for cello and piano by Shostakovich juxtaposes two disparate styles. The tumultuous and virtuoso sonata of Opus 40, still influenced by...continue...
Recording information: Prague (11/02/2009/12/15/2009)....continue...

Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Cello Sonatas Opp. 21, 63, & 72; String Trio, Op. 48

1 Super Audio CD / Praga Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Trio for violin, viola & cello, Op. 48; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Sonata for solo cello no 1, Op. 72
Performers: Coelho, Miguel Borges; Kanka, Michal
Conductors:
Ensemble: Beethoven String Trio of London

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...
Recording information: Dominova Studio, Prague, Czech Republic....continue...

French Romantic Cello Sonatas

1 Super Audio CD / Praga Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for cello & piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 32; Léon Boëllmann: Sonata for cello & piano in A minor, Op. 40; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A ...
Performers: Kanka, Michal

Import Hybrid-SACD pressing....continue...
Recording information: Martinu Music Hall, Prague (11/03/2007/11/18/2007)....continue...

Czech Serenade

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 81/B 155; Waltz for piano in A major, B. 101/1 (Op. 54/1); Czech Suite, for orchestra in D major, B. 93 (...
Performers: Adamec, Petr; Hudecek, Vaclav; Kanka, Michal; Klepac, Jaromir [Piano]; Panenka, Jan
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí; Smetacek, Vaclav; Vlcek, Oldrich; Ancerl, Karel

Dvorak: Chamber Works / Panocha String Quartet, et al

4 CD / Supraphon / 2008-07-04

Works: Antonin Dvorák: String Quintet in A minor, B. 7 (Op. 1); String Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello in E flat major ("American"), B. 180 (Op. 97); Quintet for String Quartet and Double Bass ...
Performers: Kanka, Michal; Kluson, Josef; Kodousek, Josef; Nejtek, Pavel; Panenka, Jan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Suk Trio

Following the extremely successful Dvorak string quartets set, the internationally renowned Panocha Quartet - celebrating this year its incredible 40th anniversary of performing in the...continue...

Brahms: The Two Cello Sonatas, etc / Kanka, Klánsky

1 Super Audio CD / Praga Import / 2005-08-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"
Performers: Kanka, Michal; Klansky, Ivan

Haydn: Cello Concertos, etc / Kanka, Prague CO

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2005-01-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Symphony no 22 in E flat major, H 1 no 22 "Philosopher"; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101)
Performers: Kanka, Michal

Michal Kanka fully captures the post-baroque viruoso style of the first and the pre-romantic overtones of the second. As an interlude, the Prague Chamber Orchestra...continue...

Czech "Degenerate Music" Vol 4 - Schulhoff: Chamber Music

1 Super Audio CD / Praga / 2004-09-14

Works: Erwin Schulhoff: Pieces (5) for string quartet; Concertino for Flute, Viola and Double Bass; Duo for Violin and Cello; Sextet for 2 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos
Performers: Hudec, Jiri; Hula, Pavel; Kanka, Michal; Kluson, Josef; Kunt, Václav
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kocian Quartet; Prazák Quartet (String Quartet)

"This lively and well-played program combines some of the most popular works by Erwin Schulhoff... There is a lot of imagination in his style. It...continue...

Schönberg: String Quartet, String Trio, etc / Prazak Quartet

1 CD / Praga / 2002-06-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings in D major; String Trio, Op. 45; Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47
Performers: Holek, Vlastimil; Kanka, Michal; Kayahara, Sachiko; Kluson, Josef; Remes, Vaclav

"This recording begins with Gustav Mahler's only extant piece of chamber music, the 12-minute Piano Quartet that he wrote in 1876 while he was student...continue...

Dvorák: String Quartet no 12, Terzetto, Bagatelles / Prazák

1 CD / Praga / 1998-06-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Terzetto for 2 violins & viola in C major, B. 148 (Op. 74); Bagatelles (5) for 2 violins, cello & harmonium, B. 79 ...
Performers: Holek, Vlastimil; Kanka, Michal; Kluson, Josef; Remes, Vaclav