Straka, Peter

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...

Berg: Lulu / Wesler-Most/Zurich Opera, Aikin, Kallisch [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2011-05-31

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu
Performers: Aikin, Laura; Kallisch, Cornelia; Muff, Alfred; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Zurich Opera Orchestra

When Lulu premiered in Zurich in 1937 it immediately created a scandal. The sexually explicit topic and dubious characters of the drama barely cause a...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: German, English, Fre...continue...

Janácek: The Diary of One Who Disappeared

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Leos Janácek: The Diary of One Who Disappeared (Zápisník zmizelého), song cycle for mezzo-soprano, tenor, female c; Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"
Performers: Lapsansky, Marián; Straka, Peter

Janácek: The Excursions of Mr Broucek / Belohlávek, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-08-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Vylety páne Brouckovy (The Excursions of Mr. Broucek), opera in 2 parts, JW 1/6 & 1/7
Performers: Bauerova, Martina; Bowen, Christopher; Brezina, Jaroslav; Briscein, Ales; Gibbs, Charles; Goater, Edward; Haan, Maria; Janal, Roman; Plech, Zdenek; Sibera, Vaclav; Smidova, Lenka; Straka, Peter; Vaci...
Conductors: Belohlávek, Jirí

"Janacek himself takes the story seriously, and the opera is full of wonderful portraits and parodies--of artists, poets, soldiers, and ordinary people. The inevitable pair...continue...

Janacek: From The House of the Dead / Boulez/Mahler Chamber Orch. [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-04-22

Works: Leos Janácek: From the House of the Dead
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bar, Olaf; Chmelo, Vladimir; Galla, Ján; Margita, Stefan; Stoklossa, Eric; Straka, Peter; Sulzenko, Jiri; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Janacek's rarely performed final opera 'From the House of the Dead' is brought to the stage by acclaimed director Patrice Chereau and legendary conductor Pierre...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Triples - Berg: Lulu / Tate, Wise, Fassbaender, Schöne, Hotter

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera
Performers: Bakow, Boris; Clarey, Cynthia; Clark, Graham [Tenor]; Dudziak, Francis; Estourelle, Catherine; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Gutstein, Ernst; Hennequin, Herve; Hotter, Hans; Kale, Stu...
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: French National Orchestra

Mozart: Mitridate / Hamoncourt/Concentus Musicus Wien [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-04-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a)
Performers: Gjevang, Anne; Kenny, Yvonne; Murray, Ann; Rodgers, Joan; Straka, Peter; Winbergh, Gosta
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus

Written when Mozart was just fourteen, 'Mitridate, Re di Ponte' is an endless flow of beautiful melodies and dramatic recitatives. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, whose insistence on...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Leos Janácek: Lasské tance; Suita opus 3; Hospodine!; Otcenás

1 CD / Orfeo / 2006-02-21

Works: Leos Janácek: Lachian (Lasské) Dances (6) for orchestra, JW 6/17; Suite (Serenade) for orchestra, Op. 3, JW 6/6; Hospodine (Lord Have Mercy) for soloists, double chorus, organ, harp & brass...
Performers: Aghov, Livia; Daniluk, Pavel; Dicke, Peter; Sabine Thiel; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd

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

Mozart: Requiem K.626

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lacrimoso son' io, K 555
Performers: Holle, Matthias; Petrig, Caroline Maria; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu

Mendelssohn: Symphonies / Weller, et al

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Sympho...
Performers: Hagley, Alison [Soprano Vocals]; Haymon, Cynthia; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Weller, Walter
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Bruckner: Mass In F Minor [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2002-02-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Mass no 3 in F minor, WAB 28
Performers: Holle, Mathias; Price, Margaret; Soffel, Doris; Sotin, Hans; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Run Time: 60 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: French, English, Japanese, Spanish
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Janacek: Sarka / Mackerras, Urbanova, Straka, Brezina, et al

1 CD / Supraphon / 2001-03-23

Works: Leos Janácek: Sárka, opera, JW 1/1
Performers: Brezina, Jaroslav; Straka, Peter; Urbanova, Eva; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Baritone
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chorus

The young Janacek began to write his first opera, "Sarka", in 1887. The following year he discontinued work on it and laid the unfinished work...continue...

Dvorak: Wanda / Albrecht, Romanko, Straka, Daniluk, et al

3 CD / Orfeo / 2000-11-03

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Vanda, opera, B. 55 (Op.25)
Performers: Breedt, Michelle; Daniluk, Pavel; Romanko, Olga; Straka, Peter; Tchistjakova, Irina; Vocals], Ivan Kusnjer [Baritone
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus

Janacek: Kát'a Kabanov

2 CD / Supraphon Import / 1997-12-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Káta Kabanová, opera, JW 1/8
Performers: Bauerova, Martina; Benackova, Gabriela; Buresova, Dana; Kopp, Miroslav; Kundlák, Jozef [Tenor Vocals]; Peckova, Dagmar; Straka, Peter
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir

Berg: Lulu / Schirmer, Hauman, Danish National RSO

3 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-07-15

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera
Performers: Adam, Theo; Byriel, Sten; Cold, Ulrik; Elmark, Susanne; Hauman, Constance; Henning-Jensen, Gert; Hoffmeyer, Stig; Jaffe, Monte; Juon, Julia; Larsen, Morten Frank; Ranada, Helene; Straka, Peter; Viklu...
Conductors: Schirmer, Ulf
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Janácek: Osud

1 CD / Orfeo / 1995-10-12

Works: Leos Janácek: Osud (Fate), opera, JW 1/5
Performers: Aghov, Livia; Benackova, Marta; Eva Zbytovska; Lenka Kucerova; Ludmila Novakova-Vernerova; Margita, Stefan; Martina Strakova; Maskova, Dagmar; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Moravec, Lubomir; Sporka, ...
Conductors: Albrecht, Gerd