Valaskova, Jana

Opera's Greatest Moments

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Nabucco; Aida, opera; La traviata; Rigoletto; Alfredo Catalani:...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Borowska, Joanna; Dickie, John [Tenor Vocal]; Ferrarini, Alida; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Ionata, Maria Pia; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kwon, Hellen; Lamberti, Giorgio;...
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Wildner, Johannes; Halász, Michael; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Rahbari, Alexander; Leitner, Konrad; Morandi, Pier G.

All the opera you'll ever need! This 2-CD set compiles the world's most famous arias and choruses from the greatest operas of all time....continue...

Respighi: La Primavera, La pentola magica, etc / Adriano, Slovak Radio SO, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Ottorino Respighi: La primavera, for voices, chorus, orchestra & organ, P. 136; Liriche su parole di poeti armeni, songs (4) for voice & piano, P. 132; La pentola magica, ballet on Russian melodies, ...
Performers: Dvorsky, Miroslav; Geriov, Beata; Haan, Richard; Havran, Vladimir; Koncer, Gabriel; Kovacs, Frantisek; Kubovcik, Vladimir; Lednarova, Henrietta; Paulicka, Ivan; Raskova, Vera; Sintal, Michal; Slepkov...
Conductors: Adriano
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Respighi's reputation depends largely on his symphonic poems whose bold use of orchestral colour derived from Rimsky-Korsakov's example. His rarely heard ballet 'La pentola magica'...continue...

Brian: Symphonies no 4 & 12 / Leaper, Valásková, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-01-30

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 4 for soprano, chorus & orchestra, "Das Siegeslied"; Symphony no 12
Performers: Valaskova, Jana
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Youth Echo Choir

A lifelong admirer of German musical culture, literature and thought, Brian wrote his Fourth Symphony 'Das Siegeslied' (Psalm of Victory) at a time when Germany's...continue...

The Very Best of Dvorák

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187; Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American"; Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163; Zigeun...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Valaskova, Jana; Veselka, Stefan; Zhou, Qian
Conductors: Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Kosler, Zdenek; ; Wildner, Johannes; Shafer, Robert; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: ; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Antonin Dvorak is considered the greatest of the Czech nationalist composers of the later 19th century, and he continues to enjoy the widest international popularity....continue...

Life and Works - Antonin Dvorak

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Cypresses (Ohlas písní [Echoes of Songs]), for string quartet (arr. from Cypresses, B. 11), B. 152; Symphony no 3 in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Battersby, Edmund; Brewer, Christine; Gao, Ding; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Klansky, Ivan; Kliegel, Maria; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Simpson, Marietta; Valaskova, J...
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Shafer, Robert; Entremont, Philippe; ; Kolchinsky, Camilla; Kuchar, Theodore; Wordsworth, Barry; Halász, Michael; Wit, Antoni; Wildner, Johannes
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; Joachim Trio; Wind Soloists of the Oslo Philharmonic (Wind Soloi

Dvorak rose from rural origins to become one of the greatest and most influential composers of all time. This portrait-in-sound follows a lovable man from...continue...

Janacek: Danube, etc / Pesek, Valaskova, Husek, Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-02-01

Works: Leos Janácek: Dunaj (The Danube), symphonic poem, JW 9/7 (fragments, completed by O. Chlubna and by M. Stredron &; Schluck und Jau, incidental music, JW 9/11 (unfinished); Moravian Dances (5) fo...
Performers: Husek, Zdenek; Valaskova, Jana
Conductors: Pesek, Libor
Ensemble: Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Bratislava

Like many of his contemporaries, Janacek was interested in folk music, and the five Moravian Dances are derived from the music of his own homeland,...continue...

A-Z of Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-10-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aenaeas; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Alceste; Wolfgang A...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Borowska, Joanna; Carolis, Natale de; Dalayman, Katarina; Gauci, Miriam; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Kertesi, Ingrid; Kohutkova, Adriana; Krause, Monika; Kwon, Hellen;...
Conductors: ; Kovács, László; Wildner, Johannes; Östman, Arnold; Leitner, Konrad; Morandi, Pier G.; Halász, Michael; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Saccani...
Ensemble: ; Bratislava Children's Choir; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata Budapest; Camerata Transylvanica; Capella Istropolitana; Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna; Czecho...

Respighi: La bella dormente nel bosco / Adriano, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1995-10-31

Works: Ottorino Respighi: La bella dormente nel bosco, opera in 3 acts, P. 176
Performers: Benacka, Stanislav; Bernath, Karol; Czakova, Ivana; Dominguez, Guillermo; Durco, Jan; Haan, Richard; Kohutkova, Adriana; Kurnava, Anton; Lednarova, Henrietta; Pasek, Igor; Peckova, Dagmar; Slepkovska...
Conductors: Adriano
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

"Throughout the work I found myself smiling....The qualities of charm, wit, inspiration, and genuine warmth do not inhabit so much music that we can afford...continue...

Brian: Symphonies no 4 & 12 / Leaper, Valásková, et al

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1993-11-01

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphony no 4 for soprano, chorus & orchestra, "Das Siegeslied"; Symphony no 12
Performers: Valaskova, Jana
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Choir; Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra