Bohuslav Martinu - Cello Concertos Nos.1 and 2

Bohuslav MARTINŮ (1890-1959)

Cello Concerto No. 1 (1930, 1939, 1955) 

Cello Concerto No. 2 (1945)

Concertino for cello, wind instruments and percussion (1924) 

Raphael Wallfisch (cello)

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Jiří Bĕlohlávek

rec. Spanish Hall, Prague Castle, 24-28 June 1991, DDD

 

Ernst Toch - Cantata of the Bitter Herbs; Jeptha (Rhapsodic Poem)

 

Ernst TOCH (1887-1964)

Cantata of the Bitter Herbs. 

Jephta, Rhapsodic Poem (Symphony No. 5).*

Theodore Bikel, narrator; Carol Meyer, soprano; Elizabeth Shammash, mezzo; Richard Clement, tenor; Ted Christopher, baritone; 

Prague Philharmonic Choir; 

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; 

Seattle Symphony*

Gerard Schwarz,.

Gorecki - Old Polish Music; Beatus Vir; Totus Tuus

 

Henryk GORECKI (1933-2010)

Old Polish Music, Op.24 (1969)

Totus Tuus, Op.60 (1987)

Beatus Vir, Op.38 (1979)

Nikita Storojev (bass)

Prague Philharmonic Choir 

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

John Nelson

Joseph Achron - Violin Concerto; The Golem; Two Tableaux from Belhazzar

Joseph ACHRON (1886-1943)

Violin Concerto no. 1, Op. 60

Elmar Oliveira, violin

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin*/Joseph Silverstein

Rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin July 1998. DDD

Co-production with Deutschland Radio and the ROC GmbH-Berlin

The Golem (Suite): Creation of the Golem; The Golem's Rampage; The Fatigued Wanderer (Lullaby); Dance of the Phantom Spirits; Petrifying of the Golem

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz

Rec. Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic, Sept 2000. DDD

Two Tableaux from the Theatre Music to Belshazzar

Barcelona Symphony/National Orchestra of Catalonia/Gerard Schwarz

Rec. Centre Cultural de Sant Cugat, Barcelona, Spain. Jan 2000. DDD

world premiere recordings

Schulhoff; Haas, Klein and Ullmann - Orchestral Works

Erwin SCHULHOFF (1894-1942)

Symphony No.2

Pavel HAAS (1899-1944)

Studie für Streichorchester

Gideon KLEIN (1919-1945)

Partita für Streicher

Viktor ULLMANN (1898-1945)

Symphony No.2 D-Dur

Tschechische Philharrmonie

Gerd Albrecht

Recording: 3, 4 May; 2, 3 June 1993, Rudolfinum Prague

Antonin Dvorak - Armida

Antonin DVORAK (1841-1904)

Armida, Op. 115/B 206

Pavel Daniluk (Bass), George Fortune (Bass), Vratislav Kriz (Baritone),

Miroslav Podskalsky (Bass), Zdenek Harvánek (Baritone), Milan Bürger (Bass),

Richard Sporka (Tenor), Jan Markvart (Baritone), Vladimir Nacházel (),

Roman Janal (Bass), Joanna Borowska (Soprano), Monika Brychtová (),

Wieslaw Ochman (Tenor)

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra,  Prague Chamber Chorus

Gerd Albrecht

Date of Recording: 1995

Martinu - Cello Concertos Nos.1 and 2

 Bohuslav MARTINŮ (1890-1959)

Cello Concerto No. 1 (1930, 1939, 1955)

Cello Concerto No. 2 (1944-45)

Angelica May (cello)

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Václav Neumann

rec Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, 2-3 Nov 1981, DDD

Josef Suk - Asrael

JOSEF SUK (1874-1935)

 Asrael
Symphonie for grand Orchestra Op-27

Czech Philarmonic Orchestra

Vaclav Neumann

Dvorak - Symphonic Poems

Antonin Dvorak

Symphonic Poems 

Charles Mackerras 

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Respighi - Trittico Botticelliano; Gli Uccelli; La Boutique Fantasque

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Trittico Botticelliano 

Gli Uccelli 

La Boutique Fantasque

Prague Chamber Orchestra

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra 

Antonio Pedrotti (Conductor)

Leos Janácek - Osud

Leos Janácek:
 Osud (Fate)

Dagmar Maskova, Vladimir Nachazel, Eva Zbytovska, Ivan Kusnjer, Lenka Kucerova, et al.

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerd Albrecht  
   

Leos Janacek - Taras Bulba; The Fiddler's Child; The Cunning Little Vixen; Jealousy Overture

Leos JANACEK (1854-1928): 

Taras Bulba

The Fiddler's Child

The Cunning Little Vixen

Jealousy Overture

 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Jiri Belohlavek,

Martinu - Complete Symphonies

Bohuslav MARTINU  (1890-1959)

The Six Symphonies (1942-1953)

Symphony No. 1 (1942) [37.22]
Symphony No. 2 (1943) [23.40]
Symphony No. 3 (1944) [28.36]
Symphony No. 4 (1945) [33.29]
Symphony No. 5 (1946) [29.48]
Symphony No. 6 Fantaisies Symphoniques (1953) [27.41]

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Václav Neumann

Martinu - Field Mass; Double Concerto; Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca

Bohuslav MARTINŮ (1890-1959) 

Field Mass for male chorus, with baritone solo and orchestra (1939) 

Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani (1938) 

Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca (1955)

Václav Zítek (bar) (Mass) 

Czech Philharmonic Chorus/Lubomír Mátl (Mass) 

Czech PO

Charles Mackerras (Mass) 

Josef Růžička (piano) (Concerto) 

Jan Bouše (timp) (Concerto) 

Prague Radio SO

Charles Mackerras (Concerto, Frescoes) 

rec Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, 20-21 Jan 1984 (Field Mass); 15-16 Feb 1982 (Frescoes, Concerto)

Martinu - Ariane (Opera in 1 Act)

Bohuslav MARTINU (1890-1959)

Ariane (Opera in One Act) 

Composed 1958 - first performance 1961

Soloists; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Vaclav Neumann

Ariane is a one-act opera by Bohuslav Martinů to a French libretto by the composer drawn from a play by Georges Neveux, (who also supplied the text to the composer's opera Julietta).

Gounod - Messe solennelle de Sainte Cécile

Charles GOUNOD (1818-1893)

Messe solennelle de Ste Cécile

Irmgard Seefried · Gerhard Stolze

Hermann Uhde

Czech Philharmonic Chorus

and Orchestra

Igor Markevitch