Music of the Enlightenment (Vol.8/29) – Mozart, Beethoven – Piano Concertos

Music of the Enlightenment (CD8/29) - The Classical Concerto:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Concerto no.21 in C major, K.467 *
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.19 +

Stefan Vladar - piano and direction *
Paul Lewis - piano +
Camerata Salzburg *
BBC Symphony Orchestra +
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor +

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Schumann, Dvorak – Piano Concertos – Francesco Piemontesi

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Piano Concerto in G minor, op.33 (original published version from 1883)

Francesco Piemontesi - piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Beethoven, Franck, Ravel – Works for Piano and Orchestra – Ivan Moravec

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, op.58
César Franck (1822-1890):
Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Piano Concerto in G major

Ivan Moravec - piano
Prague Philharmonia
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Janáček – Opera Suites – Jiří Bělohlávek

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) - Opera Suites:
"The Cunning Little Vixen" (arr.Václav Talich, revision Václav Smetáček)
"From the House of the Dead" (arr.František Jílek)
"The Excursions of Mr. Brouček" (arr.Jaroslav Smolka)

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Martinů – The Epic of Gilgamesh – Jiri Belohlavek

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
The Epic of Gilgamesh - cantata

Marcela Machotková - soprano
Jiří Zahradníček - tenor
Václav Zítek - baritone
Karel Průša - bass
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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The Best of Czech Classics – Smetana, Dvořák – Belohlavek, Neumann

CD 1:
Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
My Country (Má vlast) *

CD 2:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Slavonic Dances, opp.46 & 72 +

CD 3:
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 "From the New World" *
Carnival - concert ouverture, op.92 *
Symphonic Variations, op.78 *

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor *
Václav Neumann - conductor +

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The Best of Czech Classics – Dvořák – Concertos – VA

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) - Concertos:

CD 1:
Concerto No.1 for Cello and Orchestra in A major
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G minor, op.33

Miloš Sádlo - cello
Ivan Moravec - piano


CD 2:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F minor, op.11 *
Mazurek for Violin and Orchestra, op.49 *
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor, op.53 +

Václav Hudeček - violin *
Josef Suk - violin +


CD 3:
Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra, op.68 no.5
Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, op.94
Concerto No.2 for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, op.104

Miloš Sádlo - cello


Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Václav Neumann - conductor
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Dvořák – Cello Concerto, Piano Trio “Dumky” – Jean-Guihen Queyras

remembering Antonín Dvořák on his birthday

(September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904)

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104
Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, op.90 "Dumky" *

Jean-Guihen Queyras - cello
Isabelle Faust - violino *
Alexander Melnikov - piano *
Prague Philharmonia
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Mendelssohn, Rossini, Bruch - Works for Clarinet and Orchestra – Peterková

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concert Piece in D minor for Clarinet, Basset horn and Orchestra No.2, op.114
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868):
Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
Max Bruch (1838-1920):
Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra in E minor, op.88
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868):
Variations in C major for Clarinet and small Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Concert Piece in F minor for Clarinet, Basset horn and Orchestra No.1, op.113

Ludmila Peterková - clarinet
Nicolas Baldeyrou - basset horn
Alexander Besa - viola
The Prague Philharmonia
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Bohuslav Martinů – The 6 Symphonies – Jiří Bělohlávek

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) - the Symphonies:

CD 1:
Symphony No.1
Symphony No.2

CD 2:
Symphony No.3
Symphony No.4

CD 3:
Symphony No.5
Symphony No.6 "Fantaisies symphoniques"

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Dvořák, Tchaikovsky – Violin Concertos – Pavel Šporcl

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Concerto in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, op.53 *
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, op.35 +

Pavel Šporcl - violin
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy - conductor *
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor +

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Foerster – Violin Concertos – Ivan Ženatý

Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1859-1951):
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in C minor, op.88
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in D minor, op.104

Ivan Ženatý - violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Ostrčil – Symphony in A major, Sinfonietta – Belohlávek

remembering Otakar Ostrčil on his birthday

(February 25, 1879 – August 20, 1935)

Otakar Ostrčil (1879-1935):
Symphony in A major, op.7
Sinfonietta, op.20

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Martinů – Špalíček – Jílek

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Špalíček - Ballet with singing in three acts *
The Spectre's Bride - ballad for soprano, tenor, bass chorus and orchestra +
The romance of the Dandelions - cantata for chorus and soprano solo #
The Primsrose - five duets for sopranos, contraltos, violin and piano §

Anna Kratochvílová - soprano *
Jiřina Marková - soprano +
Milada Čejková - soprano #
Miroslav Kopp - tenor * +
Richard Novák - bass *
Pavel Horáček - bass +
Petr Messiereur - violin §
Stanislav Boguina - piano §
Kantiléna Children's Chorus *
Kühn Chorus * + # §
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra *
Prague Symphony Orchestra +
František Jílek - conductor *
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor +
Pavel Kühn - conductor # §

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Mozart, Voříšek - Symphonies - Bělohlávek

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Symphony No.38 in D major "Prague"
Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek (1791-1825):
Symphony in D major, op.24

Prague Philharmonia
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Suk – Fairy Tale; Serenade for Strings – Bělohlávek

Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Pohádka (Fairy Tale), op.16
Serenade for strings in E flat major, op.6

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Krumpholtz - Concertos for Harp and Orchestra - Bouskova (Vol. 2)

Jan Kritel Krumpholz (Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz) (1747-1790):
Concerto in E major for Harp and Orchestra No.3, op.6/1
Concerto in D major for Harp and Orchestra No.4, op.6/2
Concerto in F major for Harp and Orchestra No.6, op.9

Jana Boušková - harp
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Krumpholtz - Concertos for Harp and Orchestra - Bouskova (Vol. 1)

Jan Kritel Krumpholz (Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz) (1747-1790):
Concerto in E flat major for Harp and Orchestra No.1, op.4
Concerto in B flat major for Harp and Orchestra No.2, op.4
Concerto in B flat major for Harp and Orchestra No.5, op.7

Jana Boušková - harp
Prague Chamber Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Martinu - Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Concertino - Wallfisch

Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 (1955 version)
Concerto for Cello and orchestra No.2
Concertino in C minor for Cello, Wind instruments, Piano and Percursion

Rafel Wallfisch - cello
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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Brahms - Piano Concertos - Moravec, Belohlávek

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, op.83

Ivan Moravec - piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek - conductor

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