J.Stamitz – Concertos for Organ and Orchestra – Alena Veselá

Johann Stamitz (Jan Václav Stamic) (1717-1757):
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra no.1 in D major
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra no.2 in C major
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra no.3 in B flat major
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra no.4 in E flat major

Alena Veselá - organ
Dvořák Chamber Orchestra
František Xaver Thuri - harpsichord
Vladimir Válek - conductor

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Bruch, Bloch, Popper – Music for Cello and Orchestra – Jiří Hošek

Max Bruch (1839-1920):
Kol Nidrei, op.47 - Adagio for Cello and Orchestra
Ernst Bloch (1885-1977):
Schelomo - Hebrew Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
David Popper (1843-1913):
Tarantella in G major, op.33 for Cello and Orchestra
Adagio for 3 Cellos and Orchestra *

Jiří Hošek - cello
Jan Širc - cello *
Radomír Širc - cello *
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Válek - conductor

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David Popper – Cello Concertos Nos.1 & 2 – Jiří Hošek

David Popper (1843-1913):
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.2 in E minor, op.24
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 in D minor, op.8
Hungarian Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra, op.68

Jiří Hošek - cello
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Válek - conductor

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Schulhoff – Piano Concertos – Jan Simon

remembering Erwin Schulhoff on the anniversary of his death

(8 June 1894 – 18 August 1942)

Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942):
Concerto for Piano and Small Orchestra (in one movement)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, op.11
Jan Simon - piano
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Válek - conductor

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Václav Jan Tomásek - Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 - Jan Simon

remembering Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek on the anniversary of his death

(17 April 1774 – 3 April 1850)

Václav Jan Tomášek (1774-1850):
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in C major, op.18
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in E flat major, op.20

Jan Simon - piano
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Vladimír Válek - conductor

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Fibich – Overtures, Symphonic poems – Vladimir Válek

Zdeněk Fibich (1850-1900):
Comenius, festive overture, op.34
Záboj, Slavoj and Luděk, symphonic poem, op.37
Toman and the Wooden Nymph, symphonic poem, op.49
The Fall of Arkona, opera overture, op.60

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Vladimír Válek - conductor

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Smetana - Orchestral Works - Válek

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884):
CD1
My Country - a cycle of symphonic poems

CD2
Richard III - symphonic poem
Wallenstein's Camp - symphonic poem
Hakon Jarl - symphonic poem
Georginen-Polka
Louisen-Polka

CD3
Triumph Symphony
March for Shakespeare Festival
Ceremonial Prelude in C major
Our Lasses - polka

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Vladimír Válek - conductor

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Concertos for 2 Horns - Zdenek & Bedrich Tylsar

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Sextet for two Horns, two Violins, Viola and Cello in E flat major, op.81b *
Josef Rejcha (1752-1795):
Concerto for two Horns and Orchestra in E flat major, op.5 +
František Antonín Rössler-Rosetti (Francesco Antonio Rosetti) (1746-1792):
Concerto for two Horns and Orchestra in E flat major, op.3 #
Concerto for two Horna and Orchestra in E flat major, op.5 +
František Xaver Pokorný (1729-1794):
Concerto for two Horns, Harpsichord and Orchestra in E flat major #
Josef Fiala (1748-1816):
Concerto for two Horns and Orchestra in E flat major No.1 §
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809):
Concerto for two Horns and Orchestra in E flat major Hob. XVII:d/2 +
(Josef ?) Hanisch (18th century):
Concerto for three Horns, Timpani, Harpsichord and Orchestra in E flat major ∆

Zdeňek Tylšar - horn
Bedřich Tylšar - horn
Zdeňek Divoký - horn ∆
Dvořák Chamber Orchestra * +
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra # ∆
Prague Chamber Orchestra §
Libor Pešek - conductor *
Petr Altrichter - conductor +
Vladimir Válek - conductor # ∆
Libor Hlaváč - conductor §

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