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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Julius Röntgen - Symphony No. 18; Old Netherlandish Dances (David Porcelijn)


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Composer: Julius Röntgen
  • Symphony No. 18 in A major
  • Ballade on a Norwegian Folk Song, Op. 36
  • Een liedje van de zee (a Little Song of the Sea), Op. 45
  • 6 Old Netherlandish Dances, Op. 46

NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
David Porcelijn, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: CPO

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Julius Röntgen - Symphony No. 10; Symphonietta Humoristica (David Porcelijn)


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Composer: Julius Röntgen
  • Symphony No. 10 in D major, "Waltz Symphony"
  • Symphonietta humoristica
  • 3 Preludes and Fugues
  • Old Netherlands Suite

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
David Porcelijn, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: CPO

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Julius Röntgen - Symphony No. 3; Suite 'Aus Jotunheim' (David Porcelijn)


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Composer: Julius Röntgen
  • Symphony No. 3 in C minor
  • Suite 'Aus Jotunheim'

Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
David Porcelijn, conductor

Date: 2006
Label: CPO

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Sunday, July 13, 2025

Vítězslava Kaprálová - Completed Orchestral Works (Alena Hron)


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Composer: Vítězslava Kaprálová

CD1
  • Suite en miniature, Op. 1 (1935)
  • Military sinfonietta, Op. 11 (1937)
  • Suita rustica, Op. 19 (1938)
  • Waving Farewell, Op. 14 (1937)
  • Prélude de Noël (1939)
  • Fanfare (1939)
CD2
  • Partita for Piano and Strings, Op. 20 (1939)
  • Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 7 (1935)
  • Suite for Piano, Op. 1 (Original Version)

Veronika Rovná, soprano
Tomáš Vrána, piano
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
Alena Hron, conductor

Date: 2024
Label: CPO

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Vítězslava Kaprálová - Complete Piano Music (Giorgio Koukl)


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Composer: Vítězslava Kaprálová
  • Sonata appasionata, Op. 6
  • Praeludium, Op. 9 No. 1
  • Crab Canon, Op. 9 No. 2
  • Grotesque Passacaglia
  • 5 Piano Compositions
  • Dubnová Preludia, Op. 13
  • Variations sur le carillon de l'église St-Étienne-du-Mont, Op. 16
  • 2 Dances for Piano, Op. 23: No. 1, — (Reconstructed by G. Koukl)
  • 2 Bouquets of Flowers
  • Little Song
  • Ostinato Fox
  • Festive Fanfare

Giorgio Koukl, piano
Date: 2017
Label: Grand Piano

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Vítězslava Kaprálová - La Vita. Leonie Karatas plays Kaprálová


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Composer: Vítězslava Kaprálová
  • 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 9
  • April Preludes
  • Little Song
  • 5 Piano Compositions
  • Dance for Piano, Op. 23
  • Variations sur le Carillon de l Église St-Étienne-du-Mont, Op. 16
  • Sonata Appassionata, Op. 6
  • Two Bouquets of Flowers

Leonie Karatas, piano
Date: 2022
Label: EuroArts Music International

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Saturday, July 12, 2025

Janáček; Foerster; Haas - Music for Wind Instruments (Belfiato Quintet)


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Composer: Leoš Janáček; Josef Bohuslav Foerster; Pavel Haas
  • Foerster - Wind Quintet D Major, Op. 95
  • Haas - Wind Quintet, Op. 10
  • Janáček - Youth. Sextet for Wind Quintet and Bass Clarinet

Belfiato Quintet
    Oto Reiprich, flute
    Jan Souček, oboe
    Jiří Javůrek, clarinet
    Ondřej Šindelář, bassoon
    Kateřina Javůrková, horn
&
Jindřich Pavliš, bass clarinet

Date: 2017
Label: Supraphon

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Martinů; Foerster; J. Novák - Cello Concertos (Jiří Bárta)


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Composer: Bohuslav Martinů; Josef Bohuslav Foerster; Jan Novák
  • Martinů - Cello Concerto No. 1, H. 196
  • Foerster - Cello Concerto, Op. 143
  • J. Novák - Capriccio for Cello and Small Orchestra

Jiří Bárta, cello
Prague Philharmonia
Jakub Hrůša, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: Supraphon

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Friday, July 11, 2025

Josef Bohuslav Foerster - Violin Concertos (Ivan Ženatý)


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Composer: Josef Bohuslav Foerster
  • Violin Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 88
  • Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 104

Ivan Ženatý, violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Supraphon

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Josef Bohuslav Foerster - Complete Piano Trios (Foerster Trio)


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Composer: Josef Bohuslav Foerster
  • Piano Trio No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 8
  • Piano Trio No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 38
  • Piano Trio No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 105

Foerster Trio
    Aleš Bílek, piano
    Stanislav Srp, violin (Nos. 1 & 2)
    František Pospíšil, violin (No. 3)
    Václav Jírovec, cello

Date: 2002
Label: Supraphon

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Josef Bohuslav Foerster - Cyrano de Bergerac; Shakespeare Suite (Václav Smetáček)


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Composer: Josef Bohuslav Foerster
  • Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 55
  • Shakespeare Suite, Op. 76

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Václav Smetáček, conductor

Date: 1996
Label: Supraphon

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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Josef Bohuslav Foerster - Symphony No. 5; 'In den Bergen' (Hermann Bäumer)


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Composer: Josef Bohuslav Foerster
  • In den Bergen, Op. 7
  • Symphony No. 5, Op. 141

Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra
Hermann Bäumer, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm

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Josef Bohuslav Foerster - Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (Hermann Bäumer)


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Composer: Josef Bohuslav Foerster
  • Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 36
  • Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 54

Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra
Hermann Bäumer, conductor

Date: 2009
Label: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm

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Josef Bohuslav Foerster - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (Hermann Bäumer)


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Composer: Josef Bohuslav Foerster
  • Symphony No. 2 in F Major, Op. 29
  • Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 9

Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra
Hermann Bäumer, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Vítězslav Novák - Slovak Songs (Eva Garajová; Miroslav Sekera)


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Composer: Vítězslav Novák
  • Slovak Songs, Books 1–6 (Nos. 1–80)

Eva Garajová, mezzo-soprano
Miroslav Sekera, piano

Date: 2021
Label: ArcoDiva

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