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October 30, 2009
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH BEETHOVEN CHOPIN DVORA
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Janacek
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 30, 2009
    • UPC
      099925401320
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SU4013-2
    • LABEL
      Supraphon
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      10
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Jiri Reinberger

    2. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorus: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bambini di Praga

      Performer: Miroslav Kejmar, Jan Kalfus

      Conductor: Bohumil Kulínský

    3. II. Adagio (Alessandro Marcello)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Musica Bohemica

      Performer: Gabriela Krckova

      Conductor: Jaroslav Krček

    4. III. Presto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Musica Bohemica

      Performer: Gabriela Krckova

      Conductor: Jaroslav Krček

    5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Ars Rediviva

      Performer: Václav Snítil, Stanislav Duchoò, Jaroslav Chvapil, Jiøí Mihule, Karel Bidlo, Miroslav Štefek, Rudolf Beránek, Josef Hála

      Conductor: Milan Munclinger

    6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Ars Rediviva

      Performer: Václav Snítil, František Sláma, František Èech, Stanislav Duchoò, Maurice André, Josef Hála

      Conductor: Milan Munclinger

    7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Ars Rediviva

      Performer: Václav Snítil, František Sláma, František Èech, Victorie Švihliková

      Conductor: Milan Munclinger

    8. I. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zuzana Růžičková

    9. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Zuzana Růžičková

    10. I. Vivace

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Suk Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Josef Suk IV, Miroslav Kosina

      Conductor: Josef Vlach

    11. II. Largo ma non tanto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Suk Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Josef Suk IV, Miroslav Kosina

      Conductor: Josef Vlach

    12. Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Ars Rediviva

      Performer: Jiří Válek, Josef Hála

      Conductor: Milan Munclinger

    13. I. Ouverture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Ars Rediviva

      Conductor: Milan Munclinger

    14. II. Air, "Air on the G String"

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Ars Rediviva

      Conductor: Milan Munclinger

    15. Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Břetislav Novotný

    16. Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Ars Rediviva

    17. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Paul Klecki

    18. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Paul Klecki

    19. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Paul Klecki

    20. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo: Vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Jan Panenka

      Conductor: Václav Smetáček

    21. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Paul Klecki

    22. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai - Recitative: O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Prague Czech Philharmonic Choir, Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Ingeborg Wenglor, Annelies Burmeister, Martin Ritzmann, Rolf Kühne

      Conductor: Paul Kletzki

    23. Fantasy-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Valentina Kameníková

    24. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Valentina Kameníková

    25. Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Frantisek Rauch

    26. Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Frantisek Rauch

    27. Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Frantisek Rauch

    28. Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Pavel Štìpán

    29. No. 7 in A Major

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jan Siimon

    30. No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jan Siimon

    31. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jan Siimon

    32. No. 24 in D Minor

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jan Siimon

    33. Polonaise No. 11 in G Minor

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Pavel Štìpán

    34. Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: František Malý

    35. Etude No. 12 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12, "Revolutionary"

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Sequeira Costa

    36. Etude No. 24 in C Minor, Op. 25, No. 12

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Zdeněk Kožina

    37. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, "Funeral March": I. Grave - Doppio movimento

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Jan Siimon

    38. Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Valentina Kameníková

    39. Carnival, Op. 92, B. 169

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek

    40. Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53, B. 96: I. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Josef Suk IV

      Conductor: Karel Ančerl

    41. Serenade in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Prague Philharmonia

      Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek

    42. Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Angelica May

      Conductor: Václav Neumann

    43. Slavonic Dances, Series 2, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 7 in C Major (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Václav Neumann

    44. Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: III. Allegretto grazioso

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Václav Neumann

    45. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Václav Neumann

    46. IV. Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Václav Neumann

    47. I. Allegretto

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    48. III. Moderato

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    49. V. Andante con moto

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    50. Suite, Op. 3, JW VI/6: II. Adagio

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    51. No. 1. Starodávný (Old-Time Dance)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    52. No. 2. Požehnaný (Blessed)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    53. No. 3. Dymák (Blacksmith's Dance)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    54. No. 4. Starodávný (Old-Time Dance)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    55. No. 5. Čeladenský (From Celadra)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    56. No. 6. Pilky (Saw Dance)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    57. II. Adagio

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    58. III. Andante con moto —

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    59. IV. Presto - Andante - Presto

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    60. Kozáček (Cossack Dance)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    61. Srbské kolo, "Serbian Reel"

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: František Jílek

    62. Taras Bulba, JW VI/15: I. Smrt Andrijova (Death of Andrij)

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Conductor: Charles Mackerras

    63. The Cunning Little Vixen Suite, JW I/9

      Composer: Leoš Janáček

      Ensemble: Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Jakub Hrůša

    64. Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

    65. Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Czech Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Josef Vlach

    66. Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Libor Pešek

    67. Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Libor Pešek

    68. Sequence No. 1: Dies Irae

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Prague Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Libuše Márová, Zdeněk Švehla, Karel Berman

      Conductor: Václav Smetáček

    69. Sequence No. 3: Rex tremendae majestatis

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Prague Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Libuše Márová, Zdeněk Švehla, Karel Berman

      Conductor: Václav Smetáček

    70. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: I. Allegro

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Virtuosi di Praga

      Performer: Václav Hudeček

      Conductor: Igor Oistrakh

    71. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Oldřich Vlček

    72. Symphony No. 38 in D Major, K. 504, "Prague": III. Presto

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Charles Mackerras

    73. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: III. Allegro assai

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Tschechische Philharmonie

      Performer: Pavel Štìpán

      Conductor: Zdeněk Mácal

    74. Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra

      Conductor: Charles Mackerras

    75. Overture

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    76. Act I: Proč bychom se netěšili (Chorus, Jeník, Mařenka)

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    77. Act I: Duet: Věrné milování

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    78. Act I: Slyšels to příteli, tam v nebes kůru?

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    79. Act III: Change of Stage 1: Toť třetí noc, kterou mi naznačila

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    80. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15: I. Moderato assai

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    81. String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor, "From my life": I. Allegro vivo appassionato

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    82. Z domoviny (From the Homeland): No. 1 in A Major: Moderato

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    83. Czech Dances, Book 2: No. 1. Furiant

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    84. Louisen-Polka (Louisina Polka)

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    85. Georginen-Poka (Jiřínková Polka)

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    86. Concert Étude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 17, "On the Seashore"

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    87. Má vlast (My Fatherland): No. 2. Vltava (Moldau)

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

    88. Die Fledermaus: Overture

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    89. Eine Nacht in Venedig, Act II: Ninana, Ninana, hier will ich singen

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    90. An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

      Ensemble: Supraphon Large Brass Orchestra

      Conductor: Rudolf Urbanec

    91. Die Fledermaus, Act II: Mein Herr Marquis

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    92. Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice): Overture

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    93. Der Zigeunerbaron, Act II: Wer uns getraut

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    94. Annen-Polka, Op. 117

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    95. Der Zigeunerbaron, Act I: Entrance: Als flotter Geist, doch früh verwaist

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    96. Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), Op. 354

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    97. Der Zigeunerbaron, Act III: March: Couplet with chorus: Von des Tajo Strand

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    98. Act III: Karneval Marsch

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    99. Act I: Maskenfest-Waltz

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    100. Radetzky March, Op. 228 (arr. for brass ensemble)

      Composer: Johann Strauss I

    101. Künstlerleben, Op. 316

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

    102. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    103. Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 13, "Winter Daydreams": II. Adagio cantabile ma non tanto (Land of Desolation, Land of Mists)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    104. The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a: IV. Panorama

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    105. Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Valse: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    106. II. Allegro con gracia

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    107. IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    108. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    109. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    110. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    111. III. Danza pastorale: Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    112. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    113. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    114. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    115. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    116. II. Adagio

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    117. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    118. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    119. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    120. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    121. II. Adagio

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    122. III. Presto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    123. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    124. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    125. III. Allegro molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    126. Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G Major, RV 532: II. Andante

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    127. I. Allegro molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    128. II. Andante molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    129. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    130. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

    131. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi


Ten famous composers are represented on this fantastic 10-CD set, with each disc focusing on some of the best-known music from each conductor. You’ll hear some of the most celebrated compositions from Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Antonin Dvořák, Leos Janacek, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bedrich Smetana, Johann Strauss, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky and Antonio Vivaldi. Selections include the wistful Largo from Dvořák’s New World Symphony, the solemn entrance of the piano in Tchaikovsky’s Concerto in B flat minor, the festive Ode to Joy from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the sweet bird song and summer storm from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and an inexhaustible amount of other musical treasures. This box set is truly a “Best of ” the best—the perfect present for you and your nearest and dearest, who like beautiful music in top quality.