Composers from the lands around the present-day Czech Republic have made an indelible mark on music, We’ll examine their history and influence, from medieval times to the present, enjoying the music of Dvořák, Smetana, Suk, and the Benda family.
Czech out those Bohemians
Playlist
Episode 3
Tuma: Partita in D minor for Orchestra, IV
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Kubelik
Supraphon 3381-2 001
2:39
Tuma: Sonata A 3 In A Minor, I
Concerto Italiano/Alessandrini, v.
Naïve 30456
1:57
Gluck: “Che Farò Senza Euridice?” fr. Orfeo ed Euridice
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Norrington; Scholl, ct.
L’oiseau Lyre 466196
3:45
Mysliveček: Sinfonia In F, II
Prague Chamber Orchestra/Vlček
Supraphon 11 0304-2 011
4:08
Mysliveček: “Che non mi disse un dil” fr. L’Olympiade
Prague Philharmonia/Swierczewski; Kozená, ms.
DG 471334-2
3:12
Vanhal: Symphony in g minor, finale (excerpt)
Prague Chamber Orchestra/Vlček
Supraphon 11 0756
1:16
Mozart: Symphony #38 In D, K 504,Prague, I (excerpt)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Levine
DG 423 086
3:08
Franz Krommer: Octet in B-flat, Op. 78, IV
Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
EMI 543832
3:51
Reicha: Dies Irae & Tuba Mirum fr. Requiem Mass
Dvorak Chamber Orchestra/Mátl
Supraphon 11 0332-2231
3:15
Reicha: 18 Variations on a Theme of Mozart (excerpts)
Rampal, fl.; Stern, v.; Rostropovich, vc.
Sony 44568
1:45, :51
Voříšek: Symphony In D Major, I
Czech National Symphony Orchestra/Freeman
Cedille 58
7:45
Ryba: Sanctus & Finale fr. Czech Christmas Mass
Czech Madrigalists Orchestra & Choir/Thuri
Naxos 8.554428
4:47
Smetana: Polka No. 4
Firkusny, p.
EMI 66069
2:45
Smetana: Skočná fr. The Bartered Bride (excerpt)
Czech Philharmonic/Neumann
Orfeo 180891
2:19
Smetana: Vyšehrad fr. Má Vlast (excerpt)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Kubelik
Supraphon 1910-2 031
1:51
Episode 4
Smetana: Vltava fr. Má Vlast
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Kubelik
Supraphon 1910-2 031
11:39
Smetana: String Quartet No. 1 in e minor,From My Life, I
Panocha Quartet
Supraphon 3391-2 131
7:11
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Op. 46- #8 In g minor
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Kubelik
DG 469 760-2
4:04
Dvořák: Piano Trio #4 in e minor, Op. 90,Dumky(excerpt)
Perlman, v.; Ma, vc.; Firkusny, p.
Sony 46687
3:52
Suk: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn
Virtuosi di Praga/Vlcek
Discover 920234
6:00
Janáček: Suite for Wind Sextet,Mladi– I
Aulos Bläserquintett
Koch 310 051
3:42
Janaček: Glagolitic Mass, I-III
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus/Mackerras; soloists
Supraphon 103575-2
12:44
Fibich: Poem
Kölner Rundfunkorchester
2:07
Episode 5
Kurka: The Good Soldier Schweik (excerpt)
Chicago Opera Theater/Platt
Cedille 62
1:12
Weinberger: Schwanda the Bagpiper- Polka and Fugue
New York Philharmonic/Stokowski
Cala 0537
7:31
Martinů: Divertimento, I & II
Prague Symphony Orchestra/Vostrak; Jilek, p.
Supraphon 3643
4:58
Martinů: Memorial to Lidice 8:43
Supraphon 3694
8:41, :54
Ullman: Don Quixote (excerpt)
Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne/Conlon
Capriccio 67017
4:04
Klein: Duo for Violin and Cello- Lento
Hawthorne String Quartet and Guest Artists
Channel Classics 6994
2:36
Schulhoff: Ragtime, Step (Without Music) & Jazz fr. Suite For Chamber Orchestra
Ebony Band Amsterdam/Herbers
Channel Classics 6994
4:37
Husa: Music For Prague 1968, IV
Temple University Wind Symphony/Chodoroff
Albany Troy 271
7:40
Huss: “Ktož jsú boží bojovníci (Those Who Are God’s Warriors)” (excerpt)
:30
Czech National Anthem (excerpt)
2:14
Foerster: Polka fr. Deborah
Prague Symphony Orchestra/Smetacek
Supraphon 10-1429-2
1:24
Episode 1
Bells Of The Church Of Sts. Peter And Paul In Vyšehrad (excerpt)
Supraphon 0192-2 231
1:14
Smetana: Vltava fr. Má Vlast (excerpt)
Cleveland Orchestra/Szell
CBS 36716
1:09
attr. Saint Vojtech (St. Adalbert): “Hospodine, Pomiluj Ny”
The Rose Ensemble
Rose 00003
:52
Anon., from Codex Speciálník: “Nobis Est Natus Hodie”
Early Music New York
Ex Cathedra 14-10346-0
2:50
Anon., from Codex Speciálník: “In Natali Domini”
The Rose Ensemble
Rose 00003
2:41
Anon., from Codex Speciálník: “Ave Pura Tu Puella”
The Hilliard Ensemble
ECM 1504
3:19
Anon., from Codex Speciálník: “Náš Mily Svaty Václave”
Early Music New York
Ex Cathedra 14-10346-0
5:09
Anon., late 14th century: Czaldy Waldy
Early Music New York
Ex Cathedra 14-10346-0
3:00
Huss: “Ktož jsú boží bojovníci (Those Who Are God’s Warriors)” (excerpt)
1:15
Huss: Communion Hymn
Los Angeles Trombone Ensemble
Crystal 220
2:37
Anon.: Through Mountains And Valleys
Slavic Projection Folk Ensemble
SP 705
2:29
Isaac: La Morra
Concentus Musicus Wien/Harnoncourt
Archiv Production (DG) 474233
1:21
Michna: The Czech Music for the Virgin Mary (excerpts)
Musica Bohemica & Prague Chamber Chorus/Krček; Mihalikova, sop., Brezina, ten.
Supraphon 3657
13:29
Biber: Battalia for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major (excerpts)
Le Concert Des Nations/Savall
Alia Vox 9825
7:33
Episode 2
Biber: Marcia Funebre & Kyrie Eleison fr. Requiem À 15
Le Concert Des Nations & La Capella Reial De Catalunya/Savall
Alia Vox 9825
4:25
Biber: Sonata Representativa in A Major
Musica Antiqua Köln/Goebel
Ark 423 701 2
8:27
Zelenka: Sanctus, Benedictus & Agnus Dei fr. Requiem, ZWV 48
Ensemble Baroque 1994 & Czech Chamber Choir/Roman Valek
Supraphon SU 0052-2-231
7:46
Zelenka: Andante & Paysan fr. Capriccio ZWV 185
Virtuosi Saxoniae/Güttler
Berlin Classics 1149
3:53
Jan Jiři Benda: Concerto in G for Violin and Strings, II & III
The Benda Musicians; A. F. Benda, v.
6:36
František Benda: Sonata in A for Cello and Harpsichord, II & III
The Benda Musicians; C. Benda, vc.
Pantheon 7167
5:22
Jiri Antonín Benda: Concerto in B minor for Piano and Strings, I
The Benda Musicians; S. Benda, p.
Pantheon 7167
7:14
František Benda: Sonata For Flute And Harpsichord, Vivace + Adagio (excerpt)
Rampal, fl.; Veyron-Lacroix, hps.
Priceless 24789
2:44 + 1:14