Czech Music [Afternoon Concert]

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20110328

This week's programmes are a mini-festival of Czech music and musicians. Today there's music by Dvorak and Smetana and a performance of Haydn by a leading Czech chamber group. There's also a visit from a near-neighbour, with music by the Polish composer Szymanowski played by his leading 'local' interpreter.

Dvorak: Carnival (Op.92)

Czech Philharmonic

Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, op. 103 (fragment)

Skampa Quartet

Pavel Vranicky: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, op. 32/2

Jiri Vodicka (violin)

Petr Nouzovsky (cello)

Miroslav Sekera (piano)

Dvorak: Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63

Gerhard Oppitz (piano)

Eliahu Inbal (conductor)

Debussy: Nocturnes, symphonic triptych for orchestra and chorus

Tomas Netopil (conductor)

Szymanowski: Metopes

Piotr Anderszewski (piano)

Janacek: Taras Bulba, rhapsody for orchestra

Eliahu Inbal (conductor).

Including music by Dvorak, Pavel Vlanicky, Szymanowski, Debuzzy and Janacek.

20110329

Another mini-festival featuring music and musicians from the Czech Republic and nearby. There's music by three leading Czech composers, Smetana, Janacek and Martinu. But there's also a rare chance to hear music by Gyrowetz, a Czech contemporary of Beethoven

Smetana: Sarka, from, 'Ma Vlast

Czech Philharmonic

Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Janacek: String Quartet No. 2 ('Intimate Letters')

Skampa Quartet

Bach: English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810

Piotr Anderszewski (piano)

Dvorak: Allegro Appasionato -Romantic Pieces Op. 75, No. 1

Ivan Zenatý (violin)

Igor Ardasev

Adalbert Gyrowetz: Symphony No. 2 in E flat

South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra

Jan Talich (conductor)

Martinu: Frescoes of Piero Della Francesca, H. 352

Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C, op. 61

Janက?ek: Jealousy

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Charles Mackerras (conductor).

With music by Smetana, Janacek, Bach, Gyrowetz, Martinu and Schumann.

20110330

More music and musicians from the Czech Republic and nearby. The programme begins with a Prague performance of French music, there's a leading Polish pianist in late Beethoven, a visit to the opera house for music by Janacek and the programme ends with one of the greatest of Czech symphonies.

Ravel: La Valse, poeme choregraphique

Czech Philharmonic

Tomas Netopil (conductor)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, op. 110

Piotr Anderszewski (piano)

Martinu: Estampes for Orchestra, H. 369

Jakub Hrusa (conductor)

Janacek: Orchestral Suite from the opera 'Kat'a Kabanova

Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70

Dvorak: Slavonic Dance Op. 72 No. 5

Charles Mackerras (conductor).

With music by Ravel, Beethoven, Martinu, Janacek and Dvorak.

20110401

The conclusion of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte if followed by the final part of our mini-festival of music-making from the Czech Republic. There's a late quartet by Dvorak and the moving conclusion of one of Janacek's greatest operas. Between them comes more 'late' music by a composer whose origins are as Bohemian as Dvorak - Gustav Mahler.

Mozart: Cosi fan tutte

Act II

Fiordiligi, lady from Ferrara, sister of Dorabella - Caroline Wenborne, soprano

Dorabella, lady from Ferrara, sister of Fiordiligi - Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo-soprano

Guglielmo, lover of Fiordiligi, a soldier - Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, baritone

Ferrando, lover of Dorabella, a soldier - Topi Lehtipuu, tenor

Despina, a maid - Anita Hartig, soprano

Don Alfonso, an old philosopher - Alessandro Corbelli, bass

Vienna State Opera Chorus

Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Jeremie Rhorer, conductor

Dvorak: String Quartet No. 13 in G, op. 106

Skampa Quartet

Mahler: Adagio from Symphony No.10

Czech Philharmonic

Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

Janacek: Finale of 'The Cunning Little Vixen

Ivan Kusnjer (baritone, Forester), Klara Nohalova (Frog, member of the Kuhn Children's Choir)

Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor)

Smetana: Blanik from Ma Vlast

Charles mackerras (Conductor).

The conclusion of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, plus music by Dvorak, Mahler and Janacek.

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Episode	First Broadcast	Comments
01	20110328	This week's programmes are a mini-festival of Czech music and musicians. Today there's music by Dvorak and Smetana and a performance of Haydn by a leading Czech chamber group. There's also a visit from a near-neighbour, with music by the Polish composer Szymanowski played by his leading 'local' interpreter. Dvorak: Carnival (Op.92) Czech Philharmonic Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Haydn: String Quartet in D minor, op. 103 (fragment) Skampa Quartet Pavel Vranicky: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, op. 32/2 Jiri Vodicka (violin) Petr Nouzovsky (cello) Miroslav Sekera (piano) Dvorak: Piano Concerto in G minor, op. 33, B. 63 Gerhard Oppitz (piano) Eliahu Inbal (conductor) Debussy: Nocturnes, symphonic triptych for orchestra and chorus Tomas Netopil (conductor) Szymanowski: Metopes Piotr Anderszewski (piano) Janacek: Taras Bulba, rhapsody for orchestra Eliahu Inbal (conductor). Including music by Dvorak, Pavel Vlanicky, Szymanowski, Debuzzy and Janacek.
02	20110329	Another mini-festival featuring music and musicians from the Czech Republic and nearby. There's music by three leading Czech composers, Smetana, Janacek and Martinu. But there's also a rare chance to hear music by Gyrowetz, a Czech contemporary of Beethoven Smetana: Sarka, from, 'Ma Vlast Czech Philharmonic Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Janacek: String Quartet No. 2 ('Intimate Letters') Skampa Quartet Bach: English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 Piotr Anderszewski (piano) Dvorak: Allegro Appasionato -Romantic Pieces Op. 75, No. 1 Ivan Zenatý (violin) Igor Ardasev Adalbert Gyrowetz: Symphony No. 2 in E flat South Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Jan Talich (conductor) Martinu: Frescoes of Piero Della Francesca, H. 352 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C, op. 61 Janက?ek: Jealousy Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Mackerras (conductor). With music by Smetana, Janacek, Bach, Gyrowetz, Martinu and Schumann.
03	20110330	More music and musicians from the Czech Republic and nearby. The programme begins with a Prague performance of French music, there's a leading Polish pianist in late Beethoven, a visit to the opera house for music by Janacek and the programme ends with one of the greatest of Czech symphonies. Ravel: La Valse, poeme choregraphique Czech Philharmonic Tomas Netopil (conductor) Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, op. 110 Piotr Anderszewski (piano) Martinu: Estampes for Orchestra, H. 369 Jakub Hrusa (conductor) Janacek: Orchestral Suite from the opera 'Kat'a Kabanova Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70 Dvorak: Slavonic Dance Op. 72 No. 5 Charles Mackerras (conductor). With music by Ravel, Beethoven, Martinu, Janacek and Dvorak.
04	20110401	The conclusion of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte if followed by the final part of our mini-festival of music-making from the Czech Republic. There's a late quartet by Dvorak and the moving conclusion of one of Janacek's greatest operas. Between them comes more 'late' music by a composer whose origins are as Bohemian as Dvorak - Gustav Mahler. Mozart: Cosi fan tutte Act II Fiordiligi, lady from Ferrara, sister of Dorabella - Caroline Wenborne, soprano Dorabella, lady from Ferrara, sister of Fiordiligi - Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo-soprano Guglielmo, lover of Fiordiligi, a soldier - Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, baritone Ferrando, lover of Dorabella, a soldier - Topi Lehtipuu, tenor Despina, a maid - Anita Hartig, soprano Don Alfonso, an old philosopher - Alessandro Corbelli, bass Vienna State Opera Chorus Vienna State Opera Orchestra Jeremie Rhorer, conductor Dvorak: String Quartet No. 13 in G, op. 106 Skampa Quartet Mahler: Adagio from Symphony No.10 Czech Philharmonic Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Janacek: Finale of 'The Cunning Little Vixen Ivan Kusnjer (baritone, Forester), Klara Nohalova (Frog, member of the Kuhn Children's Choir) Sir John Eliot Gardiner (conductor) Smetana: Blanik from Ma Vlast Charles mackerras (Conductor). The conclusion of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, plus music by Dvorak, Mahler and Janacek.