Recorded live from the Vladislav Hall in the Hradchin, Prague, Václav Neumann conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and the Prague Philharmonic Choir in a deeply moving performance of Dvorák’s choral work. (Sung in Latin)
Requiem Op.89
Václav Neumann conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and the Prague Philharmonic choir in this performance of Dvorák’s Requiem Op. 89, recorded live from the magnificent St. Veit’s Cathedral in Prague.
Marches and Polkas
The internationally-acclaimed Czech maestro Václav Neumann (1920-95) conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert of marches and polkas by Julius Fucik. This live recording comes from the Smetana Hall in Prague.
Dvorák: The Wood Dove / Janácek: Taras Bulba
This concert, recorded live from the Smetana Hall in Prague features The Wood Dove Op. 110 by Antonín Dvorák and Taras Bulba by Leoš Janácek. Neumann conducts the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Martinu Symphony Cycle: Martinu 1 & Mahler 1
From the time-honoured and acoustically superb Prague Rudolfinum, this concert of the Czech Philharmonic under its music director Jirí Belohlávek marks the beginning of the first-ever filmed, complete cycle of all six symphonies by Bohuslav Martinu. Belohlávek and the Czech Philharmonic have a reputation to interpret his works like no other. ClassicsToday declared their Martinu cycle to “live up to the highest expectations […] With an orchestra that knows the music this well, Belohlávek can focus on details of rhythm and texture that create a powerful feeling of symphonic continuity without stinting on the work’s evocative colors.” Following Martinu’s First Symphony is Mahler’s First Symphony. With an equally deep Mahler tradition, the orchestra gave proof of why the New York Times called them “a jewel in Prague’s cultural life”.
Martinu Symphony Cycle: Martinu 4, Strauss Horn Concerto No 2
At the acoustically superb concert venue of the Rudolfinum Prague, the Czech Philharmonic performs Bohuslav Martinu’s Symphony No. 4 as part of the first-ever filmed complete cycle of all six symphonies by the Czech composer. It is at the same time one of the last recordings with the Czech Philharmonic’s long-term musical director Jirí Belohlávek, who died in May 2017. Martinu’s Fourth Symphony – “the ultimate perfection” (Harmonie Magazine) – is complemented by Janácek’s late work Sinfonietta and Strauss’s Horn Concerto No. 2, performed by renowned French horn soloist Radek Baborák. Following the footsteps of his mentor Belohlávek, Jakub Hruša will continue the Martinu cycle in 2018.