classical music catalogue 2008 Pavel Haas Quartet Classic FM Gramophone Chamber Award 2007 BBC Radio 3 Disc of the week BBC Music Magazíne Awards 2007 – Newcomer of the year BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists 2008/09 Jakub Hrůša All the performances are excellent with Jakub Hrůša... (Gramophone) Tomáš Jamník, Ivo Kahánek The best Czech debut in ten years (Harmonie) New Generation Artists CONTENTS CLASSICS .................... 3 TALICH SPECIAL EDITION .................... 35 ANČERL GOLD EDITION .................... 37 ARCHIV .................... 43 COLLECTIONS .................... 47 DVD .................... 51 NUMERICAL INDEX .................... 55 ARTIST INDEX .................... 61 COMPOSER INDEX .................... 72 DISTRIBUTORS .................... 74 NUMBERING Items prefixed with numbers 10 or 11 or with the letters SU denote Supraphon releases. These prefixes are to be used together with the following four digits, which represent the cur- rent catalogue number (for example 11 0557 or SU 3877). The remaining digits represent the following: fifth digit SU 1234-2 608 -2 denotes CD -9 denotes DVD sixth digit SU 1234-2 608 0 denotes orchestral music 1 denotes instrumental chamber music 2 denotes vocal music 6 denotes operatic music 9 denotes miscellaneous seventh digit SU 1234-2 608 0 denotes analogue mono recording 1 denotes analogue stereo recording 3 denotes digital stereo recording eighth digit SU 1234-2 608 1 to 9 denotes number of discs 0 denotes a set of ten or more discs ABBREVIATIONS BG denotes budget price MD denotes mid price FL denotes full price DDD completely digital CD ADD analogue recording, digital processing and transfer AAD analogue recording and processing, digital transfer INTRODUCTION You have in your hands a catalogue of music CDs and DVDs key piece on the CD. Titles with works by two to four compo- released by Supraphon. For more than 60 years, the lion in the sers are listed under the name of each of them. The mentioned company’s emblem has symbolised the strong Czech tradition archive series (Talich Special Edition, Ančerl Gold Edition, in the area of classical music. Supraphon’s archives from the Archiv) are followed by the Collections part. This includes middle of the 20th century contain unique recordings of the CDs with works by four or more composers and CDs that can- Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Karel Ančerl, not be placed under individual composers. The DVD part and Václav Talich, Václav Neumann, Karel Šejna and other conduc- indexes ensue. In the numerical index, all titles are sequen- tors, legendary recordings of the Smetana Quartet, Josef Suk ced by catalogue number – from titles with the prefixes 10 and and the Suk Trio, as well as recordings of outstanding foreign 11 to SU titles. The abbreviation next to each title designates its artists – Sviatoslav Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich, Ida Haendel, position in the catalogue – the page, column A or B, and the Emil Gilels, the conductors Lovro von Matačić, Paul Kletzki, etc. sequence in a column (for example, a title designated 16 B3 can Supraphon has made these precious archive recordings – sen- be found on page 16 in the right-hand column in the third po- sitively digitised and re-mastered – accessible in the form of se- sition from the top). veral special edition series. In the Ančerl Gold Edition series In the other indexes you can find titles by the name of perfor- (p. 37), you can now find 42 titles from one of the most distinct mer or the name of composer. You will ascertain here the periods of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Ančerl. catalogue number, according to which you can find in the In 2008, to mark the 100th anniversary of Karel Ančerl’s birth, numerical index the position of the title in the catalogue itself. they will be extended by a 4 CD box set mainly comprising his By means of the same items (catalogue number, name of per- recordings of music by Czech composers of the second half former or composer) you can also learn details about indivi- of the 20th century, as well as a DVD documenting the perfor- dual titles on our website www.supraphon.com, which mance of Smetana’s My Country at the Prague Spring 1968 provides a host of other updated information, and not only festival and a recording of Beethoven’s violin concerto with about our artists and recordings. Henryk Szeryng (1967). The Talich Special Edition series (p. 35), comprising 17 titles, thoroughly maps Václav Talich’s Supraphon has an extensive network of distributors world- work with our principal orchestra from the 1930s, including the wide who do their utmost to make our CDs as accessible as legendary London recordings and a television recording of the possible. The current list can be found at the end of the cata- two cycles of Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances on a DVD. A host logue. However, the storage capacities of the distributors and of other remarkable historic recordings are available under the dealers are limited. Accordingly, if you do not find the desired Archiv label (p. 43). title in a shop, place an order for it or make use of the possi- Supraphon is linking up to this momentous history today too, bility of online shopping offered by many distributors and their and its present classical music recordings are among the very business partners. In such a case, we recommend finding an best on an international scale. The timeless quality of the internet shop in your home country so as to pay the lowest recordings made by such personalities as Sir Charles Mackerras, postal charge. At the present time, we are intensively working Jiří Bělohlávek, the Škampa and Panocha Quartets has served on making the bulk of our archives accessible through to inspire a generation of young musicians. Bearing witness to downloading too. The catalogue will be gradually extended by this fact is the number of prestigious accolades received in means of accessible recordings. recent years: the Classic FM Gramophone Award (2007) for the Pavel Haas Quartet, the BBC Music Magazine Awards (2007) Should you have any questions or suggestions (concerning, for the Smetana Trio and Pavel Haas Quartet, recordings recei- for example, the re-release of older titles that are not included ving from French critics the highest mark, Diapason d Or, etc. in the catalogue, etc.), feel free to contact us directly by email Besides the mentioned ensembles, the young personalities at the address [email protected]. showing the most promise and bearing our hopes for the future undoubtedly include Supraphon exclusive artists: the conduc- We firmly believe that you will find an abundance of beautiful tor Jakub Hrůša, the cellist Tomáš Jamník, the pianist Ivo music and inspiration in the catalogue and subsequently enjoy Kahánek etc. exquisite listening experiences. Orientation in the catalogue We hope that this catalogue will serve to help you find the re- quired information about the recordings you are interested in. Overleaf, you will find an explanation of codes and catalogue numbers. In the next part (Classics), CDs are sequenced in alphabetical order by composer and then by the name of the 03 B CLASSICS Bach Johann Sebastian Bartók Béla Concerto for Two Violins and Strings Complete Violin Works: Concertos for Violin in D minor BWV 1043 and Orchestra Nos 1 & 2, Rhapsodies for Violin + Vivaldi, Four Seasons. Concerti for Violin and Orchestra Nos 1 & 2, Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Sonata for Solo Violin, 44 Duos and Strings, Op. 8 for 2 Violins, Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet Pavel Šporcl – violin and Piano, Hungarian Folk Songs Prague Philharmonia André Gertler – violin, Josef Suk – violin, Diane Andersen – piano, Milan Etlík – clarinet, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, János Ferencsik, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl SU 3931-2 FL DDD SU 3924-2 114 MD ADD Bach Johann Sebastian Beethoven Ludwig van Six Suites for Cello Solo (complete) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra BWV 1007–1012 No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Jiří Bárta – cello + Franck, Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra + Ravel, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major Ivan Moravec – piano Prague Philharmonia Jiří Bělohlávek ■ Gramophone Editor´s Choice, 2004 SU 3502-2 132 FL DDD SU 3714-2 031 MD DDD Bach Johann Sebastian Beethoven Ludwig van Suites for Cello: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 in D major, Op. 61 Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 Romances Nos 1 & 2 Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 Josef Suk – violin Jiří Bárta – cello Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Franz Konwitschny Prague Symphony Orchestra Václav Smetáček SU 3241-2 131 FL DDD SU 3164-2 011 BG ADD Bach Johann Sebastian Beethoven Ludwig van Suites for Cello: Sonata in C minor ‘Pathétique’, Op. 13 Suite No. 4 in E at major, BWV 1010 Sonata in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’, Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 Op. 27/2 Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80 Jiří Bárta – cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 90 Sonata in E fl at major‚ ‘Les Adieux’, Op. 81a Ivan Moravec – piano SU 3242-2 131 FL DDD SU 3582-2 111 MD ADD Bartók Béla Beethoven Ludwig van Clarinet Trios String Quartets Nos 11-16 incl. Grosse + Milhaud Fuge in B fl at major Op. 133 + Khachaturian Smetana Quartet + Stravinsky ■ Premio Nazionale ‘Classic Voice‘ Ludmila Peterková – clarinet per il disco Classico, 2007 Gabriela Demeterová – violin ■ Classic Record Collector Historical Award, 2007 Markéta Cibulková – piano SU 3481-2 131 FL DDD SU 3870-2 113 MD ADD CLASSICS B 04 Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van String Quintets Opp 4 & 104 Symphony No. 9 in D minor ‘Choral’, Suk Quartet Op. 125 (Legendary ‘Velvet Revolution’ Karel Špelina – 2nd viola concert) Gabriela Beňačková, Anne Gjevang, Günther Neumann, Arthur Korn Prague Philharmonic Choir Lubomír Mátl Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Václav Neumann live recording SU 3447-2 111 MD ADD SU 3457-2 011 BG DDD Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Symphonies Nos 1, 2 & 3 Sonata No.