CZECH-LIST A selection of the best in Czech music Czechoslovakia (now known as the Czech Republic) may have experienced bumps in its development as a nation, but one aspect of its cultural soul has proved steadfast over the centuries: the quality of the music of its classical composers. You’ll find the works of established favourites – Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Bohuslav Martinů, Josef Suk – alongside less familiar names from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries that invite you to explore unknown treasures from the country’s rich heritage – Johann Baptist Vaňhal, Jiří Antonín Benda, Zdeněk Fibich and Erwin Schulhoff, among many others. Label Cat. No. Composer Title Featured Artists UPC Naxos Ariane Pfister-Benda, Violin / Josef Suk, Viola / 1 Naxos 8.553994 BENDA, František (1709–1786) Violin Concerto (+BENDA, J.A.) Christian Benda, Cello / Prague CO / Suk CO / 0730099499422 Christian Benda Ariane Pfister-Benda, Josef Suk, Violin / Suk CO / 2 Naxos 8.553902 BENDA, František (1709–1786) Violin Concertos in D Major and D Minor (+BENDA, J.J.) 0730099490221 Christian Benda Hans-Joachim Berg, Violin / 3 Naxos 8.572307 BENDA, František (1709–1786) Violin Sonatas Nos. 10, 14, 23, 28 and 32 747313230778 Naoko Akutagawa, Harpsichord Ariane Pfister-Benda, Josef Suk, Violin / Suk CO / 4 Naxos 8.553902 BENDA, Jan Jirí (1713–1752) Violin Concertos in G Major (+BENDA, F.) 0730099490221 Christian Benda Brigitte Quadlbauer, Hertha Schell, Peter Uray, 5 Naxos 8.553345 BENDA, Jirí Antonín (1722–1795) Ariadne auf Naxos / Pygmalion [Digital Exclusive] 0730099434522 Narrator / Prague CO / Christian Benda Brigitte Quadlbauer, Hertha Schell, Peter Uray, 6 Naxos 8.553346 BENDA, Jirí Antonín (1722–1795) Medea [Digital Exclusive] 0730099434621 Narrator / Prague CO / Christian Benda 7 Naxos 8.553408 BENDA, Jirí Antonín (1722–1795) Sinfonias Nos. 1-6 Carel Stadtherr, Violin / Prague CO / Christian Benda 0730099440820 8 Naxos 8.553409 BENDA, Jirí Antonín (1722–1795) Sinfonias Nos. 7-12 Prague CO / Christian Benda 0730099440929 Ariane Pfister-Benda, Violin / Josef Suk, Viola / 9 Naxos 8.553994 BENDA, Jirí Antonín (1722–1795) Viola Concerto (+BENDA, F.) Christian Benda, Cello / Prague CO / Suk CO / 0730099499422 Christian Benda BIBER, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Missa Salisburgensis à 53 voci (+MONTEVERDI, C.) [Blu- Collegium Vocale 1704 / Collegium 1704 / 10 Naxos NBD0066V 730099006668 (1644–1704) ray] Václav Luks BIBER, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Missa Salisburgensis à 53 voci (+MONTEVERDI, C.) Collegium Vocale 1704 / Collegium 1704 / 11 Naxos 2.110394 747313539451 (1644–1704) [DVD] Václav Luks Sinfonias in G major / B flat major / A major / B flat major 12 Naxos 8.572683 DUSSEK, Franz Xaver (1731–1799) Helsinki Baroque Orchestra / Aapo Häkkinen 747313268375 [Digital Exclusive] 13 Naxos 8.555878 DUSSEK, Franz Xaver (1731–1799) Sinfonias in G major / E flat major / F major Helios 18 / Marie-Louise Oschatz 0747313587827 Harp Concertos – Harp Sonata No. 2, Op. 34 / Harp Roberta Alessandrini, Harp / Orchestra di Mantova / 14 Naxos 8.553622 DUSSEK, Jan Ladislav (1760–1812) 0730099462228 Concerto, Op. 15 (+KRUMPHOLZ / WAGENSEIL) Vittorio Parisi 6 Pieces, Op. 52 / Eclogues, Op. 56 / Furiants, Op. 42 15 Naxos 8.557475 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Stefan Veselka, Piano 0747313247523 [Digital Exclusive] 16 Naxos 8.554730 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Ballad / Capriccio / Silent Woods Qian Zhou, Violin / Edmund Battersby, Piano 0636943473023 Carnival Overture, Op. 92 / Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 / Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New Berlin PO / Berlin State Opera Orchestra / 17 Naxos 8.110907 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) 0636943190722 World" / Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major, Op. 46, No. 1 London PO / Erich Kleiber (+SMETANA) 18 Naxos 8.550503 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Cello Concerto (+ELGAR) Maria, Kliegel, Cello / Royal PO / Michael Halász 0730099550321 Paul Tortelier, Cello / Philharmonia Orchestra / 19 Naxos 9.80089 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Cello Concerto in B Minor [Digital Exclusive] 0730099808910 Malcolm Sargent Jacques Thibaud, Violin / Pablo Casals, Cello / Czech 20 Naxos 8.110930 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 (+BRAHMS) PO / Pablo Casals Orchestra of Barcelona / Alfred 0636943193020 Cortot / George Szell Ludmila Komancova, Mezzo-soprano / Vera Krilová, Cert a Kaca (Kate and the Devil) [2 CDs] [Digital Contralto / Lubomír Havlák, Tenor / Premysl Kocí, 21 Naxos 9.80895-96 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) 747313089512 Exclusive] Baritone / Prague National Theatre Chorus & Orchestra / Zdenek Chalabala Classics Explained: DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 9, 'From 22 Naxos 8.558065-66 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Jeremy Siepmann, Narrator / Slovak PO 0636943806524 the New World' [2 CDs] Czech Republic: A Musical Tour of the Country's Past and Slovak PO / Slovak State PO, Košice / Zdeněk Košler / 23 Naxos 2.110531 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) 747313553150 Present (+SMETANA) Robert Stankovsky / Barry Wordsworth / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Capella Istropolitana / Gunzenhauser, Stephen / Halász, Michael / Kliegel, 24 Naxos 8.556661 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) DVOŘÁK (THE BEST OF) Maria / Košler, Zdenek / Krcek, Jaroslav / Moyzes 0730099666121 Quartet / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Szokolay, Balázs 25 Naxos 8.552139-40 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) DVOŘÁK (THE VERY BEST OF) [2 CDs] Various Artists 0730099213929 FAMOUS SYMPHONIC POEMS, VOL. 1 – The Water Hungarian State SO / Polish National RSO / 26 Naxos 8.553243 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Goblin (Vodnik), Op. 107 (+LISZT / SIBELIUS / Slovak RO / Mátyás Antál / Kenneth Schermerhorn / 0730099424325 SMETANA) [Digital Exclusive] Antoni Wit 27 Naxos 8.553137 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 1 Christian Köhn, Silke-Thora Matthies, Piano 0730099413725 28 Naxos 8.553138 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 2 Christian Köhn, Silke-Thora Matthies, Piano 0730099413824 Fritz Kreisler Edition, Vol. 2 (+KREISLER / 29 Naxos 8.557868 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Takako Nishizaki, Violin / Michael Ponti, Piano 0747313286829 TCHAIKOVSKY) [Digital Exclusive] 30 Naxos 8.553005 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Hero's Song (A) / Czech Suite / Hussite Overture Polish National RSO / Antoni Wit 0730099400527 Humoresques, Op. 101 / Silhouettes, Op. 8 [Digital 31 Naxos 8.557477 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Stefan Veselka, Piano 0747313247721 Exclusive] Ludmila Červinková, Miloslava Fidlerova, Soprano / Karel Kruska, Tenor / Jiri Schiller, Bass-baritone / 32 Naxos 9.81105 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Jacobin (The) (Highlights) [Digital Exclusive] 747313110513 Prague Smetana Theatre Chorus & Orchestra / Jaroslav Vogel Ewa Biegas, Soprano / Marina Rodríguez-Cusí, Mezzo- soprano / Javier Tomé, Tenor / José Antonio López, 33 Naxos 8.573558 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Mass in D Major / Te Deum 747313355877 Baritone / Orfeón Pamplonés / Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra / Antoni Wit Czech Composers - Segment List 2018 Page 1 of 12 CzechComposerCatalogue201806 Label Cat. No. Composer Title Featured Artists UPC Orchestral Music – Five Prague Waltzes / Mazurka, Op. Alexander Trostianski, Violin / Russian PO / Dmitry 34 Naxos 8.557352 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) 49 / Rondo for Cello and Orchestra / Seven pieces / 0747313235223 Yablonsky Polonaise / Polka Notturno, Op. 40 / Suite, Op. 98b Overtures – Carnival Op. 92 / My Home Op. 62 / In 35 Naxos 8.550600 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) BBC PO / Stephen Gunzenhauser 0730099560023 Nature’s Realm Op. 91 / Othello Op. 93 / Vanda Op. 25 Jenő Jandó, Stefan Vladar, Piano / Capella Piano Concerto in G Minor (+BEETHOVEN) [Digital 36 Naxos 8.554676 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Istropolitana / Polish National RSO / Antoni Wit / Barry 0636943467626 Exclusive] Wordsworth Piano Concerto in G Minor (+LISZT / WEBER) [Digital Robert Casadesus, Rudolf Firkušný, Piano / Cleveland 37 Naxos 9.80270 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) 0730099827010 Exclusive] Orchestra / George Szell 38 Naxos 8.550896 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Piano Concerto, Op. 33 / The Water Goblin Jeno Jandó, Piano/ Polish National RSO / Antoni Wit 0730099589628 39 Naxos 8.572159 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Piano Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 Sucharova-Weiser, Helena / Vlach Quartet Prague 747313215973 40 Naxos 9.80276 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Piano Quintet in A Major [Digital Exclusive] Clifford Curzon, Piano / Budapest String Quartet 0730099827614 41 Naxos 8.110307 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Piano Quintet, Op. 8 (+BRAHMS) [Digital Exclusive] Clifford Curzon, Piano / Budapest String Quartet 636943130728 42 Naxos 8.555377 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Piano Quintets Opp. 5 and 81 Ivan Klansky, Piano / Vlach Quartet Prague 0747313537723 43 Naxos 8.550444 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Piano Trio in F Minor / Piano Trio in E Minor, 'Dumky' Joachim Trio 0730099544429 44 Naxos 8.554309 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 21 / Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 26 Joachim Trio 0636943430927 45 Naxos 8.573279 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Piano Trios, Vol. 1 – Nos. 3 and 4, "Dumky" Tempest Trio 747313327973 46 Naxos 8.573723 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Piano Trios, Vol. 2 – Nos. 1 and 2 Tempest Trio 747313372379 Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85 / Dumka and Furiant, Op. 12 47 Naxos 8.557476 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Stefan Veselka, Piano 0747313247622 [Digital Exclusive] Published Orchestral Works (Complete) [17-CD Boxed 48 Naxos 8.501702 DVOŘÁK, Antonín (1841–1904) Various Artists 730099170246 Set] Kirch, Daniel / Libor, Christiane / Monarcha, Janusz / 49 Naxos 8.572874-75 DVOŘÁK,