EAST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN & BALKAN CONCERTOS From the 19th Century to the Present A Discography of CDs and LPs Prepared by Michael Herman Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) Born in in Polička, Bohemia. He learned the violin as a child. He attended the Prague Conservatory where he studied theory and the organ but was expelled. He later reentered this school and studied briefly with Josef Suk but failed to graduate. He earned a living as a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic before going to Paris for private composition lessons with Albert Roussel. His reputation as a composer grew but the advent of World War II found him in America. His catalogue of compositions is enormous covering all genres from opera and ballet to solo instrumental works. Practically all of his important works have been recorded. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major, H. 149 (1925) Dagmar Baloghová (piano)/Josef Hrnčíř/Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, op. 87 Nos 7 & 24) PANTON 110533 (LP) (1976) Giorgio Koukl (piano)/Arthur Fagen/Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4) NAXOS 8.572373 (2010) Emil Leichner (piano)/Jiří Bělohlávek/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 and Piano Concertino) SUPRAPHON 111313-2 (2 CDs) (1998) Václav Mácha (piano)/Tomáš Brauner/Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2-Piano Concerto and Piano Concertino) CZECH RADIO CR07762 (3 CDs (2016) Piano Concerto No. 2, H. 237 (1934, rev. 1944) Rudolf Firkušný (piano)/Jiří Bělohlávek/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1990) ( + Tre Ricercari, Estampes and Parables) SUPRAPHON 111988-2 (1995) (original CD release: SUPRAPHON 111241-2) (1991) Rudolf Firkušný (piano)/Libor Pešek/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4) RCA VICTOR RED SEAL 09026 61934-2 (1994) Robert Kolinsky (piano)/Vladimir Ashkenazy/Basel Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 4, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca and Overture) ONDINE ODE 1158-2 (2009) MusicWeb International Updated: August 2020 Martinů Concertos Karel Kosárek (piano)/Tomáš Brauner/Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5, 2-Piano Concerto and Piano Concertino) CZECH RADIO CR07762 (3 CDs (2016) Giorgio Koukl (piano)/Arthur Fagen/Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4) NAXOS 8.572373 (2010) Emil Leichner (piano)/Jiří Bělohlávek/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 and Piano Concertino) SUPRAPHON 111313-2 (2 CDs) (1998) Jan Novotný (piano)/Eduard Fischer/Musici de Praga ( + Ježek: Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra and Nerves - Ballet Suite) PANTON 110336 (LP) (1973) Piano Concerto No. 3, H. 316 (1947/8) Rudolf Firkušný (piano)/Libor Pešek/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4) RCA VICTOR RED SEAL 09026 61934-2 (1994) Giorgio Koukl (piano)/Arthur Fagen/Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 5 and Piano Concertino) NAXOS 8.572206 (2010) Emil Leichner (piano)/Jiří Bělohlávek/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 and Piano Concertino) SUPRAPHON 111313-2 (2 CDs) (1998) Josef Páleníček (piano)/Karel Ančerl/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Janáček: Sinfonietta and Taras Bulba) SUPRAPHON SU 1929-2 (1995) (original LP release: SUPRAPHON DV 5804/SV 8037) (1962) Josef Páleníček (piano)/Václav Neumann/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (rec. 1987) ( + Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra) SUPRAPHON 110374-2 (1989) Martin Kasík (piano)/Tomáš Brauner/Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5, 2-Piano Concerto and Piano Concertino) CZECH RADIO CR07762 (3 CDs (2016) Piano Concerto No. 4, H. 358 "Incantations" (1955/6) Rudolf Firkušný (piano)/Rafael Kubelik/Philharmonia Orchestra (rec. 1957) ( + Dvořák: Symphonic Variations and Beethoven: Symphony No. 5) TESTAMENT SBT 1421 (2008) Rudolf Firkušný (piano)/Libor Pešek/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3) RCA VICTOR RED SEAL 09026 61934-2 (1994) MusicWeb International p2 Martinů Concertos Klára Havliková (piano)/Ondrej Lenárd/Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 5 and Harpsichord Concerto) CAMPION RRCD 1321 (1993) (original LP release: OPUS 9310 1747) (1987) Ivo Kahánek(piano)/Jakub Hrůša/Bamberger Symphoniker ( + Dvořák: Piano Concerto) SUPRAPHON SU42362 (2019) Robert Kolinsky (piano)/Vladimir Ashkenazy/Basel Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 2, Frescoes of Piero della Francesca and Overture) ONDINE ODE 1158-2 (2009) Giorgio Koukl (piano)/Arthur Fagen/Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2) NAXOS 8.572373 (2010) Emil Leichner (piano)/Jiří Bělohlávek/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 and Piano Concertino) SUPRAPHON 111313-2 (2 CDs) (1998) Garrickk Ohlsson (piano)/Ivan Volkov/BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra ( + Dvořák: Legends) BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE BBCMM440 (2019) Josef Páleníček (piano)/Jiří Pinkas/Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Symphony No. 4 and Tre Ricercari) APEX 749822-2 (2003) (original LP release: SUPRAPHON DV 6090/SV 8197/SUA 18591/SUAST 58591 /ARTIA ALPS 712) (1964) Igor Ardašev (piano)/Tomáš Brauner/Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5, 2-Piano Concerto and Piano Concertino) CZECH RADIO CR07762 (3 CDs (2016) Piano Concerto No. 5 in B major, H. 366 "Fantasia Concertante" (1957/8) Aleš Bílek (piano)/Jindřich Rohan/Prague Symphony Orchestra ( + Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra) SUPRAPHON 11102338 (LP) (1977) Klára Havliková (piano)/Tomaš Koutnik/Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 4 and Harpsichord Concerto) CAMPION RRCD 1321 (1993) Ivo Kahánek (piano)/Tomáš Brauner/Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, 2-Piano Concerto and Piano Concertino) CZECH RADIO CR07762 (3 CDs (2016) MusicWeb International p3 Martinů Concertos Giorgio Koukl (piano)/Arthur Fagen/Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concerto No. 3 and Piano Concertino) NAXOS 8.572206 (2010) Emil Leichner (piano)/Jiří Bělohlávek/Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and Piano Concertino) SUPRAPHON 111313-2 (2 CDs) (1998) Margrit Weber (piano)/Rafael Kubelik/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain, A. Tcherepnin: Bagatelles and Weber: Konzertstück in F minor) DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON GALLERIA 463085-2 (2002) (original LP release: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON SLPM 139116) (1965) Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra, H. 292 (1943) Sanja and Lidija Bizjak (pianos)/Radoslaw Szulc/Stuttgart Philharmonic ( + Poulenc: Two Piano Concerto, Shostakovich: :Concertino for Two Pianos, and Stravinsky: :Sonata for Two Pianos) ONYX ONYX4148 (2015) Aglika Genova and Liuben Dimitrov (pianos)/Eiji Oue/Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Schnittke: Concerto for Piano 4 hands, Hommage à Grieg and Polyphonic Tango) CPO 999804-2 (2002) Mari and Momo Kodama (pianos)/Lawrence Foster/ Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille ( + Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra No. 2 and Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra) PENTATONE PTC 5186658 (2018) Vera Lějsková and Vlastimil Lejsek (pianos)/Jiří Waldhans/Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra ( + Concertino for Piano and Orchestra) SUPRAPHON SUA 10909/SUAST 50909 (LP) (1968) ( + Piano Concerto No. 5) SUPRAPHON 11102338 (LP) (1977) Nicole Narboni and Mark Clinton (pianos)/Vladimír Válek/Talich Chamber Orchestra ( + Concerto Grosso, Czech Dances, Fantasie for 2 Pianos and 2 Impromptus for Harpsichord) ELAN RECORDINGS 82422 (2000) Joshua Pierce and Dorothy Jonas (pianos)/Ettore Strata/Luxembourg Radio TV Symphony Orchestra ( + Fantasie for Two Pianos, 3 Czech Dances and Britten: Scottish Ballad) PHOENIX PHCD 104 (1990) (original LP release: VARÈSE SARABANDE VCDM 1000.330) (1981) Janine Reding and Henry Piette (pianos)/Eugen Jochum/Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1956) (included in collection: "The Reding & Piette Legacy") DOREMI RECORDS DHR-7816-8 (3 CDs) (2004) Janine Reding and Henry Piette (pianos)/Rafael Kubelik/Orchestre National de l'ORTF (rec. 1955) (included in collection: "The Reding & Piette Legacy") MusicWeb International p4 Martinů Concertos DOREMI RECORDS DHR-7816-8 (3 CDs) (2004) (original CD release: OLYMPIA OCD 270) (1991) Janine Reding and Henry Piette (pianos)/Charles Munch/Boston Symphony Orchestra (rec. 1960) (included in collection: "The Reding & Piette Legacy") DOREMI RECORDS DHR-7816-8 (3 CDs) (2004) Daniel Wiesner and Miroslav Sekera (pianos)/Tomáš Brauner/Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 and Piano Concertino) CZECH RADIO CR07762 (3 CDs (2016) Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra, H. 246 (1935) Eva Braito (harpsichord)/Paul Kantschieder/Bratislava Opera Chamber Orchestra ( + Farkas: Harpsichord Concertino, Françaix: Harpsichord Concerto and Jelinek: The Two Blue O's) KOCH SCHWANN 3-1422-2 (1995) Robert Hill (harpsichord)Klaus Simon/Holst Sinfonietta ( + Les Rondes, La Revue de Cuisine and Chamber Music No. 1) NAXOS 8.572485 (2012) Monika Knoblochová (harpsichord)/Michal Macourek/instrumental ensemble ( + Promenades for Violin, Flute and Harpsichord, 2 Impromptus for Harpsichord, 2 Pieces for Harpsichord and Falla: Harpsichord Concerto) SUPRAPHON SU 3805-2 (2005) Zuzana Růžičková (harpsichord)/Zdeněk Košler/Slovak Radio Chamber Orchestra ( + Piano Concertos Nos 4 and 5 CAMPION RRCD 1321 (1993) Zuzana Růžičková (harpsichord)/Václav Neumann/Czech Philharmonic