CD1
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) - Symphony No.1 in C minor, 'The Bells of Zlonice', sine op. (B 9) 43:02 *
1. I. [Allegro] 11:26
2. II. Adagio di molto 12:50
3. III. Allegretto 8:27
4. IV. Finale. Allegro animato 10:08
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op.13 (B 41) 39:59 *
5. I. Allegro 10:10
6. II. Andante sostenuto e molto cantabile 12:22
7. III. Allegro feroce 7:07
8. IV. Allegro con brio 10:10
CD 2
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No.2 in B flat major, Op.4 (B 12) 47:43 *
1. I. Allegro con moto 12:22
2. II. Poco adagio 11:58
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro con brio 12:22
4. IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco 10:49
5. Antonín Dvořák - Rondo in G minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op.94 (B 181) 7:43 *
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - Lyric suite, Op.54 15:06
6. Gjatergut / Shepherd Boy 4:22
7. Gangar / Norwegian March 3:11
8. Notturno / Nokturno 3:51
9. Troldtog / March of the Dwarfs 3:25
CD 3
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) - The Seasons. Twelve Charakteristic Pieces, Op.37 46:05 *
1. I. January - At the Fireside 5:50
2. II. February - Carnival 3:07
3. III. March - Song of the Lark 2:00
4. IV. April - Snowdrop 3:24
5. V. May - Starlit Nights 4:29
6. VI. June - Barcarolle 5:42
7. VII. July - Song of the Reaper 2:02
8. VIII. August - Harvest 4:05
9. IX. September - Hunting 2:56
10. X. October - Autumn Song 4:45
11. XI. November - Troika 3:04
12. XII. December - Christmas 4:09
Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt. Music to the Dramatic Poem by Henrik Ibsen 29:45
Suite No.1, Op.46
13. I. Morning Mood 3:19
14. II. The Death of Ase 4:34
15. III. Anitraś Dance 3:33
16. IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King 2:46
Edvard Grieg - Suite No.2, Op.55
17. I. The Abduction of the Bride. Ingrid's Lament 3:54
18. II. Arabian Dance 4:05
19. III. Peer Gyntś Homecoming (Stormy Evening on the Sea) 2:37
20. IV. Solveig's Song 4:40
CD4
Albert Roussel (1869-1937) - Symphony No.3 in G minor, Op.42 24:26
1. I. Allegro vivo 5:43
2. II. Adagio 9:27
3. III. Vivace 3:03
4. IV. Allegro con spirito 6:03
5. Bacchus et Ariane. Ballet Suite No.2, Op.43 19:42
6. Olivier Messaien (1908-1992) - Oiseaux exotiques / Exotic Birds for Piano and Orchestra 15:19
7. Olivier Messaien - Réveil des oiseaux / Awakening of the Birds for Piano and Orchestra 21:09
CD 5
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) - Symphony No.3 in D major, D 200 23:27
1. I. Adagio maestoso - Allegro con brio 9:47
2. II. Allegretto 4:22
3. III. Menuetto. Vivace 4:08
4. IV. Presto vivace 4:59
Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished' D 759 23:54
5. I. Allegro moderato 11:43
6. II. Andante con moto 12:07
Vladimír Sommer (1921-1997) - Vocal Symphony for Mezzo-soprano, Speaker, Chorus and Large Orchestra 31:47
7. I. At Night; Con moto - Adagio - Piu lento - Adagio 11:32
8. II. A Dream; Allegro moderato - Vivo - Con furore - Sostenuto 11:51
9. III. Death Will Come and Will Have Your Eyes; Adagio 8:16
CD 6
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) - Kindertotenlieder 27:12
1. I. Nun will die Sonn´ so hell aufgehn! 6:30
2. II. Nun seh´ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen 5:22
3. III. Wenn dein Mütterlein 5:25
4. IV. Oft denk´ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen 3:18
5. V. In diesem Wetter 6:21
Lyrics: Friedrich Rückert Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen 15:36
6. I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht 3:32
7. II. Ging heut morgen übers Feld 4:04
8. III. Ich hab´ ein glühend Messer 3:16
9. IV. Die zwei blauen Augen 4:33
10. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen 5:35
11. Pavel Bořkovec (1894-1972) - Silentium turbatum 17:31
Symphonic Movement for Alto, Electric Guitar and Large Orchestra Silentium turbatum Lyrics: Hana Prošková *
12. Antonín Dvořák - Nocturne for String Orchestra in B major, Op.40 (B 47) 8:49
* first fime on CD
Věra Soukupová - alto, Yvonne Loriod - piano, Josef Chuchro - cello, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Film Symphony Orchestra, conductor Václav Neumann
Recorded in Prague at the Domovina Studio, October 26-27, 1953 (CD3/1-12), at the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum, February 13-15, 1957 (CD1/1-4), April 9-12, 1958 (CD2/1-4), April 17, 1958 (CD2/5), November 4 and 6, 1959 (CD1/5-8), March 20-21 and 30-31, 1961 (CD2/6-9, CD3/13-20), December 3-5, 1962 (CD6/1-10), December 11-14, 1964 (CD5/7-9), August 31 - September 1, 1965 (CD6/11), February 9 and 11, 1966 (CD5/5-6), February 28 and March 2, 1966 (CD5/1-4), November 18-22, 1966 (CD4/6-7) and September 9-12, 1968 (CD6/12), and in Brno at the Besední dům, November 4-6 (CD4/1-4) and December 13-15, 1963 (CD4/5)
The recordings made by Václav Neumann, the charismatic music director of the Czech Philharmonic from 1968, form one of the cornerstones of the symphonic repertoire in Supraphon's archive. The majority of listeners, however, are not familiar with the albums dating from the previous period. By the time he became head of the Czech Philharmonic, Neumann already enjoyed international renown (in 1955 he began appearing as a guest at Berlin's Komische Oper, from 1964 to 1968 he served as music director of the Gewandhausorchester in Leipzig).
Under his baton, the splendid Prague Symphony Orchestra made the very oldest recordings of Dvořák's early symphonies (Nos. 1, 2 and 4), a recording of Trojan's orchestrated version of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, while the Czech Philharmonic recorded Mahler's enchanting song cycles and major international and Czech modern works - by Messiaen (with the composer's wife Yvonne Loriod on the piano), Bořkovec and Sommer. This selection is symbolically rounded off by Dvořák's Nocturne, recorded by Neumann with the Czech Philharmonic in 1968, just a few weeks after the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact forces. A number of these unique and sensitively remastered recordings are being released on CD for the very first time.
Unknown Václav Neumann - remarkable recordings from the 1950s and 1960s for the first time on CD.
(Supraphon 2014)
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