CD 1
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) - Symphony No.4, H 305 31:52
1. I. Poco moderato 6:24
2. II. Scherzo. Allegro vivo 8:24
3. III. Largo 9:37
4. IV. Poco allegro 7:15
5. Bohuslav Martinů - Concertino for Cello, Brass, Piano and Battery, H 143 13:32
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) - Concerto for Cello and Wind Instruments 12:52
6. I. Pastorale 3:19
7. II. Romance 4:32
8. III. Gigue 4:53
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) - Trauermusik for Viola and String Orchestra 7:41
9. I. Langsam. Lento 3:04
10. II. Ruhig bewegt. Poco mosso 1:01
11. III. Lebhaft. Vivo 1:42
12. IV. Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit. Sehr langsam. Largo 1:52
Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) - Tre ricercari, H 267 13:55
13. I. Allegro poco 4:10
14. II. Largo 5:34
15. III. Allegro 4:04
CD2
Josef Mysliveček (1737-1781) - Sinfonia in D 8:51
1. I. Allegro con spirito 3:09
2. II. Andante 3:29
3. III. Presto 2:09
Georges Bizet (1838-1875) - Jeux d'enfants (Children's Games), Op. 22 12:02
4. I. March. Trompette et tambour 2:18
5. II. Berceuse. La poupée 3:19
6. III. Impromptu. La toupie 0:55
7. IV. Duo. Petit mari, petite femme 3:41
8. V. Galop. Le bal 1:43
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) - Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals) 21:22
9. I. Introduction et Marche royale du lion 1:58
10. II. Poules et coqs 0:48
11. III. Hémiones - animaux véloces 0:40
12. IV. Tortues 1:39
13. V. L'éléphant 1:16
14. VI. Kangourous 0:45
15. VII. Aquarium 2:04
16. VIII. Personnages a longues oreilles 0:42
17. IX. Le coucou au fond des bois 2:19
18. X. Volicre 1:21
19. XI. Pianistes 1:20
20. XII. Fossiles 1:19
21. XIII. Le cygne 2:47
22. XIV. Finale 1:54
Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953) - Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op. 63 26:08
23. I. Allegro moderato 10:30
24. II. Andante assai 9:13
25. III. Allegro, ben marcato 6:19
André Navarra - cello (CD1 / 5-8), Ladislav Černý - viola (CD1 / 9-12), Pavel Štěpán, Ilja Hurník - piano (CD2 / 9-22), Ladislav Jásek - violin (CD2 / 23-25)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (CD1 / 1-4, 13-15), Chamber Harmony (CD1 / 5-8), Prague Chamber Orchestra (CD1 / 9-12, CD2 / 1-3), Prague Symphony Orchestra (CD2 / 4-25)
Martin Turnovský conductor
Recorded in Prague at the Rudolfinum on December 1964 (CD2 / 23-25), September 1965 (CD1 / 1-4, 13-15), on September and October 1967 (CD2 / 4-22), and at the Domovina Studio on September 1955 (CD2 / 1-3), December 1961 (CD1 / 9-12) and June 1966 (CD1 / 5-8).
Paradoxically, a greater opportunity to witness the artistry of the remarkable Czech conductor Martin Turnovský, whose teachers included Karel Ančerl and George Szell, has been afforded to audiences abroad. After winning the international conducting competition in Besançon (1958), he had to wait almost a decade for the real launch of his international career, since the totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia prevented him from travelling around the world. He was chief conductor of the Dresdner Staatskapelle and Staatsoper, and, after emigrating to the West at the end of the 1960s, led the Operas in Oslo and Bonn, guest-conducted the New York Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and other major orchestras. Only after the regime change in Czechoslovakia in 1989 could he renew his work with orchestras on home soil. In the 1960s he made numerous recordings for Supraphon. The majority of those presented on these discs are now available on CD for the first time. They bear witness to Turnovský's distinct talent, which several years later would dazzle to the full in front of the world's most renowned orchestras.
A Czech conductor who excelled worldwide. Martin Turnovský recordings for the first time on CD.
(Supraphon 2012)
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