Karel Ancerl - 1955 concerts and recordings

Smetana Hall, Prague, 06 and 07 Jan 1955

Suk Meditation on the old Bohemian Chotal "Saint Wenceslas" Op. 35a (1914)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Suk Zrani (Rippening) Op. 34 ( 1917 )
Czech Philharmonic Chorus - Female voices

Smetana Hall, Prague, 20 and 21 Jan 1955

Brahms Concerto for piano and orchastra No. 1 in D minor Op. 15 (1854-1858)
Frantisek Maxian, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor Op. 93 (1953)

Stadion, Brno, 27 Jan 1955

Bach Brandenburg concerto No. 4 in G major BWV1049 (1721)
Brno Radio Symphony Orchestra (SOBR)

Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (1901-02) - Recorded

Reduta, Bratislava, 04 Feb 1955

Haydn Symphony No. 92 in G major (1788) - Not recorded
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Novák Concerto for piano and orchestra in E minor Op. 10 (1893) - Not recorded
Frantisek Rauch, piano

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922) - Not recorded

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 27 Feb 1955

Dvořák Concerto for piano and orchestra in B minor Op. 33 (1876)
Rudolf Macudzinski, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák Concerto for violin and orchestra in A minor Op. 53 (1879)
Alexander Plocek, violin

Dvořák Concerto for cello and orchestra No. 2 in B minor Op. 104 (1894-95)
Milos Sadlo, cello

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 21-23 Mar 1955

Martinů Symphony No. 5 H.310 (1946)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Supraphon
DM 5599 (10")

Supraphon
SUF 20035 (10")

Everest
3329 (LP)

Supraphon
11 1931-2 (CD)

Supraphon Gold Edition
SU 3694-2 (CD)

Venias
VN013 (CD) (33 CD set)

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 24 and 25 Mar 1955

Srom The Goblin, symphonic scherzo (1953)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Bořkovec Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 (1931) - Recorded
Jan Panenka, piano

Martinů Symphony No. 5 H.310 (1946)

Smetana Hall, Prague, 31 Mar and 01 Apr 1955

Martinů Kytice (Bouquet of Flowers) H.260 (1937)
Jamila Schulzova, soprano - Sona Cervena, mezzo-soprano - Lubomir Havlak, tenor - Jan Soumar, bass
Czech Singers' Chorus / Jan Kühn - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Vomáčka Strazce majaku (The lighthouse keeper) Op. 24 (1931) - Recorded
Jamila Schulzova, soprano - Sona Cervena, mezzo-soprano - Lubomir Havlak, tenor - Ladislav Mraz, baritone - Jan Soumar, bass

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 15 Apr 1955

Special concert

Beethoven Leonore III , overture Op. 72a (1806)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Schumann Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor Op. 54 (1845) - Live
Jan Panenka, piano

Praga
PR 254 000/01 (2 CDs)

Praga
PR 256 000 (CD)

Debussy La Mer (1905)

Ravel Boléro M.81 (1928)

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 30 Apr 1955

Martinů Kytice (Bouquet of Flowers) H.260 (1937)
Libuse Domaninska, soprano - Sona Cervena, mezzo-soprano - Lubomir Havlak, tenor - Ladislav Mraz, bass
Czech Singers' Chorus - Czech Children's Chorus - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Supraphon
2020 (78)

Supraphon
DV 5347 (LP)

Supraphon
LPV 445 or SUA 10175 (LP)

Supraphon
SP 20367 (45) (excerpts 3, 1, 7 : Florilege)

Supraphon
11 1932-2 (CD)

Supraphon Gold Edition
SU 3672-2 (CD)

Praga
PR 254 061 (CD)

BnF Collection
BnF 04 (MP3)

Smetana Hall, Prague, 14 May 1955

Prague Spring Festiival, 12 May-03 Jun 1955

Hlobil Jmeno milovane, cantata Op. 46
Drahomira Tikalova, soprano - Ladislav Mraz, baritone
Czech Singers' Chorus / Jan Kühn - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Hindemith Concerto for cello and orchestra (1940)
Paul Tortelier, cello

Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky Op. 78 (1939)
Sona Cervena, mezzo-soprano
Czech Singers' Chorus

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 15 May 1955

Hindemith Concerto for cello and orchestra (1940)
Paul Tortelier, cello
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Supraphon
DV 5453 (LP)

Supraphon
LPV 474 (LP)

Supraphon
SUA 10351 (LP)

Eterna
8 20 592 (LP)

Supraphon [IT]
B30R 0067 (LP)

Supraphon
11 1955-2 (CD)

Supraphon Gold Edition
SU 3690-2 (CD)

Membran
233 335 (4 CDs)

Membran
600 176 (10 CDs)

Smetana Hall, Prague, 29 May 1955

Prague Spring Festival, 12 May-03 Jun 1955

Hanuš Symphony No. 2 in G major Op. 26 (1950-51)
Prague Symphony Orchestra (FOK)

Beethoven Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 3 in C minor Op. 37 (1800-1802)
Frantisek Maxian, piano

Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra in E minor Op. 125 (1950-52)
(dedicated to Mtislav Rostropovich)
Mtislav Rostropovich, cello

Gottwaldov, 06 Jun 1955

Weber Der Freischütz Op. 17 (1821) (overture)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major Op. 68 (1807-1808)

Debussy La Mer (1905)

Ravel Boléro M.81 (1928)

Reduta, Bratislava, 07 Jun 1955

Weber Der Freischütz Op. 17 (1821) (overture)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major Op. 68 (1807-1808)

Debussy La Mer (1905)

Ravel Boléro M.81 (1928)

Stadium, Brno, 10 Jun 1955

Weber Der Freischütz Op. 17 (1821) (overture)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major Op. 68 (1807-1808)

Debussy La Mer (1905)

Ravel Boléro M.81 (1928)

Smetana Hall, Prague, 28, 30 Jun, 04 and 05 Jul 1955

Special concerts for the National Spartakiades

Smetana Ma Vlast ( My Country ) 1:112 (1879)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 29-31 Aug 1955

Mozart Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 23 in A major K. 488 (1786)
Halina Czerny-Stefanska, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Supraphon
DM 5473 (LP)

Supraphon
LPM 425 (10")

Supraphon
SUF 20092 (10")

Supraphon [DE]
D-20092 (10")

Orpheus
6409 (LP)

Supraphon [VE]
GMM 69(SUF 20092) (LP)

Supraphon
11 1935-2 (CD)

Supraphon Gold Edition
SU 3698-2 (CD)

Supraphon [JP]
COCQ 83816 (CD)

Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, 18 Sep 1955

Romanian tour, 18-30 Sep 1955

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90 (1883)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Debussy La Mer (1905)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Theatre, Constanta, 20 Sep 1955

Smetana Prodana nevesta (The Bartered Bride) Overture
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Voříšek Symphony in D major Op. 24 (1821)

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)

University Hall, Cluj-Napoca, 26 Sep 1955

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90 (1883)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Debussy La Mer (1905)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Romanian Athenaeum, Bucharest, 28 Sep 1955

Smetana Prodana nevesta (The Bartered Bride) Overture
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Voříšek Symphony in D major Op. 24 (1821)

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)

Philharmonie Hall, Timisoara, 30 Sep 1955

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90 (1883)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Debussy La Mer (1905)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 13 Oct 1955

Smetana Prodana nevesta (The Bartered Bride) Overture
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Voříšek Symphony in D major Op. 24 (1821)

Debussy La Mer (1905)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Filmpalast, Frankfurt, 24 Oct 1955

German tour, 24 Oct-06 Nov 1955

Dvořák Karneval Op. 92 (1891)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op. 56a (1880)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Gürzenich, KÖln, 26 Oct 1955

Dvořák Karneval Op. 92 (1891)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op. 56a (1880)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Herkulessaal, München, 28-29 Oct 1955

Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor Op. 93 (1953)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Deutsche Grammophon
LPM 18300 (LP)

Deutsche Grammophon
18300 (LP)

Heliodor
478 412 (LP)

Decca
DL 9822 (LP)

Hispavox
xxx (LP)

Deutsche Grammophon
457 080-2 (CD)

Deutsche Grammophon
463 666-2 (CD)

Deutsche Grammophon
479 5516 (5 CDs)

Deutsche Grammophon
477 925 (6 CDs) (2. Allegro)

Venias
VN013 (CD) (33 CD set)

K-Tel
xxx (MP3) (2.Allegro)

Naxos
9.80302 (MP3)

Deutsches Museum, München, 28 Oct 1955

Dvořák Karneval Op. 92 (1891)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op. 56a (1880)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Oetker Halle, Bielefeld, 01 Nov 1955

Dvořák Karneval Op. 92 (1891)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)

Smetana Ma Vlast ( My Country ), 2. Vltava ( The Moldau )

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Robert Schumann Hall, Düsseldorf, 02 Nov 1955

Dvořák Karneval Op. 92 (1891)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op. 56a (1880)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Hochschule für Musik, Berlin, 04 Nov 1955

Dvořák Karneval Op. 92 (1891)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op. 56a (1880)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Stadthalle, Lübeck, 06 Nov 1955

Dvořák Karneval Op. 92 (1891)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák Symphony No. 9 "From the new World" in E minor Op. 95 (1893)

Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op. 56a (1880)

Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) (1874, 1922)

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 10, 11 and 12 Nov 1955

Smetana Libuse Overture 1:98 (1869)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor Op. 70 (1884-85)

Ostrčil Osirelo dite (The abandoned Child) Op. 9 (1906)
Sona Cervena, mezzo-soprano

Janáček Sinfonietta JW 6/18 (1926)

Smetana Hall, Prague, 01 and 02 Dec 1955

Vycpálek Czech Requiem Op. 24 (1940)
Milada Musilova, soprano - Sona Cervena, mezzo-soprano - Teodor Srubar, baritone
Czech Singers' Chorus / Jan Kühn - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 07, 08 and 09 Dec 1955

Kaprálová Concerto for piano and orchestra in D minor Op. 7 (1934-35)
Mirka Pokoma, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 in A minor Op. 65 (1943)

Dvorak Hall, Prague, 19-21 Dec 1955

Mozart Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 9 in E flat major K. 271 (1777)
Hugo Steurer, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Supraphon
SUA 10098 (LP)

Supraphon [IT]
SUA 10098 (LP)

Supraphon [VE]
GMM 16 or 10098 (LP)

Supraphon Gold Edition
SU 3698-2 (CD)

Hanuš Sul nad zlato (Salt is better than Gold) Op. 28a (1953)

Supraphon
DM 5531 (10")

Supraphon Gold Edition
SU 3701-2 (CD)

Venias
VN013 (CD) (33 CD set)