Zdenek Kosler: Conducts

Zdeněk Košler

Bartók: Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Borkovec: START, symphonic allegro for large orchestra Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Honegger: Concertino for Piano & Orchestra Boris Krajny (piano) Prague Symphony Orchestra Janacek: Sinfonietta Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Martinu: Parables after the poems by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry & Georges Neveu Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra Milhaud: Symphony No. 10, Op. 382 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Stravinsky: Petrushka Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Zdeněk Košler , Czech conductor and accomplished disciple of Karel Ancerl, was never happier than when directing Smetana's Dalibor or Libuše, or Dvořák’s Jakobin. His love of opera did not detract from his meticulous and inspired conducting of orchestral music, whose modernity was not as readily appreciated by the general public. Although a distinguished Mozartian, he only ventured into his magic world in Solvakia. The programme presented here provides proof of his extraordinary lucidity, appreciated by connoisseurs of his Dvořák, Martinů, Prokofiev or Shostakovich. He tended to let other conductors of the Czech Philharmonic shine with Smetana, Dvořák and Suk, his achievements focusing on more challenging (non Slavic) repertoires by Wagner, Roussel or Bartók..

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