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MARTINU, B.: Piano Concertos 2 and 4  album coverCzech-born composer Bohuslav Martinu was born in a church tower in Policka, Bohemia in 1890. He became a student in the Prague Conservatory, and played with the Czech Philharmonic before moving to Paris to study composition. When World War Two broke out, he fled Europe and moved to the United States where he taught at the Mannes School of Music in New York. All the while, he composed incessantly - including the two piano concertos on this disc. Performers include pianist Robert Kolinsky, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Sinfonieorchester Basel.

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Catalogue No.: Ondine ODE 1158-2

 

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An interview with Peter Breiner who was commissioned to create orchestral suites from the operas of Czech composer Leos Janacek.

These brilliant arrangements truly reflect the unique musical language that make Janacek’s operas some of the best written in the 20th century.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.570555 & 8.570556

 

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