Koželuch: Symphonies, Vol. 3 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice & Marek Štilec

• Leopold Koželuch (1747 - 1818): Symphony in A Major, P. I:10 "A la française":
• 1 Symphony in A Major, P. I:10 "A la française": I. Allegro di molto 06:40
• 2 Symphony in A Major, P. I:10 "A la française": II. Poco adagio ma più andante 04:23
• 3 Symphony in A Major, P. I:10 "A la française": III. Menuetto 02:58
• 4 Symphony in A Major, P. I:10 "A la française": IV. Presto con fuoco 03:51
• Symphony in C Major, P. I:9:
• 5 Symphony in C Major, P. I:9: I. Allegro molto 07:49
• 6 Symphony in C Major, P. I:9: II. Poco adagio 05:04
• 7 Symphony in C Major, P. I:9: III. Menuetto. Allegretto 03:55
• 8 Symphony in C Major, P. I:9: IV. Presto con fuoco 03:30
• Symphony in B-Flat Major, P. I:11 "L'irrésolu":
• 9 Symphony in B-Flat Major, P. I:11 "L'irrésolu": I. Allegro ma più presto 08:02
• 10 Symphony in B-Flat Major, P. I:11 "L'irrésolu": II. Adagio 06:55
• 11 Symphony in B-Flat Major, P. I:11 "L'irrésolu": III. Menuetto. Vivace 04:00
• 12 Symphony in B-Flat Major, P. I:11 "L'irrésolu": IV. Allegro molto poco presto 06:00
• Symphony in C Major, P. I:2:
• 13 Symphony in C Major, P. I:2: I. Allegro con brio 06:27
• 14 Symphony in C Major, P. I:2: II. Andante 02:29
• 15 Symphony in C Major, P. I:2: III. Menuetto. Allegretto 03:14
• 16 Symphony in C Major, P. I:2: IV. Allegro ma non presto 02:23
• Total Runtime 01:17:40

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In addition to his influence as a pianist and leading keyboard composer in Vienna, the Bohemian Leopold Kozeluch wrote an important body of symphonies that rank among the most significant of their time. The four examples here, heard in original, corrected editions, show consummate mastery of proportion, instrumental control and thematic development and all exude characteristic freshness and sophistication. The 'Symphony in B-flat', titled 'L'Irrésolu' is especially noteworthy not only as his most unusual work in the genre but for its sheer boldness of expression.

Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Marek Štilec, conductor

Marek Štilec
is one of the most notable members of the young generation of Czech conductors. He has had a number of international successes, such as conducting the New World Symphony under the patronage of Michael Tilson Thomas, and has enjoyed a large number of appreciative reviews of his recordings of Zdeněk Fibichʼs orchestral works for Naxos, including “Album of the Week” of WQXR in New York, “Recording of the Year” 2013 and 2014 of Music Web International, “Project of the Year” of the Czech music magazine Hudební rozhledy, and the “2014 Tip” of Harmonie magazine. He works regularly with a number of orchestras, including the principal Czech orchestras, the New World Symphony, the Orchestra of the Swan, the Wiener Concertverein Orchester, the Kammerphilharmonie Graz, the Berlin Camerata, Sinfonietta Cracovia and the Ulster Orchestra. He founded the Chamber Orchestra Quattro with which he has given dozens of concerts and has made a number of internationally successful recordings.

The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
founded in 1969, is one of the Czech Republicʼs leading orchestras. The repertoire of the orchestra includes a large number of compositions from the baroque era to contemporary music, including many cross-over and multigenre projects. The first principal conductor, Libor Pešek, quickly raised the orchestra to a high standard and the subsequent principal conductors have included Libor Hlavácě k, Petr Altrichter, Bohumil Kulínský, Petr Škvor, Róbert Stankovský, Leoš Svárovský and Marko Ivanovic,́who have maintained the orchestraʼs reputation. The present conductor is Peter Feranec. The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra often performs at the Czech Republicʼs most important festivals, including the Prague Spring International Festival, the Smetana Litomyšl and the International Český Krumlov Festival, and at the many important venues in Europe, such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Salzburg Festspielhaus, Hercules Hall and Gasteig, Munich, the Vienna Musikverein, the Brucknerhaus in Linz, the Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg and many others. Outside Europe the orchestra has played in Japan and has toured extensively around America. The orchestra has collaborated with many leading world-renowned conductors, including Jirí̌ Beľohlávek, Marco Armiliato, Mariss Jansons, and with a number of prominent soloists and choirs. In addition to its work in the concert-hall the orchestra regularly engages in operatic and theatre projects and has dozens of successful recordings to its credit on Naxos, ArcoDiva, Supraphon, Classico, Monitor-EMI, and Amabile.

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