Pragadigitals Viola


Viola

Discover this wonderful, strong and warm instrument, too long in the shadow, which Brahms, Reger, Bach and all the great composers of the 20th century give finally it rightful place. Try the wonderful viola concerto (2003-2004) of Jindrich Feld (1925-2007), one of the greatest Czech composer, with this extraordinary orchestration. Probably the best viola concert ever written.


J.-S. BACH : SONATAS BWV 1020,1022,1027-1029 - THE VIOLA THROUGH THE AGES (Vol. 1) - J. Suk (viola)

SONATA IN G MINOR, BWV 1020, for keyboard and flute, attributed to Bach, transcribed for harpsichord and viola

SONATA IN F, BWV 1022, for keyboard and violin, attributed to Bach, transcribed for harpsichord and viola

SONATAS BWV 1027-1029, for keyboard and viola da gamba, transcribed for viola and harpsichord:

SONATA No.1 IN G

SONATA No.2 IN D

SONATA No.3 IN G MINOR


Zuzana RUZICKOVA, harpsichord/Cembalo/clavecin

Josef SUK, viola/Bratsche/alto


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J.-S. BACH : SONATAS BWV 1020,1022,1027-1029 - THE VIOLA THROUGH THE AGES (Vol. 1) - J. Suk (viola)

SONATA IN G MINOR, BWV 1020, for keyboard and flute, attributed to Bach, transcribed for harpsichord and viola

SONATA IN F, BWV 1022, for keyboard and violin, attributed to Bach, transcribed for harpsichord and viola

SONATAS BWV 1027-1029, for keyboard and viola da gamba, transcribed for viola and harpsichord:

SONATA No.1 IN G

SONATA No.2 IN D

SONATA No.3 IN G MINOR


Zuzana RUZICKOVA, harpsichord/Cembalo/clavecin

Josef SUK, viola/Bratsche/alto


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ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856) - MARCHENBILDER op,133 (+BRAHMS: SONATA  VIOLA op.120 (2)) - Josef Kluson (viola) , Sachiko Kayahara (piano)

Johannes BRAHMS :

THE VIOLA SONATAS, Op.120 (1894) :

SONATA in F minor/f-moll/en fa mineur, op.120 No.1

TWO SONGS for contralto, viola and piano, Op.91

SONATA in E flat/Es-Dur/en mi bémol majeur, Op.120 No.2


Robert SCHUMANN :

Märchenbilder Op. 133


Karolína BERKOVÁ, contralto/Alt/mezzo-soprano (Op.91)

Sachiko KAYAHARA, piano/Klavier

Josef KLUSON, viola/Viola/alto


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JINDRICH FELD (1925- 2007) - QUARTET NO 4 - CLARINET QUINTET - CELLO & PIANO - VIOLA CONCERTO

MUSICA NOVA BOHEMICA :

STRING QUARTET No. 4 J 61 (1965)

CLARINET QUINTET J 194 (1999)

TWO COMPOSITIONS FOR CELLO AND PIANO J 22 (1954-55)

CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND FULL ORCHESTRA J 208 (2003-2004) *


PRAŽÁK QUARTET

Václav REMEŠ , Vlastimil HOLEK, violins/Violinen/violons, Josef KLUSOŇ, viola/Bratsche/alto Michal KAŇKA, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

Jan MACH, clarinet/Klarinette/clarinette

Michal KAŇKA, cello, Jaromír KLEPÁČ, piano

Raphaël OLEG, viola/Bratsche/alto

CZECH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRAGUE

Vladimír VÁLEK

* enregistrement public effectué à l’Auditorium de Dijon par Franck GUINFOLEAU


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Bohuslav MARTINU (1890-1959) : COMPLETE DUOS AND TRIO FOR STRINGS - P. Hula, J. Kluson, M. Kanka

DUO No.1 FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO H. 157 (1927)

STRING TRIO No.2, FOR VIOLIN, VIOLA AND VIOLONCELLO H. 238 (1934)

THREE MADRIGALS (DUO No.1), FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLA H. 313 (1947)

DUO No.2 FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLA H. 331 (1950)

DUO No.2 FOR VIOLIN AND VIOLONCELLO H. 371 (1958)

PIECE FOR TWO VIOLONCELLOS H. 377 (1959)


members of the BEETHOVEN TRIO

Pavel HŮLA, violin/Violine/violon

Josef KLUSOŇ, viola/Bratsche/alto

Michal KAŇKA, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle


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KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI (1933- ) : CHAMBER MUSIC - PIANO SEXTET - PRAZAK Quartet, Lethiec, Kayahara

STRING TRIO (1990-91)

CADENZA (1984) per viola sola (1984)

PER SLAVA (1986), for cello solo

DIVERTIMENTO per violoncello solo (1994)

SEXTET for piano, violin, viola, cello, clarinet and French horn (2000)


Members of the PRAŽÁK QUARTET

Vlastimil HOLEK (+Trio), violin/Violine/violon, Josef KLUSOŇ, viola/Bratsche/alto (+Trio, Cadenza) Michal KAŇKA, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle (+ Trio, Per Slava, Divertimento)

Sachiko KAYAHARA, piano/Klavier (Sextet)

Michel LETHIEC, clarinet/Klarinette/clarinette (Sextet)

Premyšl VOJTA, French horn/Horn/cor (Sextet)


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Max REGER : SONATAS Op 49 & 107 - THE VIOLA THROUGH THE AGES (Vol. 2) - Kluson (viola), Kayahara (p)

SONATA FOR PIANO AND VIOLA IN A FLAT MAJOR, op.49 No.1 (1901)

SONATA FOR PIANO AND VIOLA IN F SHARP MINOR, op.49 No.2 (1901)

SONATA FOR PIANO AND VIOLA IN B FLAT MAJOR, op.107 (1909)


Josef KLUSON, viola/Bratsche/alto

Sachiko KAYAHARA, piano/Klavier


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Erwin SCHULHOFF (1894-1942) : CZECH DEGENERATE MUSIC VOL.4 - CHAMBER MUSIC - Prazak & Kocian

FIVE PIECES FOR STRING QUARTET (1925)

CONCERTINO FOR FLUTE (PICCOLO), VIOLA AND DOUBLE BASS (1925)

DUO FOR VIOLIN AND CELLO (1925)

SEXTET FOR TWO VIOLINS, TWO VIOLAS AND TWO CELLOS (1920-24)


PRAŽÁK QUARTET

Václav REMEŠ, Vlastimil HOLEK, violins/Violinen/violons, Josef KLUSOŇ, viola/Bratsche/alto, Michal KAŇKA, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

KOCIAN QUARTET

Pavel HŮLA, Miloš ČERNÝ, violins/Violinen/violons, Zbyněk PAĎOUREK viola/ Bratsche/alto, Václav BERNÁSEK, cello/Violoncello/violoncelle

Guest Soloists :

Václav KUNT, flute/Flöte/flûte, Jiří HUDEC, double bass/Kontrabaß/ contrebasse


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Gideon KLEIN (1919-1945) : CZECH DEGENERATE MUSIC VOL.5 - CHAMBER MUSIC FOR STRING - Kocian Quartet

Trio for violin, viola and cello (Terezín 1944)

Four Movements for string quartet (1938)

String Quartet, Op. 2 (1940-41)

Duo for violin and viola (in the quarter-tone system) (1940)

Preludium for viola solo (1940)

Duo for violin and cello (1938-40)

Fantasy and Fugue for string quartet (Terezin, 1942-43)


KOCIAN QUARTET

Pavel HŮLA, Miloš ČERNÝ, housle/violins/Violinen/violons - Zbyněk PAĎOUREK, violu/viola/Bratsche/alto - Václav BERNÁŠEK, violoncello/cello/Violoncello/violoncelle


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