Vaclav Smetacek
Conductor Vaclav Smetácek may not be as well known as his contemporaries Rafael Kubelik or Vaclav Neumann, but he was one of the most conspicuous influential Czech musicians of the twentieth century. Born in Brno, Smetácek was an oboe player and founded the Prague Wind Quintet in 1928 and maintained his membership in that renowned chamber group until his retirement in 1955. His conducting career began in radio in 1933, leading what would become the Prague Symphony Orchestra in a number of radio concerts and in the making of soundtracks for motion pictures. In 1942, the Prague Radio Symphony moved into the position of being a full-fledged civic orchestra, and Smetácek was named its first conductor; he held onto this position until 1972. Afterward, he frequently appeared as a guest conductor until shortly before his death at age 79 in 1986. Smetácek was a very prolific recording artist and an expert in Czech music of all kinds, but he also recorded Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and many others, as well, most of it very skillfully and all of it for the Czech state labels Supraphon and Panton.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Edvard Grieg & Antonín Dvořák: Piano Concertos
Sviatoslav Richter, Kirill Kondrashin, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - Released by Praga Digitals on 1 May 2012
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor", Piano Sonata No. 32 - Claude Debussy: Images
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - Released by Praga Digitals on 1 Sep 2013
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Dvořák: Mass In D Major, Biblical Songs, Te Deum
Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Miscellaneous - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 1 Jan 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Orff: Choral Works
Prague Philharmonic Choir, Inštrumentálna skupina, Josef Veselka, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 29 Mar 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
In Love with Chopin
Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra Warsaw, Vaclav Smetacek, Witold Rowicki
Classical - Released by Profil on 15 May 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Arthur Grumiaux, Vol. 1: Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 & Violin Sonatas (Live)
Arthur Grumiaux, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Clara Haskil, Ataulfo Argenta, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - Released by DOREMI on 4 Mar 2003
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Václav Smetáček 3
Albín Berky, Bruno Belcík, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic Music - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 15 Feb 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dvořák: Saint Ludmila, Op. 71 by Václav Smetáček (2023 Remastered, Prague 1963)
Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir
Classical - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on 29 Nov 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
TCHAIKOVSKI A WAGNER
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek, Ladislav Slovák, Zdenek Kosler
Classical - Released by Pierre Verany on 1 Jan 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Heroes and Legends: Orchestral Masterpieces
Václav Neumann, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Jube Classic on 27 Aug 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Classic for You: Weber: Aufforderung zum Tanze
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - Released by Bella Musica Edition on 1 Jun 2013
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Seiber: Fantasia concertante, Casella: Concerto in A minor
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek, André Gertler
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 19 Feb 2021
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Prague Symphony Orchestra 2
Vlastimil Žoha, Alois Klima, Jiří Julius Fiala, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic Music - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 23 Nov 2018
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Předehry (Karel, Burian,Pauer, Nejedlý)
Vaclav Smetacek, Czech Philharmonic
Symphonic Music - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 22 Feb 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Maria Tauberová
Maria Tauberová, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 16 Jan 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pavel Vranicky - Jan Dismas Zelenka
Vaclav Smetacek, Symphony Orchestra of Radio Prague
Symphonic Music - Released by VMS Musical Treasures on 6 Sep 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo