Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, in Slovak Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu, or SOSR, was the first professional orchestra established in what is now the country of Slovakia. It remains one of the country's most prominent ensembles, and its recordings for Western labels have propelled it to international fame.
The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra was established in 1929 to serve the needs of the new Slovak Radio network. Its first conductor was Frantisek Dyk. Another key figure during the orchestra's early years was composer Alexander Moyzes, a champion of Slovak music who, at the time, was teaching at the Music and Drama Academy for Slovakia in Bratislava. Moyzes worked to raise the orchestra's musical level, a process that continued after he joined the faculty at the Bratislava Conservatory in 1941 until he was forced to resign during the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1948. By that time, the orchestra had begun to attract a line of talented conductors, including Ondrej Lenard (1970-1991), Róbert Stankovský (1991-2001), and its present leader, Peter Valentovic. The orchestra has also welcomed internationally prominent guest conductors including, Charles Mackerras, Neeme Järvi, and Kirk Trevor, as well as such soloists as Anna Netrebko and Boris Berezovsky. The Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra has toured abroad, performing at the Musikverein in Vienna as well as venues as far afield as Spain and Japan. Its activities also include recording soundtrack music for Slovak films.
The orchestra has been perhaps most notable for its recordings, which include the world premiere of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's I gioielli della Madonna (The Jewels of the Madonna). The SOSR has recorded extensively, and mostly outside of Slovakia, for the Marco Polo and MMC labels, and most of all for Naxos. The group has continued to specialize in Slovak music, and in 2018 they re-released a cycle (originally made for Marco Polo) of Moyzes' 12 symphonies; two volumes in the cycle were released on Naxos in 2019, with Ladislav Slovak conducting.
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Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 / Czech Suite
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Anguélov
Klassiek - Released by Oehms Classics on 1 jan. 2005
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Duncan: 20th Century Express
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 24 jun. 2022
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Edward German: Orchestral Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 3 dec. 1992
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QUILTER: Where the Rainbow Ends / Country Pieces
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Klassiek - Released by Marco-Polo on 23 feb. 1994
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Spohr : Concertos pour clarinette n° 1 & 3 / Pot-pourri, op. 80
Ernst Ottensamer, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannes Wildner
Concertmuziek - Released by Naxos on 17 aug. 1994
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WEBB: Cat People / The Body Snatcher
Klassiek - Released by Marco-Polo on 3 jun. 2000
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SUK: A Summer's Tale / A Winter's Tale
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 3 mei 1999
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Strauss Ii, J.: 100 Most Famous Works, Vol. 4
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Walter, Johannes Wildner
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 11 mei 1999
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MOSONYI: Piano Concerto / Symphony No. 1
Klára Körmendi, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky
Concertmuziek - Released by Marco-Polo on 27 apr. 1994
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Britten: Young Person's Guide To Orchestra / Saint-Saens: Carnival
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 10 jan. 2017
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Clarinet Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Fantasia, Op. 81
Ernst Ottensamer, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Wildner
Concertmuziek - Released by Naxos on 19 dec. 1994
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HOLBROOKE: Orchestral Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Klassiek - Released by Marco-Polo on 21 apr. 1993
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The Best of French Ballet: Delibes
Ondrej Lenárd, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 6 nov. 1990
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Great Ballet
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 26 mrt. 2012
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Coates: Springtime Suite, Four Ways Suite, Saxo-Rhapsody & Other Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Edge, Andrew Penny
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 23 sep. 1998
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Russian Festival
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Bramall
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 23 feb. 1988
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British Light Music
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gary Carpenter
Klassiek - Released by Marco-Polo on 17 jun. 1994
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Curzon: Orchestral Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sylvia Capova, Adrian Leaper
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 7 dec. 1992
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Claude-Michel Schönberg's Wuthering Heights: The Ballet
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Pryce-Jones
Klassiek - Released by First Night Records on 1 jan. 2003
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WOOD: Sketch of a Dandy / London Cameos
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Klassiek - Released by Marco-Polo on 2 mrt. 1992
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