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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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor", Piano Sonata No. 32 - Claude Debussy: Images
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek
Klassiek - Released by Praga Digitals on 1 sep. 2013
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Edvard Grieg & Antonín Dvořák: Piano Concertos
Sviatoslav Richter, Kirill Kondrashin, Vaclav Smetacek
Klassiek - Released by Praga Digitals on 1 mei 2012
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Dvořák: Mass In D Major, Biblical Songs, Te Deum
Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Divers - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 1 jan. 1994
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Orff: Choral Works
Prague Philharmonic Choir, Inštrumentálna skupina, Josef Veselka, Vaclav Smetacek
Klassiek - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 29 mrt. 2019
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In Love with Chopin
Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra Warsaw, Vaclav Smetacek, Witold Rowicki
Klassiek - Released by Profil on 15 mei 2020
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Sibelius: Valse triste & Le cygne de Tuonela (Mono Version)
Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK, Vaclav Smetacek
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1959
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Arthur Grumiaux, Vol. 1: Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 & Violin Sonatas (Live)
Arthur Grumiaux, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Clara Haskil, Ataulfo Argenta, Vaclav Smetacek
Klassiek - Released by DOREMI on 4 mrt. 2003
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Václav Smetáček 3
Albín Berky, Bruno Belcík, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Symfonische muziek - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 15 feb. 2019
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Dvořák: Symphonie No. 3 (Stereo Version)
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Dvořák: Messe in D Major (Mono Version)
Vaclav Smetacek, Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK, Drahomira Tikalova
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande polonaise brillante (Orchestral Version)
Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Vaclav Smetacek, Česká filharmonie
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1959
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Dvořák: Saint Ludmila, Op. 71 by Václav Smetáček (2023 Remastered, Prague 1963)
Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir
Klassiek - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on 29 nov. 2023
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TCHAIKOVSKI A WAGNER
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek, Ladislav Slovák, Zdenek Kosler
Klassiek - Released by Pierre Verany on 1 jan. 2010
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus (The Bat): Overture (Digitally Remastered)
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek
Klassiek - Released by EMG Classical on 29 jun. 2014
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Heroes and Legends: Orchestral Masterpieces
Václav Neumann, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Klassiek - Released by Jube Classic on 27 aug. 2021
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Sibelius: The Swan of Tuonela - Glinka: Kamarinskaya - Brahms: 4 Hungarian Dances (Mono Version)
Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK, Vaclav Smetacek
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1957
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Dvořák: Stabat Mater, B. 71 (Mono Version)
Vaclav Smetacek, Stefania Woytowicz, Česká filharmonie
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1962
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Classic for You: Weber: Aufforderung zum Tanze
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek
Klassiek - 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
Klassiek - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 19 feb. 2021
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Chopin: Concerto pour piano No. 1, Op. 11 (Mono Version)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Vaclav Smetacek
Divers - Released by BNF Collection on 1 jan. 1958
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Prague Symphony Orchestra 2
Vlastimil Žoha, Alois Klima, Jiří Julius Fiala, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Symfonische muziek - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 23 nov. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo