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 The group has continued to specialize in Slovak music, and in 2018 they re-released a cycle (originally made for Marco Polo) of Moyzes' 12 symphonies; two volumes in the cycle were released on Naxos in 2019, with Ladislav Slovak conducting.
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Invitation To The Dance
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jun. 30, 1988
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Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty / Glazunov: The Seasons
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan. 16, 2017
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SUK: A Summer's Tale / A Winter's Tale
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia
Classical - Released by Naxos on May 3, 1999
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British Light Music
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Jun. 24, 2022
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Intermezzo
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Mar. 1, 2000
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CHEN / HE: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (The) / CHU: The Yellow River Piano Concerto
Takako Nishizaki, Chengzong Yin, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on May 22, 1991
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Volume 1
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan. 1, 1999
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CHEN / HE: Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (The)
Takako Nishizaki, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Jean
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Oct. 26, 1992
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ELGAR: Enigma Variations (UK)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, George Hurst, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Naxos on Dec. 15, 1999
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OPERA WITHOUT WORDS - The Most Famous Overtures, Preludes, and Interludes in Opera
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Dec. 16, 2008
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Operetta Overtures (Famous)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Martin Sieghart
Classical - Released by Naxos on Feb. 23, 1988
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Violin Concerto in A Minor / The Seasons
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ilya Kaler, Ondrej Lenárd, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Camilla Kolchinsky
Classical - Released by Naxos on Aug. 27, 1997
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Fauré: Pavane & Other Orchestral Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on Nov. 11, 2016
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Operatic Duets for Tenor and Baritone
Janez Lotric, Igor Morozov, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Wildner
Opera - Released by Naxos on Jun. 28, 1994
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British Light Music
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Edge, Silvia Capova, Ernest Tomlinson
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Jul. 11, 1994
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Ketèlbey: Bells across the Meadows
Slovak Philharmonic Male Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sylvia Capova, Adrian Leaper, Albert Ketelbey
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan. 1, 1992
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Musique pour violon et orchestre
Misha Keylin, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan. 26, 2010
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (THE BEST OF)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jun. 16, 1997
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KOMZAK I / KOMZAK II: Waltzes, Marches, and Polkas, Vol. 2
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christian Pollack
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Nov. 15, 2005
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SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3 / Le Rouet d'Omphale
Imrich Szabo, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser
Symphonic Poems - Released by Naxos on Oct. 6, 1988
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101 Great Orchestral Classics, Vol. 7
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan. 1, 2005
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