Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
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
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1, Romeo and Juliet
Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 29 Sep 2006
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Prague Symphony Orchestra, Václav Smetáček
Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 23 Feb 2018
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Chabrier: Espana. Rhapsody for Orchestra - Bizet: L´arlesienne. I. and II. Suite
Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 15 Nov 2012
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Foerster: Symphony No. 4, Springtime and Desire
Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 1 Jan 1994
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night´s Dream, The Hebrides, Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 29 Jan 2021
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Midsummer Night´s Dream / Grieg: Peer Gynt
Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 1 Jan 1988
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Brahms: Academic Festival Overture - Rimsky-Korsakov: La grande Paque Russe
Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 22 Sep 2017
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Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, Glazunov, Fučík, Lanner, Strauss, Waldteufel: In the Rhythm of Waltz
Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 30 Sep 2016
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Operetta Overtures
Václav Smetáček, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on 30 Sep 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo