Capella Istropolitana
The Capella Istropolitana is a Bratislava-based chamber orchestra whose activity in the recording studio places it among the most recorded ensembles of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Buyers browsing the bins of a record store or shopping online will find this seemingly ubiquitous ensemble on more than 250 CD releases. Actually, by 2008 the Capella Istropolitana had made over 90 recordings, but many of the performances appear on reissues, often in theme-oriented albums or series, like Cinema Classics (12 volumes), Chill with Bach, Chill with Beethoven, Best of Opera, and many others. But the ensemble is no mere peddler of popular or generic music for quick sale; they have been involved in highly successful Haydn and Mozart projects, and have recorded the Bach Brandenburg Concertos, the five Beethoven piano concertos, and large chunks of the output of Vivaldi, Handel, and others. Their repertory reaches well beyond the Baroque and Classical periods, both on recordings and in concert, taking in works by Brahms, Dvorák, Elgar, Britten, Respighi, Prokofiev, Bartók, Stravinsky, and Barber. Most of their recordings have been issued on the Naxos label, but others have appeared on Erato, Brilliant Classics, Bridge, and Claves.
Established in 1983 by members of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, the Capella Istropolitana has performed under various conductors over the years and has regularly toured Europe, North America, the Far East, New Zealand, and Israel. The ensemble has never had a music director or chief conductor. In its early years it consisted of about 15 players, but eventually augmented its membership to accommodate performances of larger works, like the Beethoven symphonies.
The group's first Bach recordings appeared in the late '80s with general acclaim, and by the early '90s the group had achieved recognition both at home and abroad: in 1991 the Bratislava City Council honored the ensemble with a decree naming it Chamber Orchestra of the City of Bratislava; that same year Naxos began issuing the first CDs in the group's Haydn and Mozart symphony projects.
Throughout the 1990s and the first decade of the new century, the Capella Istropolitana remained extremely active in the recording studio, achieving great popularity with two platinum discs. The group also maintained a busy schedule of concerts, touring the U.S., Canada, and almost every European country. Its 2007 schedule, for instance, included numerous concerts in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, France, and Switzerland.
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CLASSICS AT THE MOVIES - SUSPENSE
Classical - Released by Naxos on 13 Mar 2000
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MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 36, 33 and 27
Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Jan 1989
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Famous Opera Overtures
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Jan 2007
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Best Of Baroque Music
Classical - Released by Naxos on 5 Feb 1988
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Wedding March: Classical Music for Your Perfect Wedding
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on 9 Aug 2011
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Vivaldi: L' Estro Armonico, Op. 3
Capella Istropolitana, Jozef Kopelman
Classical - Released by Naxos on 15 Oct 1988
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 5
Stefan Vladar, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth
Keyboard Concertos - Released by Naxos on 25 Nov 1988
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Pachelbel: Canon in D
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on 5 May 2015
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MOZART: Haffner Serenade, K. 250 / March, K. 249
Capella Istropolitana, Takako Nishizaki, Johannes Wildner
Classical - Released by Naxos on 23 Nov 1990
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Bach, J.S.: Orchestral Suites Nos. 1 and 2, Bwv 1066-1067
Classical - Released by Naxos on 14 Oct 2016
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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 15 Dec 1999
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Mozart: Kleine Nachtmusik (Eine) / Serenata Notturna / Divertimento No. 10
Capella Istropolitana, Wolfgang Sobotka
Classical - Released by Naxos on 19 Dec 2016
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Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony In C Minor Op. 110a / Schostakowitsch: Kammersinfonie Op. 110a
Pawel Przytocki, Maulbronn Monastery Edition, Cappella Istropolitana, Capella Istropolitana
Classical - Released by K&K Verlagsanstalt on 20 Apr 2010
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 and 21, "Elvira Madigan"
Capella Istropolitana, Christoph Eberle and Peter Lang
Classical - Released by SMOOTH CLASSICAL on 19 Dec 2016
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Art & Music: Canaletto - Music of His Time
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Sep 2005
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Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41
Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth
Classical - Released by Naxos on 24 Apr 1990
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BEETHOVEN: 11 Modlinger Dances / 12 German Dances / 12 Minuets
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Mar 1991
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 and 4
Stefan Vladar, Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth
Classical - Released by Naxos on 30 Jun 1988
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Chen Gang: Violin Concerto "Wang Zhaojun"
Takako Nishizaki, Fung Lam, Capella Istropolitana, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Wing-Sie Yip
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 1 Jan 1987
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