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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Edvard Grieg & Antonín Dvořák: Piano Concertos
Sviatoslav Richter, Kirill Kondrashin, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - Released by Praga Digitals on May 1, 2012
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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
Classical - Released by Praga Digitals on Sep 1, 2013
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Dvořák: Mass In D Major, Biblical Songs, Te Deum
Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Miscellaneous - Released by Supraphon a.s. on Jan 1, 1994
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Orff: Choral Works
Prague Philharmonic Choir, Inštrumentálna skupina, Josef Veselka, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on Mar 29, 2019
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In Love with Chopin
Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra Warsaw, Vaclav Smetacek, Witold Rowicki
Classical - Released by Profil on May 15, 2020
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Sibelius: Valse triste & Le cygne de Tuonela (Mono Version)
Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK, Vaclav Smetacek
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 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
Classical - Released by DOREMI on Mar 4, 2003
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Václav Smetáček 3
Albín Berky, Bruno Belcík, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic Music - Released by Supraphon a.s. on Feb 15, 2019
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Dvořák: Symphonie No. 3 (Stereo Version)
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 1962
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Dvořák: Messe in D Major (Mono Version)
Vaclav Smetacek, Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK, Drahomira Tikalova
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 1962
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Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande polonaise brillante (Orchestral Version)
Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Vaclav Smetacek, Česká filharmonie
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 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
Classical - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on Nov 29, 2023
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TCHAIKOVSKI A WAGNER
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek, Ladislav Slovák, Zdenek Kosler
Classical - Released by Pierre Verany on Jan 1, 2010
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Strauss: Die Fledermaus (The Bat): Overture (Digitally Remastered)
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - Released by EMG Classical on Jun 29, 2014
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Heroes and Legends: Orchestral Masterpieces
Václav Neumann, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Jube Classic on Aug 27, 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
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 1957
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Dvořák: Stabat Mater, B. 71 (Mono Version)
Vaclav Smetacek, Stefania Woytowicz, Česká filharmonie
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 1962
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Classic for You: Weber: Aufforderung zum Tanze
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - Released by Bella Musica Edition on Jun 1, 2013
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Seiber: Fantasia concertante, Casella: Concerto in A minor
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Vaclav Smetacek, André Gertler
Classical - Released by Supraphon a.s. on Feb 19, 2021
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Chopin: Concerto pour piano No. 1, Op. 11 (Mono Version)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Halina Czerny-Stefanska, Vaclav Smetacek
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on Jan 1, 1958
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Prague Symphony Orchestra 2
Vlastimil Žoha, Alois Klima, Jiří Julius Fiala, Vaclav Smetacek, Prague Symphony Orchestra
Symphonic Music - Released by Supraphon a.s. on Nov 23, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo