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 The group has continued to specialize in Slovak music, and in 2018 they re-released a cycle (originally made for Marco Polo) of Moyzes' 12 symphonies; two volumes in the cycle were released on Naxos in 2019, with Ladislav Slovak conducting.
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British Light Music
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ernest Tomlinson
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 1 Apr 1997
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RUBINSTEIN: Piano Concerto No. 5 / Caprice Russe
Joseph Banowetz, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky
Concertos - Released by Marco-Polo on 17 Jun 1994
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Spanish Festival
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Keith Clark
Classical - Released by Naxos on 30 Jun 1988
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SIBELIUS / ELGAR: Violin Concertos
Dong-Suk Kang, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Naxos on 10 Jul 1995
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SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Complete Symphonies
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Peter Mikulas, Magdalena Hajossyova, Ladislav Slovák
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on 1 Oct 2009
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COATES, E.: Dam Busters (The) / London Suite
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 25 Jun 1993
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Concertos pour violon n°5, 6 et 7
Misha Keylin, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia, Takuo Yuasa
Classical - Released by Naxos on 11 May 2003
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Concertos pour violon
Philippe Quint, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirk Trevor
Classical - Released by Naxos on 28 Jul 2008
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Russian Favorites
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Jan 2007
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Great Orchestral Classics, Vol. 8
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Jan 2005
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Here, The Cliffs : Orchestral Music Of Hilary Tann
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Debra Richtmeyer, František Novotný, Kirk Trevor
Classical - Released by North - South Recordings on 5 Jun 2012
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Farnon: Westminster Waltz, Colditz March, State Occasion & Other Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Jan 1991
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Degas - Music of His Time
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on 26 Oct 2003
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My First Lullaby Album
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on 27 Feb 2012
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Binge: Elizabethan Serenade, Scottish Rhapsody & Other Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Edge, Silvia Capova, Ernest Tomlinson
Classical - Released by Naxos on 11 Jul 1994
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Favourite Soprano Arias
Ľuba Orgonášová, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Will Humburg
Opera - Released by Naxos on 20 Oct 1992
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SALTER / SKINNER: Sherlock Homes and the Voice of Terror
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, William Stromberg
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 15 Jun 2000
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French Festival
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd, Keith Clark
Classical - Released by Naxos on 25 Nov 1988
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (Without Narration)
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on 3 Jul 2015
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Gounod: Funeral March of a Marionette
Classical - Released by Naxos on 1 Oct 2010
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Famous Tenor Arias
Thomas Harper, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Michael Halasz
Opera - Released by Naxos on 1 Jan 1991
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