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 The group has continued to specialize in Slovak music, and in 2018 they re-released a cycle (originally made for Marco Polo) of Moyzes' 12 symphonies; two volumes in the cycle were released on Naxos in 2019, with Ladislav Slovak conducting.
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Purple Classics Presents: Ballet Highlights
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Anthony Bramall, Ondrej Lenárd, Andrew Mogrelia
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on Jun 17, 2016
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Milken Archive Digital Volume 17, Album 6: Ode and Epics - Dramatic Music of Jewish Experience
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Milken Archive Digital on Jun 25, 2013
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Berlinski: Symphonic Visions - Jacobi: 2 Pieces in Sabbath Mood - Amram: Songs of the Soul
Orquestra Simfònica De Barcelona I Nacional De Catalunya, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Gerard Schwarz, Samuel Adler, Christopher Wilkins
Classical - Released by Milken Archive Digital on Sep 1, 2011
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Ravel: Boléro, M. 81
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on Sep 4, 2015
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Strauss II: The Blue Danube
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Katowice, Ondrej Lenárd, Alfred Walter, Johannes Wildner
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on Sep 9, 2016
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd
Classical - Released by Naxos Special Projects on Jul 3, 2015
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Cooman: Enchanted Tracings
Classical - Released by ARTEK on Mar 31, 2009
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Concerto pour Orchestre / Suite pour codes & piano
Tomas Nemec, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adriano
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Oct 18, 2001
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Prokofjev: Peter och vargen / Saint-Saëns: Djurens karneval / Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Mark Levengood, Marian Lapsansky, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Peter Toperczer, Ondrej Lenárd
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan 1, 2001
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A Máme, Čo Sme Chceli (Original Score)
Steph Copeland, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anton Popovic
Film Soundtracks - Released by Datahead Music, DC Republic Productions Inc. on Nov 6, 2023
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Music from 6 Continents (1998 Series)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Vienna Modern Masters on Nov 1, 2011
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 "Eroica" and 8
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by SMOOTH CLASSICAL on Oct 21, 2016
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Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 9
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Ladislav Slovák
Classical - Released by SMOOTH CLASSICAL on Feb 4, 2014
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English Festival
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by SMOOTH CLASSICAL on Nov 18, 2016
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 8
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Halasz, Richard Edlinger
Classical - Released by Amadis on Oct 21, 2016
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Symphonies n° 9 & 10
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Oct 1, 2001
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Symphonies n° 1 & 2
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ladislav Slovák
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on May 29, 2000
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Roskott, C.: Trumpet Concerto / Green, E.: Trumpet Concerto in C Major / Bradshaw, R.J.: Sonata for Trumpet and Strings
Paul Neebe, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, David Wiley
Classical - Released by Albany on Mar 1, 2006
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Alma nox
Lúcnica, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by RTVS Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska 2013-2017 on Jul 14, 2017
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The Core Knowledge Music Collection: Grade 4
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Core Knowledge on Apr 27, 2018
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