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 The group has continued to specialize in Slovak music, and in 2018 they re-released a cycle (originally made for Marco Polo) of Moyzes' 12 symphonies; two volumes in the cycle were released on Naxos in 2019, with Ladislav Slovak conducting.
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Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 / Czech Suite
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Anguélov
Classical - Released by Oehms Classics on Jan 1, 2005
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Duncan: 20th Century Express
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jun 24, 2022
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Edward German: Orchestral Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Naxos on Dec 3, 1992
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QUILTER: Where the Rainbow Ends / Country Pieces
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Feb 23, 1994
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Spohr : Concertos pour clarinette n° 1 & 3 / Pot-pourri, op. 80
Ernst Ottensamer, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannes Wildner
Concertos - Released by Naxos on Aug 17, 1994
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Strauss Ii, J.: 100 Most Famous Works, Vol. 4
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Walter, Johannes Wildner
Classical - Released by Naxos on May 11, 1999
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MOSONYI: Piano Concerto / Symphony No. 1
Klára Körmendi, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky
Concertos - Released by Marco-Polo on Apr 27, 1994
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Britten: Young Person's Guide To Orchestra / Saint-Saens: Carnival
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan 10, 2017
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Clarinet Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 / Fantasia, Op. 81
Ernst Ottensamer, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Wildner
Concertos - Released by Naxos on Dec 19, 1994
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WEBB: Cat People / The Body Snatcher
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Jun 3, 2000
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HOLBROOKE: Orchestral Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Apr 21, 1993
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The Best of French Ballet: Delibes
Ondrej Lenárd, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Nov 6, 1990
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Great Ballet
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Naxos on Mar 26, 2012
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Coates: Springtime Suite, Four Ways Suite, Saxo-Rhapsody & Other Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Edge, Andrew Penny
Classical - Released by Naxos on Sep 23, 1998
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Russian Festival
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Bramall
Classical - Released by Naxos on Feb 23, 1988
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British Light Music
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gary Carpenter
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Jun 17, 1994
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Curzon: Orchestral Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sylvia Capova, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Naxos on Dec 7, 1992
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WOOD: Sketch of a Dandy / London Cameos
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on Mar 2, 1992
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Jacques Ibert : Orchestral Works
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Daniela Kubrická, Adriano
Classical - Released by Naxos on Jan 4, 1994
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Claude-Michel Schönberg's Wuthering Heights: The Ballet
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Pryce-Jones
Classical - Released by First Night Records on Jan 1, 2003
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