Jiří Bělohlávek Essentials

Jiří Bělohlávek Essentials

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Renowned since the ‘70s for his expertise in Czech music, conductor Jiří Bĕlohlávek spent his life sharing his interpretations via ensembles such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. His energetic readings of Smetana (Má Vlast) and Dvořák (Symphony No. 9 in E Minor) find the music's essence, evoking power and compassion everywhere from their whispered solos to their colossal brass chords. Bĕlohlávek is a well-rounded thinker, and his mastery of the rest of the canon is just as fine: His Brahms (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2) conjures the German composer's cantankerous-yet-tender nature.

No. 2, Vltava

Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek

12:07

2. Largo

Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic

12:45

4. Allegro con fuoco

Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic

11:52

I. Adagio. Allegro

Jiří Bělohlávek, Prague Philharmonia

12:40

II. Allegro appassionato

Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek, Ivan Moravec

9:13

V. Night

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek

15:51

III. Adagio

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Jiří Bělohlávek, BBC Symphony Orchestra

4:25

Overture

Jiří Bělohlávek, BBC Symphony Orchestra

6:35

No. 4 in F Major (Tempo di minuetto)

Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic

7:15

IV. Saltarello. Presto

Jiří Bělohlávek, Prague Philharmonia

5:20

IV. Adagio

Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek

10:22

IV. Poco allegro

Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek

6:22

I. The Death of Andrei

Filharmonie Brno, Jiří Bělohlávek, Josef Doležal

8:19

I. Maestoso

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Cédric Tiberghien, Jiří Bělohlávek

23:52

3. Scherzo (Vivace)

Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic

7:26

3. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace

Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek

6:18

II. Largo

Vaclav Mazacek, Czech Philharmonic, Jaroslav Saroun, Jiří Bělohlávek

8:18

III. Adagio

Jiří Bělohlávek, Prague Philharmonia

9:41

III. Finale. Allegro moderato

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Jiří Bělohlávek, Prague Philharmonia

12:41

I. Allegro affettuoso - Andante espressivo - Allegro

Francesco Piemontesi, Jiří Bělohlávek, BBC Symphony Orchestra

15:08

III. The Lovers. Andante quasi allegretto

Jiří Bělohlávek, Prague Philharmonia

4:16

I. Allegro con spirito

Jiří Bělohlávek, Prague Philharmonia

7:29

2. Andante sostenuto

Garrick Ohlsson, Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek

8:59

No. 5, Träume

Jiří Bělohlávek, Prague Philharmonia, Dagmar Pecková

4:59

III. Eia mater, fons amoris

Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic

7:04