Symfonický orchestr hl.m. Prahy (FOK), Václav Smetáček

obal a deska vyborny stav

A1  To Our Girls (Polka)

    Composed By – Bedřich Smetana

4:00
A2  Poem (From The Idyll "At Twilight")

    Composed By – Zdeněk Fibich*

4:45
A3  Humoresque (Op. 101, No. 7)

    Composed By – Antonín Dvořák

3:20
A4  Polka (From The Opera "Deborah")

    Composed By – Josef Bohuslav Foerster

3:05
A5  Valse Triste (From The Ballet "The Tale Of Simple Johnny")

    Composed By – Oskar Nedbal

5:20
A6  Miner's Polka (From The Play "Mr. Brouček's Excursion To The Exhibition")

    Composed By – Karel Kovařovic

2:25
B1  March Of The Prague Students' Legion

    Composed By – Bedřich Smetana

3:05
B2  Waltz In A Major (Op. 54, No. 1)

    Composed By – Antonín Dvořák

3:55
B3  Love Song (From The Cycle "Piano Pieces", Op. 7, No. 1)

    Composed By – Josef Suk (2)

7:05
B4  The Saws (From "Lachian Dances")

    Composed By – Leoš Janáček

2:55
B5  The Rising Of The Moon (From The Opera "In The Well")

    Composed By – Vilém Blodek

6:25
B6  The Devil's Polka (From The Piano Cycle "Youth", Op. 55, No. 21)

    Composed By – Vítězslav Novák

3:00
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    Conductor – Václav Smetáček
    Engineer – Stanislav Sýkora
    Orchestra – Prague Symphony Orchestra*
    Orchestrated By – Otmar Mácha (tracks: B3), Rudolf Karel (tracks: B2), Rudolf Smetáček (tracks: B1), Václav Smetáček (tracks: A3)
    Recording Supervisor [Recording Director] – Zdeněk Zahradník
    Soloist, Viola – Václav Smetáček (tracks: B6)



Czech symphony orchestra.
Established in autumn 1934 by conductor and musical organizer Rudolf Pekárek. He defined the ensemble’s fields of activity with the words “Film-Opera-Koncert”, which became part of the orchestra’s title as the abbreviation FOK. By recording music for the majority of Czech films in the 1930s and performing regularly in live broadcasts of Czechoslovak Radio, the FOK Orchestra made a name for itself and its economic existence was assured. This allowed gradual development of concert activities, whose main promoter from the very beginning was Václav Smetáček. In 1942 he became the orchestra’s chief conductor, and he stood at its head for thirty years. During the period of his leadership the orchestra achieved a high performance standard and international renown.
After Smetáček’s departure from the post of chief conductor, artistic leadership was taken over in succession by Ladislav Slovák (1972–1976), Jindřich Rohan (1976–1977), and then Jiří Bělohlávek (1977–1989), whose work marked an important stage from the standpoint of the ensemble’s intensive artistic development. After Bělohlávek came Petr Altrichter (1990–1992), Martin Turnovský (1992–1995), and Gaetano Delogu (1995–1998). Other important Czech conductors who have worked with the orchestra over a long period have included especially Václav Neumann, Zdeněk Košler, and Vladimír Válek. From March 2001 to the end of the 2005/2006 concert season, Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Prague Symphony Orchestra was Serge Baudo. From the 2006/2007 concert season on, Jiří Kout will be holding the position of Chief Conductor of the Orchestra.