Wranitzky: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice & Marek Štilec

• Paul Wranitzky (1776 - 1808): Der Schreiner:
• 1 Wranitzky: Der Schreiner: Overture 04:19
• Symphony in D Minor "La tempesta":
• 2 Wranitzky: Symphony in D Minor "La tempesta": I. Vivace 11:13
• 3 Wranitzky: Symphony in D Minor "La tempesta": II. Adagio 06:10
• 4 Wranitzky: Symphony in D Minor "La tempesta": III. Finale. Allegro con fuoco 10:24
• Symphony in A Major, Op. 16 No. 2:
• 5 Wranitzky: Symphony in A Major, Op. 16 No. 2: I. Allegro molto 06:06
• 6 Wranitzky: Symphony in A Major, Op. 16 No. 2: II. Adagio 05:16
• 7 Wranitzky: Symphony in A Major, Op. 16 No. 2: III. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio 02:34
• 8 Wranitzky: Symphony in A Major, Op. 16 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro molto 04:03
• Symphony in F Major, Op. 33 No. 3:
• 9 Wranitzky: Symphony in F Major, Op. 33 No. 3: I. Andante - Allegro vivace 08:50
• 10 Wranitzky: Symphony in F Major, Op. 33 No. 3: II. Allegretto 05:43
• 11 Wranitzky: Symphony in F Major, Op. 33 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio 03:50
• 12 Wranitzky: Symphony in F Major, Op. 33 No. 3: IV. Allegro assai 05:04
• Total Runtime 01:13:32

Info for Wranitzky: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

Czech by birth, Paul Wranitzky settled in Vienna where he became highly respected as an orchestra leader and composer. Today overshadowed by his friends Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, Wranitzky was the most important symphonist in Vienna in the late 1790s. The colourful overture to Der Schreiner (‘The Carpenter’) is followed by three contrasting symphonies. The dramatic ‘La Tempesta’ contains elaborate storm effects, which predate Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ by over a decade. The compact Symphony in A major represents Wranitzky’s early symphonic period of the mid-1780s while the Symphony in F major is notable for its catchy themes and masterful scoring.

"Czech-born Paul Wranitzky, a contemporary of Mozart, was the most important symphonist in Vienna at the turn of the 18th century. To mark the ascension to the throne of Franz II in 1792, Wranitzky wrote the grand Symphony in C major, a work of regal quality and festive exuberance. Wranitzky’s mature symphonic style is on display in the Symphony in B flat major, with its expanded orchestral forces, contrasting textures and broad musical invention. Overtures from two operas offer a sampling of Wranitzky’s dramatic writing for the stage."

Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Marek Štilec, conductor

Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, founded in 1969, is one of the Czech Republic’s top orchestras. With a repertoire that includes a large number of compositions from the Baroque era to contemporary music, including many crossover and multi-genre projects, the orchestra is valued for its stylistic interpretations and the extraordinary quality of its orchestral sound.

It often performs at the Czech Republic’s most important festivals and at many important venues in Europe such as the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Salzburg Festspielhaus, the Herkulessaal and Gasteig in Munich, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Brucknerhaus in Linz, the Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg, and many others. Outside Europe the orchestra has played in Japan and has toured extensively around America.

The orchestra has collaborated with many leading conductors, including Jiří Bělohlávek, Marco Armiliato and Mariss Jansons, and soloists including Lazar Berman, Ivan Moravec, Isabelle van Keulen, Vladimir Spivakov, Pavel Šporcl, Gabriela Demeterová, Ángel Romero, Helen Donath and Dagmar Pecková.

Marek Štilec
began his musical studies on the violin at the Prague Conservatory and studied conducting with Leoš Svárovský at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Štilec is an alumnus of the International Järvi Academy and Jac van Steen’s Emerging Conductors Series, and has participated in the masterclasses of Michael Tilson Thomas and Jorma Panula, among others. He conducts a wide range of leading orchestras, including the New World Symphony, the Ulster Orchestra, Das Kurpfälzische Kammerorchester Mannheim, the Wiener Concertverein Orchester, the Orchestra of the Swan, the London Classical Soloists, the Berlin Camerata, the Kammerphilharmonie Graz and Sinfonietta Bratislava, as well as the top orchestras in the Czech Republic.

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