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Franz Vincent Krommer was one of the most successful Bohemian composers and violinists of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries; he served the Habsburg emperors as court composer in Vienna, having succeeded his compatriot, Leopold Koželuch. Marek Štilec, the conductor on this new release, is well known as a superb interpreter of Classical orchestral repertoire and enjoys a distinguished reputation in the field of historically informed performance.
Franz KROMMER (1759–1831)
Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2
Concertino for Flute, Oboe and Violin *
Klára Mach Jasenčáková, Flute *Vojtěch Podroužek, Oboe *
Markéta Čepická, Violin *
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Marek Štilec
Franz Krommer served the Habsburg emperors as court composer in Vienna, having succeeded his Czech compatriot, Leopold Koželuch. He excelled in a vast range of music, notably the string quartet and music for winds, but he also wrote eight published symphonies and a sequence of concertos. In the recordings heard here conductor Marek Štilec uses corrected parts based on archival records. Both the First and Second Symphonies are fulsome and vigorous with graceful trios and bustling energy, revealing an increasingly bold and adventurous language. The attractive Concertino is in effect a divertimento full of shifting moods.
III. Menuetto: Allegretto
Flautist Klára Mach Jasenčáková has appeared as a soloist with the Prague Philharmonia and the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, combining her orchestral work with solo and chamber performances. From 2019 to 2021, she served as principal flautist of the Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice, before spending two years as a member of the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra. She is now principal flute of the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice.
Oboist Vojtěch Podroužek is a laureate of the UFAM international oboe competition in Paris, and the International Composers’ Competition Opus ignotum in Prague. As a soloist, he has performed with the South Czech Philharmonic and the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra. As a Baroque oboist, he has collaborated with Collegium Marianum, Ensemble Inégal and Czech Ensemble Baroque. He is currently principal oboist of the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice.
Violinist Markéta Čepická studied at the Akademie múzických umění in Prague with Ivan Štraus, and the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna with Peter Schuhmayer. She performs regularly as a soloist with leading Czech orchestras; as a chamber musician, she is currently a member of Barocco sempre giovane and leader of the Nedbal Quartet. She has served as concertmaster of the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice since 2018.
Czech conductor Marek Štilec is known as a fine interpreter of Classical orchestral repertoire and is a specialist in Czech Romantic and contemporary music. Having collaborated with orchestras around the world, he has released over forty recordings and is an acknowledged expert in the field of historically informed performance. He is also the founder of the Wranitzky Kapelle, artistic director of Academy Prague Mannheim with the Kurpfälzische Kammerorchester in Mannheim, and artistic director of the Gustav Mahler Festival in Jihlava.
The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice is noted for its stylistic interpretations and the extraordinary quality of its orchestral sound, ranking amongst the world’s leading representatives of Czech musical culture. It often performs at the most prestigious festivals in the Czech Republic and venues throughout Europe. Outside Europe the orchestra has performed in Japan and toured extensively around America.
Michael Thompson Wind Ensemble
– ClassicsToday.com
Partitas Op. 45, Nos. 1 & 2
Partita in E flat major with two solo horns
Michael Thompson Wind Ensemble
– Penguin Guide
– Gramophone