
Zdeněk Košler, the conductor on this album, won the prestigious Mitropoulos conducting competition in New York in 1963, leading to a year as assistant conductor to Leonard Bernstein at the New York Philharmonic.
The recordings on this album were made in Prague at the Rudolfinum Dvořák Hall and the Českoslovák Radio Studio 1 between 1970 and 1979.
This album is a tribute to Zdeněk Košler, a Czech conductor who lived from 1928 to 1995.
Zdeněk Košler frequently toured Japan, performing with various orchestras thirty times.
Zdeněk Košler was a prominent figure in Czech musical life during the second half of the 20th century, particularly known as an opera conductor.