Marek Štilec, the conductor, is known for interpreting Classical orchestral repertoire and specializing in Czech Romantic and contemporary music, and has made over 30 recordings.
Composer Biography
Paul Wranitzky (1756-1808), a Moravian composer, was music director to Count Johann Baptist Esterházy of Galantha, a distant relative of Haydn's employer.
Composer Biography
Paul Wranitzky and Mozart became Masonic brothers in 1785, and a concert at their lodge featured Wranitzky's symphonies and Mozart's cantata, piano concerto, and improvisations.
Composer Biography
Paul Wranitzky revitalized the Tonkünstler-Societät as its secretary and was highly regarded as an orchestra leader, with Beethoven requesting him to premiere his First Symphony.
Cultural Impact
The ballet-pantomime Das Waldmädchen by Paul Wranitzky was an audience favorite, performed over 130 times, and inspired a novel, arrangements for chamber ensembles, and variations by composers like Beethoven.
Composer Biography
Paul Wranitzky's first stage work, Oberon, König der Elfen, premiered in 1789 and inspired a series of fairy tale operas, including Mozart's The Magic Flute.
Composer Biography
Paul Wranitzky held the position of first orchestra director for both the Kärntnertortheater and Burgtheater in Vienna from the early 1790s until his death.
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Ballet Music
Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne - Ibert: Divertissement for Small Orchestra
Poulenc: Orchestral Works 2
Famous Ballet Music
Stravinsky: Later Ballets
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Ibert: Escales / Ravel: Daphnis & Chloë
Tchaikovsky, P.I.: Romeo and Juliet / Prokofiev, S.: Romeo and Juliet Suites Nos. 1-3
