Bohuslav Martinů

Person1890-1959

Bohuslav Martinů's albums, compilations, live albums, and videos discography with cataloged releases, editions, and credits

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Czech composer of modernist classical music, born December 8, 1890 in Polička, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic), died August 28, 1959, Liestal, Switzerland. He wrote almost 400 opuses, including six symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. In the 1930s he experimented with expressionism and constructivism, and became an admirer of current European technical developments. He also adopted jazz idioms. Of the post-war avant-garde styles, neo-classicism influenced him the most. He continued to use Bohemian and Moravian folk melodies throughout his oeuvre, usually nursery rhymes. He emigrated to the United States in 1941, fleeing the German invasion of France. Although as a composer he was successful in America, receiving many commissions, he became homesick for Czechoslovakia. He never returned to his native country, and he died in Switzerland. In 1962, Komorní Orchestr Bohuslava Martinů was named after the composer, with a permission of his widow Charlotte Martinů. The renowned Philharmonic Orchestra from Zlín was also renamed as Bohuslav Martinů Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in the early 1989.

Discography

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Symphony No. 3

1950

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Serenade / Partita (Suite No. 1) For String Orchestra / Concerto For String Quartet And Orchestra

1951

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Double Concerto For Two String Orchestras Piano & Timpani

1952

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Kytice

1956

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4 Œuvres Pour Orchestre

1957

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Les Fresques De Piero Della Fancesca / Concerto For Two String Orchestra, Piano And Timpani

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Symphony No 5

1960

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Sinfonietta Giocosa / Incantation (Piano Concerto No. 4)

1964

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Musica Nova Bohemia Et Slovenica 11 - The Parables, Mystery Of Time

1964

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Heifetz - Piatigorsky Concerts

1966

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Symphony No. 4, Tre Ricercari

1966

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Concertino For Violoncello / Duo No. 2 / Concerto For Violoncello

1967

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Harpsichord concertos

1967

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Symphony Of Psalms / The Prophecy Of Isiah

1968

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Otvírání Studánek / Romance Z Pampelišek

1968

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La Flute Moderne

1970

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Písničky Na Slova Lidové Poezie

1970

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Symphony No. 6 (Fantaisies Symphoniques) / Symphony In D Major

1971

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Klaviertrios

1971

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Jazz-inspired Compositions

1972

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Špalíček (Two Suites From The Ballet)

1972

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Youth, Suite / Sextet For Wind Instruments & Piano / Wind Sextet

1972

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Sonate Pour Deux Pianos • Trois Danses Tcheques, Fantaisie Pour Deux Pianos

1972

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Duos Für Violine Und Violoncello

1972

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Concerto No. 1 For Cello & Orchestra / Concerto For Violin, Piano & Orchestra

1973

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Klavírní Trio C Moll, Op. 1, Č. 3 = Piano Trio In C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3 / Klavírní Trio Č. 3 C Dur = Piano Trio No 3 In C Major

1973

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2e Sonate Pour Violoncelle Et Piano - Sonate Op.119 Pour Violoncelle Et Piano

1973

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Martinu / Debussy / Honegger

1973

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Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

1974

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Etudes And Polkas/Borova Seven Czech Dances

1974

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Martinů / Ceremuga / Stravinskij / Debussy

1974

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Polni Mse (Veldmis), Hora Tri Svetel (Berg Van Drie Lichten)

1975

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Housle = Violin

1975

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Cellosonaten

1975

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The Epic Of Gilgamesh

1976

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

1976

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Modern Czech Compositions For Violin And Piano

1976

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Symphony No. 5 / Symphony No. 5

1977

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Flötenkammermusik

1977

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Symfonie No 1 / Invence

1978

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Concerto No. 5 In B-Flat For Piano And Orchestra, H. 366 (Fantasia Concertante) / Concerto For Two Pianos And Orchestra, H. 292

1978

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Symphonies Nos • 3, 4, 5

1979

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Sonáty Pro Housle A Klavír 1/2/3

1979

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Concerto For Flute, Violin And Orchestra / Concertino For Violin, Cello, Piano And Orchestra

1979

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Viola

1979

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Symphony No. 4, Inventions For Orchestra

1979

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Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5

1979

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Die Symphonien 1-6 (Gesamtaufnahme) - Inventions

1980

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