Slovak Philarmonic Orchestra
Slovak Philarmonic Orchestra
Top Songs
| 1 | Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony", | ||
| 2 | Holberg Suite, Op. 40: V. Rigaudon | ||
| 3 | Holberg Suite, Op. 40: IV. Air | ||
| 4 | Holberg Suite, Op. 40: II. Sarabande | ||
| 5 | 1812 Overture, Op. 49 |
Albums
Apr 2015 • 8 songs
Oct 2011 • 2 songs
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The Slovak Philharmonic (in Slovak, Slovenská filharmónia) is one of the youngest among Europe's great symphonic ensembles, yet it has gained international renown in the 1990s and early 2000s. The orchestra has recorded extensively and has attracted top-notch international collaborators. The Slovak Philharmonic was founded in Bratislava, then part of Czechoslovakia, in 1949. Its first conductor, Vaclav Talich, and first music director, Ludovit Ratjer, were key figures in the orchestra's formation and emergence. In the 1950s, the orchestra began giving concerts in the handsome ...