Martinu: The Complete Music For Violin & Orchestra - Bohuslav Matoušek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood (4 CDs)

Commissioned or premiered by some of the greatest violinists of the age—Kreisler, Dushkin, Elman—all the usual Martinů virtues are here in abundance, which makes the subsequent neglect of this important body of work even more incomprehensible. A decade after their original release, these recordings remain virtually unchallenged.

Concerto for flute, violin and orchestra H252[18'39]
with Janne Thomsen (flute)
CD1
1 Allegro moderato[5'01]
2 Adagio[8'10]
3 Poco allegretto[5'28]

Duo concertante for two violins and orchestra H264[17'44]
with Régis Pasquier (violin)
4 Poco allegro[4'50]
5 Adagio[6'54]
6 Allegro[6'00]

Concerto for two violins and orchestra in D major H329[18'35]
with Jennifer Koh (violin)

7 Poco allegro[7'28]
8 Moderato – Più vivo – Tempo primo –[4'33]
9 Allegro con brio – Vivo: Presto[6'34]

Concerto da camera H285[26'13]
with Karel Košárek (piano)
CD2
10 Moderato, poco allegro[7'27]
11 Adagio[9'03]
12 Poco allegro[9'43]

Concerto for violin, piano and orchestra H342[27'43]
with Karel Košárek (piano)
13 Poco allegro[9'03]
14 Adagio[8'46]
15 Allegro[9'54]
16 Czech Rhapsody H307a[10'28]arr. Jiří Teml (b1935)

Suite concertante for violin and orchestra H276[23'58]
CD3
17 Prelude: Allegro moderato[3'28]
18 Meditation: Largo[5'52]
19 Intermezzo: Andantino poco moderato – Vivace[6'39]
20 Finale: Allegro vivo[7'59]

Suite concertante for violin and orchestra H276a[22'33]
21 Toccata: Allegro poco moderato[4'12]
22 Aria: Andantino[7'53]
23 Scherzo: Allegretto scherzando[4'14]
24 Rondo: Poco allegro[6'14]

Rhapsody-Concerto for viola and orchestra H337[21'53]
with Bohuslav Matoušek (viola)
25 Moderato[10'31]
26 Molto adagio – Poco allegro – Andante molto tranquillo[11'22]

Violin Concerto No 1 H226[24'53]
CD4
27 Allegro moderato[10'11]
28 Andante –[6'15]
29 [Allegretto][8'27]

Violin Concerto No 2 H293[29'04]
30 Andante – Poco allegro – Moderato[12'43]
31 Andante moderato –[7'38]
32 Poco allegro[8'43]