A conductor recommends: Jakub Hrůša’s highlights Music from Bach to Berg is brought together from our archives in the playlist that Jakub Hrůša has compiled to mark his guest conducting appearance in September 2021. In addition to symphonies by Beethoven and Bruckner, his recommendations include works inspired by images and stories. Among the conductors is Hrůša’s teacher and fellow countryman Jiří Bělohlávek, plus Kirill Petrenko, Daniel Barenboim, Claudio Abbado, and Lorin Maazel.
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 Kirill Petrenko Berliner Philharmoniker Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks), op. 28 Daniel Barenboim Berliner Philharmoniker Claude Debussy La Mer , trois esquisses symphoniques for orchestra Claudio Abbado Berliner Philharmoniker Alban Berg Concerto for Violin and Orchestra “To the Memory of an Angel” Kirill Petrenko Berliner Philharmoniker Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Leoš Janáček From the House of the Dead , instrumental suite Jiří Bělohlávek Berliner Philharmoniker Johannes Brahms Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in D minor, op. 15 Sir Simon Rattle Berliner Philharmoniker Krystian Zimerman Piano Josef Suk Symphony in C minor, op. 27 “Asrael” Kirill Petrenko Berliner Philharmoniker Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major Sergiu Celibidache Berliner Philharmoniker Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion , BWV 244: Part 1 Sir Simon Rattle Berliner Philharmoniker Camilla Tilling Soprano Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist) Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias) Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Christ) Eric Owens Baritone (Arias) Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Rundfunkchor Berlin Chorus Master Simon Halsey Chorus Master Peter Sellars Staging Johann Sebastian Bach St Matthew Passion , BWV 244: Part 2 Sir Simon Rattle Berliner Philharmoniker Camilla Tilling Soprano Magdalena Kožená Mezzo-Soprano Mark Padmore Tenor (Evangelist) Topi Lehtipuu Tenor (Arias) Christian Gerhaher Baritone (Christ) Eric Owens Baritone (Arias) Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Rundfunkchor Berlin Simon Halsey Chorus Master Peter Sellars Staging Richard Wagner The “Ring” Without Words (arr. Lorin Maazel) Lorin Maazel Berliner Philharmoniker