ALBUMKrček: Jan Amos ComeniusRadovan Lukavský, Jiří Bělohlávek, Pavel Kühn, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Kuhn Mixed Choir
ALBUMBrixi: Judas IscariothesJaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMCaldara, Arbesser, Schmid: Laetatus SumLudmila Vernerová-Nováková, Marta Beňačková, Richard Sporka, Miloslav Podskalský, Josef Kšica, Jaroslav Krček, Jiří Kolář, Musica Bohemica & Chamber Chorus of Prague
ALBUMThe Dances from 17th and 18th CenturiesJaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMBach, Telemann: Oboe ConcertosGabriela Krckova, Jaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMDřevo Se Hudbou OdíváMusica Bohemica & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMPěnička (Lidové Písně V Úpravách Jaroslava A Josefa Krčkových)Jaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMKukačkaMusica Bohemica & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMKrček: Symphony No. 2, Testamenti, Three Songs of LoveLubomír Vraspír, Jarmila Miháliková, Jiri Fiser, Jaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMHamel: The Arrow of Time / The Cycle of TimeCapella Istropolitana, Daniela Ruso & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMNejstarší Sbírky Českých Lidových PísníJaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMCarollingJaroslav Krček, Bohumil Kulínský, Musica Bohemica & Bambini di Praga
ALBUMMichna: The Czech LuteJaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMTelemann, Vivaldi, Marcello: Oboe & Recorder ConcertosGabriela Krckova, Jaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMCorelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 1-6Anna Holbling, Daniela Ruso, Quido Holbling, Jaroslav Krček, Ludovit Kanta & Capella Istropolitana
ALBUMVivaldi: Famous ConcertiCapella Istropolitana & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMVivaldi: Wind & Brass ConcertiJaroslav Krček, Jiří Válek & Capella Istropolitana
ALBUMHandel: Messiah, HWV 56 (Choruses)Jaroslav Krček, Bratislava City Choir & Capella Istropolitana
ALBUMHammerschmidt, Otto, Tolar, Muffat and DemantiusJaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMZlatokorunské PísněMusica Bohemica & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMStaré Světské PísněMusica Bohemica & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMHej, Hej. Koleda...Musica Bohemica & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMKrček: Suita semplice, Concerto for Oboe, Harp and Chamber Orchestra - Málek: Six Letters for Elina MakropulosJaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMRadujme se, veselme se... The Months in Bohemian Folk Sayings and SongsMusica Bohemica & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMViolino - Bach, Fiocco, Krček, Sedláček, KřížJan Sedláček, Jaroslav Krček & Radio Symphony Orchestra Pilsen
ALBUMChristmas Carols from the Jistebnice HymnalJaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMČeské Lidové PísněJaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMČítankové lidové písně z moravyJaroslav Krček & Musica Bohemica
ALBUMCeremuga, Krček: SymphoniesJiří Bělohlávek, Mario Klemens, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Radio Symphony Orchestra Pilsen
ALBUMLidové Zpěvy VánočníMusica Bohemica & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMStaré české lidové písněPražští madrigalisté & Jaroslav Krček
ALBUMVánoční koledyMalá muzika Čs. rozhlasu Plzeň & Jaroslav Krček
About Jaroslav Krček
Artist Biography
Jaroslav Krcek (also Krecek) is an important contemporary Czech composer and conductor. Most listeners familiar with his name are more likely to know him as a conductor from his numerous recordings on Naxos, Supraphon, Panton, and other labels. Krcek's compositions are eclectic and often contain folk elements meshed with older musical styles as well as modern techniques, sometimes performed on newly designed instruments fashioned after the composer's specifications. Krcek, like Bartók, is also well known for his many arrangements of folk tunes. He has produced a large body of original compositions across a range of genres, including chamber, orchestral and choral music, concertos, and stage works.
Krcek was born in the southern Bohemian town of Ctyri Dvory. Though his family had a musical background (his grandfather was accomplished on several instruments and his mother was an amateur singer), Krcek did not begin music studies until age 14. His first lessons were on the accordion, but he switched to the cello when he studied at the Jaremias School of Music in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia. He later enrolled at the Prague Conservatory, where his primary teachers were Miloslav Kabelác (composition) and Bohumír Liska (conducting).
After his 1962 graduation Krcek, already the author of several orchestral works, worked briefly as a music editor at the Pilsen-based Czechoslovak Radio Studio and, until 1973, for the recording label Suprahon. He was busy composing during this first decade of his career, too, turning out such works as the Piano Quartet and Variations for Symphony Orchestra, both from 1965. He also co-founded the instrumental ensemble Chorea Bohemica in 1967.
In 1975 Krcek was named artistic director of Musica Bohemia, a group he would lead in numerous recordings in the 1980s and '90s. Among the more popular recordings was the 1995 CD Bohemian Christmas Songs on Supraphon. Since the early '90s Krcek has written few new compositions. Among his last major works was the 1991 Czech Mass, for soloists, choir, and chamber orchestra. Krcek has, however, remained active as a conductor, both in the concert hall and recording studio. Most of Krcek's later recordings were made for Naxos with the Capella Istropolitana ensemble, among them a DVD of Handel's Messiah. A fair number of Krcek's older recordings have been given a second life in the new century, like the 2006 Supraphon reissue of Brixi's rarely performed oratorio Judas Iscariot with Musica Bohemia.
Hometown
Ctyri Dvory
Genre
Classical
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