The Baborak Ensemble
The BABORAK ENSEMBLE was founded by the horn player and conductor Radek Baborák. Its members are bound together by a shared enjoyment of performing music by masters from four stylistically different eras, as well as an enthusiasm for discovering unknown works and the search for peculiar, non-traditional interpretations of compositions either dedicated to or arranged for the ensemble. The core of the ensemble is formed by the French horn and the string quartet that includes Dalibor Karvay - violin, Martina Bačová - violin, Karel Untermüller - viola, Hana Baboráková - cello. This set up has been flexible from the very first concerts and projects, and varies depending on the stylistic and repertoire demands of individual compositions.
The BABORAK ENSEMBLE collaborates with a number of outstanding musical figures, concertmasters and players, members of the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, including Lorenz Nasturica, Wilfried Strehle, Wenzel Fuchs, Benze Boganyi and Jana Boušková. Kindred Czech ensembles also perform together with the BABORAK ENSEMBLE, among them the Epoque Quartet, and the Clarinet Factory. Part and parcel of the ensemble's music making is the collaboration with composers, namely Miloš Bok, František Šterbák, Tomáš Ille and Ondřej Brousek.
The ensemble regularly takes part in festivals, including the Prague Spring, Smetana Litomyšl, Mitte Europa, Janáček Festival, Lipa Musica, Grünwalder Musiktage and Concerts in St.Donat in Zadar. The ensemble gives concerts in Japan's prestigious venues such as the Kitara Hall Sapporo, in Tokyo, Osaka and Mitu. As a residential group, the ensemble performed a number of concerts at St. Agnes Church in Prague. Their last project, ORQUESTRINA, was launched in the sold out chamber hall of the Berlin Philharmonic.
BACH, Johann, Sebastian
RICERCARE a 6 BWV 1079
CONCERTO D-DUR BWV 249
1.Allegro, 2.Adagio, 3.Allegro
GOLDBERG VARIATIONEN BWV 988- vln, cr, fg, chitt
BRANDENBURG CONCERTO NR.2 F-DUR BWV 1047
1.Allegro, 2.Andante, 3.Allegro assai
BARTÓK, Béla
ROUMANIAN FOLK DANCES
1.Joc cu bata, 2.Braul, 3.Pe loc, 4.Buciumeana, 5.Poarga, 6.Maruntel,
7.Maruntel
BEER, Johann
CONCERTO a 4
1.Concerto, 2. Aria, 3.Menuett, 4. Siciliano, 5.Bourrée
BEETHOVEN,Ludwig,van
SEXTETT ES-Dur op.81
1.Allegro con brio, 2.Adagio, 3.Rondo,Allegro
-SEPTETT ES-DUR op.20
1.Adagio,Allegro con brio, 2.Adagio cantabile, 3.Tempo di Menuetto,
4.Tema con Variazioni, 5.Scherzo, 6.Andante con moto alla Marcia,Presto
5 VARIATIONEN ,,Rule Britania´´
7 VARIATIONEN ,,God save the king´´
15 VARIATIONEN (mit Fuge) ,,Eroica´´
RONDINO ES-DUR op.post.
SCHERZO ( 3.Symfonie )
BERIO,Luciano
MUSICA LEGGERA-Canone per moto contrario e a rovescio
BERKELEY,Lennox
TRIO- vln, cr, piano
1.Allegro, 2.Lento,3.Moderato
BOCCHERINI,Luigi
SEXTETT ES-DUR
1.Allegro assai, 2.Tempo di Minuetto, 3.
BOK, Miloš
KŘINICKÁ SUITA
Cadenza, Meditace, Evangelium BOWEN,York
QUINTET c-minor op.85
1.Moderato serioso,Poco piú animato, 2. Andante espressivo, 3.Finale
BRAHMS,Johaness
TRIO ES-DUR op.40
1.Andante, 2.Scherzo,Allegro, 3.Adagio město, 4 Finale, Allegro con brio
BRITTEN, Benjamin
WAR REQUIEM - chamber orchestra parts
Fl, ob, cl, fg, cr, percussion, harp, 2 vln, va, vcl, bas
SINFONIETTA op.1 (fl,ob,cl,fg,cr, str.quintett)
1.Poco presto e agitato, 2.Variations
BRUCKNER, Anton
ADAGIO (from string quintett) Horn and string sextett
BUTTERWORTH,Arthur
ROMANZA
CORELLI,Arcangelo
SONATA in d-minor
1.Preludio, Corente, 2.Sarabanda, 4.Giga
CZERNY,Carl
GRANDE SERENADE CONCERTANTE op.126 cl,cr,vcl,piano
1.Introduzione-Adagio,2.Allegretto grazioso, Variationi, 3.Adagio,
4.Finale,Allegro vivace con fuoco
PREMIERE GRAND TRIO op.105 vln,cr, piano
1.Rondo,Allegro scherzando
DVOŘÁK, Antonín
SERENÁDA op.44
1.Moderato, quasi Marcia, 2.Minuetto, 3.Andante con moto
4.Finale, Allegro molto
DRUŽECKÝ, Georg
CASSAZIONE IN QUINTETTO
1.Marcia moderato, 2.Menuetto moderato, 3.Romance,Andante,4.Andante con variationi, 5.Polonese,6.Finale,Adagio,Allegro
DAUPRAT,Luis,Francoise
3 QUINTETTE op.6
DOHNÁNYI,Ernst, von
SEXTETT in C-Dur op.37
1.Allegro appasionato,2.Intermezzo,3.Allegro con sentimento,4.Finale
DUŠEK,Jan,Ladislav
NOTTURNO CONCERTANT op.68
DUVERNOY,Fracoise
TRIO Nr.2
1.Adagio,Larghetto,Maestoso,Allegro,2.Moderato,3.Adagio,4.Allegro
FULEIHAN,Anis
QUINTET cr,str q.
1.Moderato,tranguillo,Molto vivace,2.Vivace,3.Quasi lento,4.Presto
FIBICH,Zdenko
KVINTETTO op.42
1.Allegro non tanto,2.Largo,3.Scherzo, 4. Finale,Allegro con spirito
FRIEDMANN,Stenley
JERUSALEM FUGUE
GEBAUER,Francois,Rene
3 QUARTETTE op.37
GLAZUNOV, Alexander
SERENADE,IDYLLE,REVERIE
GRAUN,Johann,Gottlieb
TRIO ex D
1.Allegro,2.Andante,3.Allegro
HÄNDEL,Georg,Friedrich
WASSERMUSIK
VARIANTE II,III HWV 331,331
1.Overture,2.Air,3.Bourreé,4.Alla Hornpipe
VARIANTE I , HWV 341
1.Overture,2.Allegro,3.Arie,4.Courante,5.March
HAYDN,Joseph
DIVERTIMENTO a tre Moderato assai,Finale
QUINTETT in ES 2cr,vln,vcl,piano
DIVERTIMENTO in ES, in D
HAYDN,Michael
ROMANZE in As-Dur
DIVERTIMENTO D-DUR
HOFFMEISTER,Franz,Anton
QUINTETT ES-DUR
1.Allegro,2.Rondo
CHERUBINI,Luigi
2 SONATEN
IBERT,Jacques
DIVERTISSEMENT
1.Introduction,2.Cortége,3.Nocturne,4.Valse,5.Parade,5.Finale
JANÁČEK,Leoš
CONCERTINO
1.Moderato,2.Piú mosso,3.Con moto,4.Allegro
KOECHLIN,Charles
QUATTRE PETITES PIÉCES
1.Andante,2.Trés moderé,3.Allegretto quasi andantino,4.Scherzando
LES CONFIDENCES D´UN JPUEUR DE CLARINETTE
KOGAN,Lev
HASSIDIC TUNES ,,NIGUNIN´´
1.Schalom aleichem,2.Havou ez lateich,3.Waltz,4.Shabat preyer,5.Freilach
KREUZ,Emil
QUINTETT ES-DUR op.49
1.Allegro moderato,2.Romanze,Andante espressivo,3.Scherzo,presto, 4.Finale,Allegro ma molto moderato
KROL,Bernhard
PASTICIO SILVANO op.124
CANTICO op.44
LINK,Emil
CHANT D´AMOUR
MAHLER,Gustav
KINDERTOTENLIEDER ob,cr,vln,va,vcl,piano,voice
DAS LIED VON DER ERDE -Kammerorchesterfassung von
Arnold Schönberg.Vollendet von Reiner Riehn
MARTINŮ,Bohuslav
SERENADE I. cl,cr,3vln,va
1.Allegro moderato,2.Larghetto,3.Allegro
KVARTET cl,cr,vcl,perc.
1.Allegro moderato,2.Poco andante,3.Allegretto ma non troppo
MERIKANTO,Aarre
CONCERTO vln,cl,cr,sestetto d´archi
1.Largo,Allegro,2.Largo,3.Allegro vivace
MENDELSOHN,Felix
LEIDER OHNE WORTE
1.Andante espressivo,2.Allegro non troppo,3.Adagio,4.Presto
MOURET,Jean-Joseph
2eme Suite de Symphonies
MOZART,Wolfganf,Amadeus
QUINTETTO vln,2va,vcl,cr
1.Allegro,2.Andante,3.Rondo,allegro
KONZERT Nr.1 D-Dur KV 412-1.Allegro,2.Rondo,allegro
KONZERT Nr.2 Es-Dur KV 417
1.Allegro moderato ,2.Andante,3.Finale,Allegro
KONZERT Nr.3. Es-Dur KV 447
1.Allegro,2.Romanze,Larghetto,3.Finale,Allegro
KONZERT Nr.4. Es-Dur KV 495
1.Allegro moderato,2.Romanza,andante,3 Rondo,Allegro vivace
RONDO CONCERTANTE KV 371
DIVERTIMENTO Nr.7 vln,va,vcl,2 cr
NIELSEN,Carl
SERENATA INVANO
CANTO SERIOSO
PANTALEON,Arturo
ROMANCA ,,SENTIMENTIOS´´ op.5
PEZOLT,Christian
Triosonate F-Dur
1.Allegro,2.Adagio,3.Allegro
PIAZZOLLA,Astor
HISTORIE DU TANGO -
1.Bordel ,2.Café 1930,3.Night club 1960,4. Concert d´ajourdhui
LIBERTANGO
ESCUALE
OBLIVION
GRAND TANGO
RAPHAEL,Günther
SONATINE op.64 No.4
1.Straff,2.Langsam,3.Rondo,Lustig,frisch drauf los
RAMBOLD,Alois
QUARTETT Nr.18
1.Allegro con brio,2.Adagio cantabile,3.Tempo di menuetto
RAVEL,Maurice
BOLERO
REICHA,Antonin
QUINTETT op.106 E-DUR
1.Allegro ma non troppo,2.Lento,3.Menuetto,Allegro poco vivo,4.Finale,Allegro assai
12 TRIOS op.93 2cr,vcl
REINECKE,Carl
TRIO op.274 vln,cr,piano
1.Allegro,2.Ein Märchen,Andante,3,Scherzo,Allegro,4.Finale
ROSSETTI,Francesco,Antonio
QUINTETT F-DUR fl,vln,va,vcl,cr
1.Allegro,2.Andante ma allegretto,3.Rondeau
ROTA,Nino
CASTEL DEL MONTE,UNA BALLADA per corno e orchestra
AMARCORD SUITE
IL BIDONE SUITE
PARLA PIÚ PIANO
SAGLIETTI,Corado
SUITE
1.Tango,2.Canzonne,3.Speedy
SAINT-SAËNS,Camille
ROMANCE op.36
MORCEAU DE CONCERT op.95
1.Allegro moderato,2.Adagio,3.Allegro non troppo
SCHOSTAKOVITCH,Dmitrij
JAZZ SUITE Nr.1,
TAHITI TROP
SCHUMANN,Robert
ADAGIO UND ALLEGRO op.70 cr,2vln,va,vcl
ANDANTE UND VARIATIONEN op. 46 2piano,2vcl,cr
SINIGAGLIA,Leone
ROMANCE op.3
STAMITZ,Carl
3 QUINTETTE op.11 Nr.1-3
STRAUSS, Richard
Till Euenspiegel ,,einmal anderes´´
STRAVINSKIJ,Igor
FIREBIRD - DANZA - KUSS DER FEE SUITE
SEPTETT (cl, cr, fg, vln, va, vcl, piano)
1., 2.Passacaglia, 3. Gigue
TELEMANN,Georg,Philipe
TAFELMUSIK 1733,III Nr.3 Es-Dur
1.Maestoso,2.Allegro,3.Grave,4.Vivace
KONZERT D-DUR
1.Spirituoso,ma non presto,2.Allegro,3.Largo,4.Allegro assai
SUITE F-Dur
1.Lento,Allegro,2.Lento,3.Rondeau,4.Sarabande,5.Menuett,6.Bourreé
TURNER,Kerry
SONATA FOR HORN AND STRINGS
1.Andante misterioso,Allegro vivo,2.Largo,3.Allegro
VANHAL,Johann,Baptiste
DIVERTIMENTO G-DUR
1.Moderato,2.Menuett,3.Andante cantabile
4.Menuett,5.Finale,Allegretto
VIVALDI,Antonio
CONCERTO per corno e archi (Sabatini)
1.Largo,2.Allegro,3.Largo,4.Allegro
CONCERTO in Fa per due corni e archi e cembalo
1.Allegro,2.Largo,3.Allegro non molto
WEBERN, Anton
KONZERT (fl, ob, cl, cr, tr, trb,vln,va, piano)
1.Etwas lebhaft, 2.Sehr langsam, 3.Sehr rasch
ZELENKA,Jan,Dismas
CAPRICCIO Nr.3 F-Dur
1.Staccato e forte,2.Allegro,3.Allemande,4.Menuet,5.Presto
The BABORAK ENSEMBLE was founded by the horn player and conductor Radek Baborák. Its members are bound together by a shared enjoyment of performing music by masters from four stylistically different eras, as well as an enthusiasm for discovering unknown works and the search for peculiar, non-traditional interpretations of compositions either dedicated to or arranged for the ensemble. The core of the ensemble is formed by the French horn and the string quartet that includes Dalibor Karvay - violin, Martina Bačová - violin, Karel Untermüller - viola, Hana Baboráková - cello. This set up has been flexible from the very first concerts and projects, and varies depending on the stylistic and repertoire demands of individual compositions.
The BABORAK ENSEMBLE collaborates with a number of outstanding musical figures, concertmasters and players, members of the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, including Lorenz Nasturica, Wilfried Strehle, Wenzel Fuchs, Benze Boganyi and Jana Boušková. Kindred Czech ensembles also perform together with the BABORAK ENSEMBLE, among them the Epoque Quartet, and the Clarinet Factory. Part and parcel of the ensemble's music making is the collaboration with composers, namely Miloš Bok, František Šterbák, Tomáš Ille and Ondřej Brousek.
The ensemble regularly takes part in festivals, including the Prague Spring, Smetana Litomyšl, Mitte Europa, Janáček Festival, Lipa Musica, Grünwalder Musiktage and Concerts in St.Donat in Zadar. The ensemble gives concerts in Japan's prestigious venues such as the Kitara Hall Sapporo, in Tokyo, Osaka and Mitu. As a residential group, the ensemble performed a number of concerts at St. Agnes Church in Prague. Their last project, ORQUESTRINA, was launched in the sold out chamber hall of the Berlin Philharmonic.
The ensemble has made a number of noteworthy recordings. For the Japanese label Exton, they recorded their debut CD with a selection of compositions by Mozart, Beethoven, Krol and Turner. The album Quattro Stagioni presented Italian music by Vivaldi, Corelli, Donizetti, Sinigalia and Rota, and was awarded the Japanese critics prize. For Supraphon the ensemble recorded compositions by Bohuslav Martinů, Ch.Koechlin and Carl Nielsen. The CD Orquestrina was released by an independent publisher, Animal music, and contains arrangements of compositions by Astor Piazzolla - Histoire du Tango, Ravel - Boléro, and Fauré - Pavane.