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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.