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Christian Benda
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Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
Christian Benda is a Czech cellist, composer and conductor, descended from the eighteenth-century Benda family of composers. He performs worldwide both as a soloist and a conductor.His numerous recordings include many classical standards (notably, particularly distinguished performances of Boccherini cello sonatas, with his brother accompanying on the fortepiano, for the Naxos label) as well as the compositions of his ancestors Georg Anton (Jiří Antonín) Benda, František Benda and Jan Jiří Benda.(Another ancestor of his was the conductor Hans von Benda, who was particularly active between the 1930s and the 1950s.) He serves as chief Conductor and artistic director of the Prague Sinfonia.
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Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon 3. a 2 per Motum contrarium on Bach, J.S.: Musical Offering, Bwv 1079 by Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Concerto No. 1 in G Major: II. Romance: Andantino on Stamitz: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-3 by Carl Stamitz, Christian Benda & Prague Chamber Orchestra La gazza ladra: Overture on Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 1 by Gioachino Rossini, Christian Benda & Prague Sinfonia Guillaume Tell: Overture on Rossini: Complete Overtures, Vol. 2 by Gioachino Rossini, Prague Sinfonia & Christian Benda Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon 1. a 2: Canon cancrizans on Bach, J.S.: Musical Offering, Bwv 1079 by Johann Sebastian Bach Alfonso und Estrella, D. 732: Overture, "Rosamunde" on Schubert, F.: Overtures, Vol. 2 by Franz Schubert & Christian Benda Die Zauberharfe, D. 644: Overture, "Rosamunde" on Schubert, F.: Overtures, Vol. 2 by Franz Schubert & Christian Benda Cello Sonata in C Major, G. 17: III. Rondo allegro on Boccherini: Cello Sonatas by Luigi Boccherini Cello Sonata in G Major, G. 5: II. Largo on Boccherini: Cello Sonatas by Luigi Boccherini Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon 2. a 2 Violini in unisono on Bach, J.S.: Musical Offering, Bwv 1079 by Johann Sebastian BachTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossini: Complete Ouvertures - 1 | Christian Benda, Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, The City Of Prague Philharmonic Choir, Gioacchino Rossini | 2013 | Album |
| Rossini: Complete Ouvertures - 2 | Christian Benda, Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, Gioacchino Rossini | 2013 | Album |
| Complete Overtures • 3 | Gioacchino Rossini, Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, Christian Benda | 2013 | Album |
| Complete Overtures • 2 | Gioacchino Rossini, Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, Christian Benda | 2013 | Album |
| Complete Overtures • 2 | Franz Schubert, Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, Christian Benda | 2009 | Album |
| Complete Overtures • 1 | Franz Schubert, Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, Christian Benda | 2009 | Album |
| Martinu Works For Cello And Piano, Volume 2 Pastorales Nocturnes | Christian Benda, Sebastian Benda | 2000 | Album |
| Cello Sonatas (Volume 1) | Luigi Boccherini, Christian Benda, Sebastian Benda | 1999 | Album |
| Works For Cello And Piano, Volume 1: Sonatas Nos 1-3, Ariette, Sept Arabesques | Bohuslav Martinů - Sebastian Benda, Christian Benda | 1999 | Album |
| The Musical Offering (Musikalisches Opfer) | Johann Sebastian Bach - Capella Istropolitana, Christian Benda | 1998 | Album |
| Melodramas - Ariadne auf Naxos / Pygmalion | Georg Anton Benda : Hertha Schell, Peter Uray, Brigitte Quadlbauer, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Christian Benda | 1996 | Album |
| Medea (Melodrama) | Georg Anton Benda - Hertha Schell, Peter Uray, Brigitte Quadlbauer, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Christian Benda | 1996 | Album |
| Sinfonias Nos. 1-6 | Georg Anton Benda, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Christian Benda | 1995 | Album |
| Sinfonias Nos. 7 - 12 | Georg Anton Benda - Prague Chamber Orchestra, Christian Benda | 1995 | Album |
| Cello Concertos Nos. 1 - 3 | Carl Stamitz, Christian Benda, Prague Chamber Orchestra | 1993 | Album |
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