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Jerzy Semkow

1928-2014 PL, Radomsko
Conductor of Classical

Jerzy Semkow (12 October 1928 – 23 December 2014) was a Polish-born French conductor.Semkow was born in Radomsko, Poland, but later took French citizenship and resided in Paris. His conducting mentors included Erich Kleiber, Bruno Walter, and Tullio Serafin. He was an assistant conductor with Yevgeny Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra.Semkow lectured on music at the University of Colorado and conducted master classes at Yale University and New York's Manhattan School of Music. He recorded commercially with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for the Vox/Turnabout label.

     
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The Valkyrie "Die Walküre": Ride of the Valkyries on 30 Best Opera Masterpieces by Czech Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso on The Chopin Masters by Frédéric Chopin & Various Artists
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (Larghetto) on The Chopin Masters by Frédéric Chopin & Various Artists
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo (Vivace) on Royal Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam - Great Recordings by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso on The Chopin Masters by Frédéric Chopin & Various Artists
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto on Royal Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam - Great Recordings by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Helios Overture, Op. 17 on Carl Nielsen - Essential Works by Carl Nielsen & Various Artists
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace on Royal Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam - Great Recordings by Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Straszny Dwór: Ten zegar stary on Stanisław Moniuszko - Songs / Arias / Overtures. The Best 20th-Century Recordings by Stanisław Moniuszko, Andrzej Hiolski, Antonina Kawecka, Bernard Ładysz, Maria Kunińska-Opacka, Bogdan Paprocki, Halina Słonicka, Chór Filharmonii Narodowej, Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej & Orkiestra Opery w Poznaniu
Prince Igor (1998 Digital Remaster), ACT II: Uletai na kryliyakh vetra (Chorus) on Borodin: Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin & Jerzy Semkow

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor Op. 11Rafał Blechacz, Jerzy Semkow, Concertgebouworkest, Frédéric Chopin2015Album
The Piano ConcertosFrédéric Chopin, Rafał Blechacz, Concertgebouworkest, Jerzy Semkow2009Album
Song Of The NightKarol Szymanowski, Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Jerzy Semkow2000Compil.
Alexander Nevsky / ScheherazadeSergei Prokofiev / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Jerzy Semkow / Leonard Slatkin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra1998Album
The 4 SymphoniesRobert Schumann - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow1991Album
Symphony No. 1 In B Flat Major, Op. 38 - "Spring"Robert Schumann, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Jerzy Semkow1990Album
The Four SymphoniesRobert Schumann, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow1990Album
Symphonies: No.34 In C Major K 338 No.39 In E Flat Major K543 No.38 In D Major K 504 „Prague”Jerzy Semkow, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1989Album
Symphony No. 4 In D Minor Op. 120Robert Schumann, Jerzy Semkow1988Album
VI Symfonia F-Dur "Pastoralna" Op. 68Ludwig van Beethoven - The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Jerzy Semkow1988Album
Violin Concertos • Symphonie ConcertanteKarol Szymanowski - Konstanty Andrzej Kulka, Piotr Paleczny, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Jerzy Semkow1988Album
Jerzy Semkow Conducts Brahms Symphony No. 1 In C Minor Op. 68Johannes Brahms, Jerzy Semkow, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra1987Album
Symphony No.2 In C Major Op. 61Robert Schumann, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow1987Album
Jerzy Semkow Conducts Brahms Symphony No. 2 D Major Op. 73Johannes Brahms, Jerzy Semkow, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra1987Album
HalkaStanisław Moniuszko - Jerzy Semkow1987Album
Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4Robert Schumann / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow1986Album
Symphonies: No.29 In A Major K 201 - No.35 In D Major - No.40 In G Minor K 550Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow1986Album
Divertimento In D Major K136/ Symphony No.41 In C Major K551 "Jupiter"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow1985Album
V Symfonia E-Moll Op. 64Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1983Album
Boris Godunov - HighlightsModest Mussorgsky, Martti Talvela, Nicolai Gedda, Aage Haugland, Polish Radio Chorus Of Krakow, Chór Chłopięcy Filharmonii Im. Karola Szymanowskiego W Krakowie, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow1983Album
Orchestral Works / Orchesterwerke / L'Oeuvre D'OrchestreKarol Szymanowski, Jacek Kaspszyk · Jerzy Semkow · Antoni Wit1982Album
Fantasia In C Minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy" / Rondo In B Flat Major, Woo 6 / Elegiac Song Op. 118 / Calm Sea Nd Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112Ludwig van Beethoven, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Peck, Jerzy Semkow1979Album
Overtures & PreludesRichard Wagner, Jerzy Semkow, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra1978Album
The Four Symphonies / Manfred OvertureRobert Schumann, Jerzy Semkow1977Album
Boris GodunovModest Mussorgsky, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow, Martti Talvela, Chór Chłopięcy Filharmonii Im. Karola Szymanowskiego W Krakowie, Polish Radio Chorus Of Krakow1977Album
Rimzy-Korsakov: ScheherazadeSaint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow1976Album
5 Koncert Fortepianowy Es-dur Op. 73Ludwig van Beethoven, Eugene Istomin, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Pod Dyrekcją Jerzy Semkow1976Album
JenufaLeoš Janáček - Jerzy Semkow1974Album
Jerzy Semkow Conducts MozartJerzy Semkow Conducts Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1970Album
Symphony No. 8 "Sinfonia Boreale" / ConstellationsVagn Holmboe, Per Nørgård, Det Kongelige Kapel, Jerzy Semkow1969Album
Kommerkoncert For 11 Instrumenter, Opus 52 / Symfoniske Variationer, Opus 92Niels Viggo Bentzon, Det Kongelige Kapel, Jerzy Semkow1968Album
Prince Igor: HighlightsAlexander Borodin : Boris Christoff, The Sofia National Opera Orchestra Conducted By Jerzy Semkow1967Album
Symfoni Nr. 8, Opus 56 "Sinfonia Boreale"Vagn Holmboe, Jerzy Semkow, Det Kongelige Kapel1967Album
Violinkonzert / Helios-OuvertüreCarl Nielsen, Tibor Varga, Det Kongelige Kapel, Jerzy Semkow1966Album
Violin Concerto, Opus 33Carl Nielsen - Tibor Varga, Jerzy Semkow, Det Kongelige Kapel1966Album
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1, E-moll, Op. 11 ∙ 4 MazurkasFrédéric Chopin, Tamás Vásáry, Berliner Philharmoniker, Jerzy Semkow1965Album
Carmen - Opera W Przekroju / ExcerptsGeorges Bizet, The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Choir1962Album
BoleroMaurice Ravel, Georges Bizet / Arthur Fiedler, Willem Van Otterloo, Jerzy Semkow1954Compil.
Symphony No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 43 "Le Poème Divin"Alexander Scriabine - The National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Jerzy SemkowAlbum
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Four Mazurkas / Four ScherziTamás Vásáry, Jerzy Semkow, Berliner PhilharmonikerAlbum
ShéhérazadeNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Jerzy Semkow, Saint Louis Symphony OrchestraAlbum
Jerzy Semkow Conducts Rossini OverturesGioacchino Rossini, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy SemkowAlbum
Suite Af Balletten "Etude" / Qarrtsiluni, Opus 36 / Konstellationer, Opus 22, Concerto For 12 Stryger-GrupperKnudåge Riisager, Per Nørgård, Jerzy Semkow, Det Kongelige KapelAlbum
Concert Voor Piano En Orkest No.1 In E, Op.11 / Nocturnes Nos.7 En 8Frédéric Chopin, Tamás Vásáry, Berliner Philharmoniker, Jerzy SemkowAlbum
Boris GodunowModest Mussorgsky, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow, Chór Chłopięcy Filharmonii Im. Karola Szymanowskiego W Krakowie, Polish Radio Chorus Of KrakowAlbum
Operatic OverturesGioacchino Rossini, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy SemkowAlbum
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