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Zdeněk Košler

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Zdeněk Košler was a Czech conductor born on March 25, 1928, in Prague. He sang in the Kühn Children's Choir and studied under Otakar Jeremias before attending the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague from 1947 to 1952. During World War II, he was imprisoned in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. His career accelerated after winning the Besançon competition in 1959 and the Mitropoulos Competition in 1963, which led him to assist Leonard Bernstein at the New York Philharmonic. Košler held significant posts at the Komische Oper Berlin and served as principal conductor of the Bratislava Opera from 1971 to 1976. From 1969 until his death, he maintained a close partnership with the Slovak Philharmonic. Košler died on July 2, 1995, in Prague. His discography includes the 2007 posthumous releases Strauss: Don Juan - Till l'espiègle - Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra and Dvořák: Danses slaves.
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  2.   Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio by Slovak National Philharmonic Orchestra
  3.   Symphony No. 36 in C Major, KV. 425 "Linz": III. Menuetto & Trio by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  4.   Symphony No. 36 in C Major, KV. 425 "Linz": IV. Finale (Presto) by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  5.   Lacrymosa from Requiem, K 626 by Zdeněk KoÅ¡ler
  6.   Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56: Variation 2. Piu vivace by Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
  7.   Symphony No. 35 in D Major, KV. 385 "Haffner": II. Andante by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  8.   Symphony No. 35 in D Major, KV. 385 "Haffner": III. Menuetto & Trio by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  9.   Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56: Variation 3. Con moto by Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
  10.   Symphony No. 35 in D Major, KV. 385 "Haffner": IV. Finale (Presto) by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  11.   Symphony No. 36 in C Major, KV. 425 "Linz": I. Adagio by Zdeněk KoÅ¡ler
  12.   Notturno in B Major for Strings, Op. 40 featuring The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
  13.   Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace by Slovak National Philharmonic Orchestra
  14.   Symphony No. 35 in D Major, KV. 385 "Haffner": I. Allegro con spirito by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  15.   Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56: Variation 1. Poco piu animato by Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
  16.   Taras Bulba, Rhapsody for Orchestra (1915-16): III. The Prohphecy and the Death of Taras Bulba featuring The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
  17.   Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: I. Allegro featuring Zdeněk KoÅ¡ler
  18.   Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
  19.   Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: IV. Allegro vivace by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  20.   Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  21.   Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485: II. Andante con moto by Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
  22.   Bolero by Philharmonic Orchestra Of Slovaquia
  23.   Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: 3. Sequentia: Dies Irae by Zdeněk KoÅ¡ler
  24.   Symphonie No. 3 'Eroica & Heroique" IV. Allegro Molto featuring Zdeněk KoÅ¡ler
  25.   Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: 2. Kyrie by Zdeněk KoÅ¡ler
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