Eric Schilling, narrator (1st work) ; Vlach Quartet (2nd work) ; Prague Philharmonic Choir ; Kühn Children's Choir (4th work) ; Jan Soumar, baritone ; Prague Radio Choir (5th work) ; Géza Novák, flute (6th work) ; Václav Snítil, violin (7th work) ; Joseph Shejbal, oboe (8th work) ; Viktorie Švihlíková, piano (9th work) ; František Rauch, piano (10th work) ; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra ; Karel Ančerl, conductor
Recorded 1951 June-1963 May Dvořák Hall of Rudolfinum, and the Rudolfinum Studio, Prague.
The 1st work recited in English; the 4th and 5th works sung in Czech.
The young person's guide to the orchestra : variations and fugue on a theme of Purcell, op. 36 (1946) / Benjamin Britten (17:48) -- Four seasons (1952) / Ilja Hurník (30:53) -- Ondráš : Ballet music (1951) / Ilja Hurník (23:59) -- Build up your country to reinforce the past : cantata to František Halas's poetry (1947) / Václav Dobiáš (22:58) -- In the Soviet country : cantata for baritone, chorus, and orchestra to Vitězslav Nezval's poetry (1950) / Jan Kapr (20:40) -- The nightingale and the rose : a symphonic fairy tale based on Oscar Wilde's story, op. 81 (1956) / Julius Kalaš (16:12) -- Concerto for violin and orchestra no. 1, op. 17 (1958-59) / Viktor Kalabis (21:55) -- Concerto for oboe and orchestra no. 2 (1955) / Jan Seidl (23:48) -- Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 3 in G major (1958) / Ivan Jirko (22:52) -- Concerto for piano and orchestra (1961) / Petr Eben (25:28) -- Symphony for large orchestra, no. 2 (1955) / Pavel Bořkovec (31:44)