Czech nonet
The Czech nonet (originally Český nonet , from 1949 České noneto ) is a chamber music ensemble founded in 1924 with flute , oboe , clarinet , horn , bassoon , violin , viola , violoncello and double bass . The Czech nonet, founded by graduates of the Prague Conservatory - Emil Leichner was the violinist at the time - is one of the world's oldest chamber ensembles. On the program of the first concert was u. a. the nonet in F major op. 31 by Louis Spohr .
The ensemble encouraged numerous composers to write new works for its cast. The first composition written especially for the Czech nonet was the nonet op. 147 by Josef Bohuslav Foerster (1931). For the 35th anniversary of the Czech nonet, Bohuslav Martinů also created a nonet in 1959 . Within 40 years, the ensemble has premiered 125 works by 102 composers, almost exclusively in the classical nonet setting with wind quintet and four strings. Many of the composers came from the Czech Republic, such as Alois Hába , Rudolf Karel , Emil František Burian , Iša Krejčí and Otakar Jeremiáš in addition to Foerster and Martinů .
The Czech nonet toured through many European countries (Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Holland, Spain, Italy, France), but also to North and South America, Japan and South Africa.
The discography of the Czech nonet includes around 45 records and CD recordings, published by the Supraphon , Panton and Harmonia Mundi labels . In 2003 a recording with works by Ludwig van Beethoven won the “Choc du Monde de la Musique”. Currently (as of 2016) the ensemble plays with the following line-ups: Romana Zieglerová (violin), Vladimír Kroupa (viola), Simona Hečova (cello), David Pavelka (double bass), Jiri Skuhra (flute), Vladislav Borovka (oboe), Ales Hustoles (Clarinet), Pavel Langpaul (bassoon) and Jiri Spacek (horn).