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| |  | Martinu - Violin Concerto No. 2
Isabelle Faust (violin) & Cedric Tiberghien (piano) The Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek Long overshadowed by the reputation of his
Bohemian compatriots Smetana, Dvorák and Janácek,
Bohuslav Martinu is at last enjoying his fair share of
the limelight.The three works presented on this
recording display the Czech composer's endless
creativity within the framework of a vivid concertante
language. Isabelle Faust, Cédric Tiberghien & Jiri
Belohlavek renew the succesful partnerships that brought us superb recordings of Dvorak and Brahms.
Gramophone Magazine gave Isabelle Faust its Young Artist of the Year Award for her first recording of
sonatas by Béla Bartók, in 1997. Since then she has appeared with all the major orchestras.
Cedric Tiberghien's international career took off as he became a BBC New Generation Artist. For harmonia
mundi, he has recorded four recitals, and more recently Brahms' Concerto No. 1 with the BBC Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Jirí Belohlávek. “Isabelle Faust is a lyrical soloist, and also finds plenty of energy to convey the rhythmic play of the finale. The other concertante work here is for piano, and Cédric Tiberghien is receptive to its neo-Baroque sensibility.
The Prague Philharmonia under Jirí Belohlávek provides idiomatic support, and the strings shine in the one other work here, the short Serenáda No 2 from Martinu's playful Paris years.” The Telegraph, 7th June 2008 “Martinu's Second Violin Concerto is one of his greatest works in the genre. From her very first entry, Isabelle Faust shows a strong feeling for the work's dramatic ebb and flow, and in the supremely beautiful slow movement achieves heights of eloquence. Belohlávek provides magnificently flexible accompaniment and a clear vision of the work's broadly developed structure.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 ***** “… this brilliant new account of the Second Concerto (1943), played with verve and a real feeling for the idiom by Isabelle Faust. … her sweet, precise tones allows Martinu's angular lyricism… open out for maximum appeal.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 | 
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| |  | The Dvorák Cycle - Volume II
Eva Randová (alto), Livia Agova (soprano) & Ivan Kusnjer (baritone) The Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Stage Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff
Robert Gambill, Nina Stemme, Katarina Karnéus, Bo Skovhus, René Pape, Stephen Gadd, Timothy Robinson & Richard Mosley-Evans The Glyndebourne Chorus & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek Glyndebourne’s celebrated production of Nikolaus Lehnhoff’s
Tristan und Isolde is a supremely intelligent achievement;
gravely beautiful, haunting and meditative, it is deeply reflective
rather than visceral, fortified by Roland Aeschlimann's stunningly
effective set, a womb-like space through which the protagonists
move like gods. Conductor Jirí Belohlávek mirrors Lehnhoff's
approach in his sophisticated plumbing of the score's depths,
with every shift in texture carefully laid bare by an inspired
London Philharmonic Orchestra. Nina Stemme's Isolde and
Robert Gambill's Tristan, both gloriously lyrical, are matched by
superb performances from René Pape as the betrayed and
vulnerable King Marke and Bo Skovhus as Kurwenal, deeply
touching in his helpless devotion to Tristan. This High Definition
recording of a production of uncommon intimacy reveals the
opera's music and drama in a new light. ‘I don’t think that I have ever witnessed a more perfect realisation of a Wagner opera than this superb Tristan und Isolde. …[Jirí Belohlávek] is scrupulous with the score, and takes his time over it: the pauses and silences are immense and there is no factitious attempt to whip up excitement by speeding. …a great and unforgettable occasion’ The Daily Telegraph “A performance realised to Glyndebourne's highest standards - the chorus and stage brass are Bayreuth-level, the casting immaculate (they can all really sing these parts) and Belohlávek's conducting balanced with a Goodall-like attention to the filigree detail of Wagner's new-wave scoring.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 “Stemme's fiery Irish princess is even finer than on the Domingo CD… Gambill's burly Tristan projects a darker, more resigned intensity… Pape's black-voiced Marke rightly dominates the stage… Karneus is a passionate, lusciously sung Brangäne. Lehnhoff's Glyndebourne production doesn't outclass Daniel Barenboim's magnificent video... But those looking for a Tristan with warmth and immediacy will find it certainly shares Barenboim's benchmark recommendation.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Brno Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Symphony Orchestra, František Jílek & Jirí Belohlávek The common thread joining all these pieces is Martinu’s homesickness, his love for his homeland and its folk
traditions. The first version of Špalícek (“a ballet of national games, customs and fairy tales”) written in
1931–32 closed with the “ballet cantata” The Spectre’s Bride, based on the poem by Karel Jaromír Erben,
the renowned Czech folk song collector. The ballad was later omitted due to the total length of the
performance, returning to its original context first on this CD again. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Isabelle Faust (violin) & Alexander Melnikov (piano) Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek "When he first joined the BBC Symphony Orchestra as principal guest conductor in 1995, the position was
regarded as a graveyard as far as future prospects in the UK were concerned: no previous principal guest had ever gone on to hold the top post with it or any other British orchestra. Belohlavek bucked the trend. He
has proved that you don't need to be a showman to make an impact. In the concert hall audiences instinctively recognise that his priority is the music, not his ego. His dry Bohemian charm has become more pronounced with age, and the same maturing process has informed his music-making. Andrew Clark,The Financial Times 7th July 2007 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | cantata for soloists, chorus and orchestra
Marcela Machotková, Jirí Zahradnícek, Václav Zítek & Karel Pruša Prague Philharmonic Choir & Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek Martinu’s oratorio The Epic of Gilgamesh (1955) is unusual and, in a way, unique in
all the international literature, as exciting and mysterious as the ancient tale on
which it is based. The epic, one of the oldest extant examples of written culture,
dates back to the beginning of Babylon, and Martinu devoted a number of years
to the study of its philosophical basis before beginning to set to music Thompson’s
translation of its Neoassyrian version. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | J. V. Stamic and Sons: Viola Concertos
Jan Peruška (viola) Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Best of Czech Classics
Czech Philharmonic, Jirí Belohlávek & Václav Neumann | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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