Martinu: Concerto in D major for two violins and orchestra H329

“What a splendidly bracing collection this is. Bohuslav Matousek and his fellow soloists are excellent advocates for this repertoire, delivering engaging performances of the motoric fast movements alongside generous lyricism in the more broadly conceived slower movements.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2008 ****

“The first volume, in what will be a series of four devoted to Martinu's concertante works for violin, is completed by another enchanting early double concerto, for flute and violin, penned in just 10 days in 1936. There is no hint of rush in its fresh and lively invention, the solo roles played with beguiling ease by Janne Thomsen and Matoušek. Accompanied by the Czech Philharmonic - in whose second violin section the composer played in the 1920s - this disc is an utter delight from start to finish.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2007

“[Duo concertante] Written in Martinuo ’s best 1930s concerto grosso style, its three movements are limpidly scored, allowing the flowing, interweaving lines of the soloists to sound to best advantage; as the excellent booklet-notes say, ‘an extraordinary musical experience’ … this disc is an utter delight from start to finish” Gramophone Magazine