Browse: Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)

There is much here to surprise and delight in this well-recorded issue. — BBC Music Magazine, August 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

there’s musical interest here aplenty. The melodic invention – Italianate with a French accent – is winning, the orchestration is vivid and the Janá∂ek Philharmonic play with considerable polish... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2022 More…

Wallfisch and Simon Callaghan are in full sympathy both with one another and with the music, lavishing fullness of tone and subtlety of nuance on both sonatas, while Łukasz Borowicz and the Janá∂ek... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2023 More…

The performances are of a superfine brilliance, energy and affection, making it invidious to single out this or that special success or the individual triumphs of wind, brass or strings… beautifully... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2008 More…

A Czech composer with Germanic leanings, Foerster’s soundworld reminds one at times of the lush melodiousness of, say, Humperdinck. On this recording, his four works based on plays by Shakespeare... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

These are fine performances of lovely and moving works in a traditional voice. Recommended. — Fanfare, September/October 2022 More…

By good fortune Naxos has chosen a splendid player to introduce us to Nos. 2 and 3… The Naxos recording is first-rate ...a genuine bargain. — Gramophone Magazine More…

The Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra rises well to the challenge of what is often rather taxing music… With a recording that is well up to CPO’s usual standard, this issue can be warmly recommended. — International Record Review More…