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Recorded in Prague, some of these vivid and characterful performances are on CD for the first time and they’re a must-have for all pianophiles. — More…
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Bartoš’s performances a direct and at times, as in the filigree figuration of the first movement, exquisitely delicate., In such varied music, no single interpretation will completely satisfy,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
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a recording which is both realistic and vibrant, these performances are a magnificent tribute to the excellent state of Czech chamber music today. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2005, Chamber Choice
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Life with Czech Music - Janacek & Martinu
RecommendedElisabeth Söderström (soprano), Drahomira Drobkova (contralto), Frantisek Livora (tenor), Richard Novak (bass), Jan Hora (organ), Kvetoslava Nemeckova (soprano), Leo Marian Vodicka (tenor), Vaclav Zitek (baritone), Josef Ruzicka (piano), Jan Bouse (timpani), Eva Urbanova (soprano), Bernarda Fink...
Even the recording acoustic is warm, enough sometimes to curl the music’s edges and smudge away little details. But Mackerras’s handling of this repertoire is so fresh, so responsive to the... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Choral
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Ingeborg Wenglor (soprano), Annelies Burmeister (alto), Martin Ritzmann (tenor) & Rolf Kühne (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Philharmonic Choir, Paul Kletzki
The Czech Phil’s sound here is charismatic and idiomatic, with a rich, muscular string timbre cushioning highly distinctive wind and brass playing...The interpretations hold up very well – Kletzki’s... — More…
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Martinů’s orchestral soundworld is distinctly his own, without ever being samey. The vividly painted Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca is the best known work here, though The Parables, mysterious... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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After the thoroughly professional and exploratory earlier volumes of the 'Music from 'Eighteenth-Century Prague' series, I expected this to be a worthwhile recording; but the music of the hitherto... — More…
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Beethoven: String Trios
Recorded live at the concert of the 15th Prague Spring International Music Festival at the Rudolfinum, June 2, 1960
Leonid Kogan (violin), Rudolf Barshai (viola) & Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
And there's freedom aplenty in these vigorous, highly charged performances...These are strong-jawed readings with a great sense of purpose...Another asset to this set is the violinist himself,... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Finalist - Historic
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Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata is among the strongest, most searching of all his works, arguably the finest of all works for unaccompanied cello since Bach's suites, and here it receives a performance... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2004, Editor's Choice
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Jiránek: Music from Eighteenth-Century Prague
Sergio Azzolini (bassoon), Xenia Loffler (oboe), Jana Semeradova (transverse flute), Lenka Torgersen (violin), Vojtech Semerad (viola d’amore)
Collegium Marianum
Collegium Marianum…play with punch and attention to detail — More…
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