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This sounds throughout, even in the numinous calling of the Lord which conjures up the composer’s familiar spooky vein, like Martinů lite…There’s a performance of the First Symphony, Bělohlávek’s... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th October 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Diapason d’Or, January 2019, Découverte
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Martinu - Music from the opera Juliette
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (Juliette), Steve Davislim (Michel), Frédéric Goncalves, Michéle Lagrange & Nicolas Testé
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
…the ardour of the exchanges are superbly captured by Mackerras and his instrumentalists. Magdalena Kožená is magnificent as the volatile Julietta and is excellently matched by Steve Davislim's... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th May 2009
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2010, Opera Finalist
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Recital
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Opera, July 2009, Recording of the Month
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2009
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride
RecommendedGabriela Benackova-Capova (Marenka), Peter Dvorsky (Jenik), Richard Novak (Kecal), Jaroslav Horacek (Micha), Marie Mrazova (Hata), Miroslav Kopp (Vasek)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Philharmonic Choir, Zdenek Kosler
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Building a Library, May 2023, Also Recommended
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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
4 CDs + DVD Video
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Legendary Recordings: Josef Vlach & Czech Chamber Orchestra
RecommendedCzech Chamber Orchestra, Josef Vlach
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Building a Library, January 2018, Also Recommended
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Janáček: Šárka
Eva Urbanova (Sarka), Peter Straka (Ctirad), Ivan Kusnjer (Premysl), Jaroslav Brezina (Lumir)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras
This landmark performance should convert many. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2001, Editor's Choice
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Smetana: Dalibor
Václav Zítek (King of Bohemia), Vilém Přibyl (Dalibor), Bohuslav Maršík (Budivoj), Jaroslav Horáček (Beneš), Miloš Ježil (Vítek), Eva Děpoltová (Milada), Naďa Šormová (Jitka) & Karel Hanuš (One of the judges)
Brno State Opera Chorus & Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Smetáček
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Smetana: Libuše (incomplete)
conducted by Václav Talich Live in 1939
Marie Podvalová (Libuše), Stanislav Muž (Přemysl), Vilém Zítek (Chrudoš), Josef Vojta (Šťáhlav), Jaroslav Veverka (Lutobor), Ota Horáková (Krasava), Marta Krásová (Radmila), Josef Křikava (Radovan), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Talich
The opera fragments are what make this CD unique, especially the intense portrayal of Libuše herself by the then-young soprano Marie Podvalová, bold, fearless singing, almost always dead in... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2020, Reissue/Archive of the Month
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Martinu: Ariane & Double Concerto
RecommendedSimona Saturová (Ariane), Zoltán Nagy (Theseus), Baurzhan Anderzhanov (Minotaurus), Abdellah Lasri (Bouroun/Wachmann), Tijl Faveyts (Alter Mann), Ivo Kahánek (piano)
Essener Philharmoniker, Aalto-Theater Essen Choir soloists, Tomáš Netopil
The score’s haunting neo-Classicism is brought to fresh life by Netopil, who draws superlative playing from his Essen orchestra. His Ariane, Simona Šaturová...with a softergrained soprano still... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Smetana: The Bartered Bride
Gabriela Benacková, Peter Dvorský, Richard Novák, Miroslav Kopp, Marie Veselá, Jindrich Jindrák, Marie Mrázová, Jaroslav Horá?ek, Jana Jonášová & Alfréd Hampl
Prague Philharmonic Chorus & Czech Philharmonic, Zdenek Košler
Enjoy this for the superb performances of two great Slovak voices, Benackova and Dvorsky, superbly accompanied by Zdenek Kosler. — More…
