
There are zillions of collections of music inspired by Shakespeare, but this one is more interesting than most in its selection of repertoire. None of
We’re not exactly short on recordings of this music, but by any standard these are excellent performances. The Jerusalem Quartet plays the “American” with all
Kertesz’s LSO Dvorák cycle has held up very well, and his recording of the Eighth remains one of the best versions available. Much of the
The Prazák Quartet is among the handful of string quartets at the very top of a crowded field, and reviewing another of its accomplished recordings
The old “apples and oranges” cliché rings true when comparing the Krkavcova and Kasik piano duo’s unassailable style and precision in Dvorák’s Slavonic Dances with
This disc offers more than you might expect. Rafael Kubelik’s DG recording of the Serenade for Strings always has been one of the best: shapely,
It’s an attractive idea: The New York Philharmonic plays a concert on March 31, 2006 and has it for sale on May 23 by digital
If you have Václav Talich’s recording of the Slavonic Dances in its previous Supraphon incarnation, hang onto it! Whether as a result of tape deterioration
If you already own Dvorák’s tone poems performed by Kubelik (DG), Neumann (Supraphon), or Harnoncourt (Warner), and you’re perfectly happy with them, you probably don’t
You might think that these performances can’t possibly compete with the more illustrious versions by various Czech conductors and orchestras, but you would be wrong.