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Charles Mackerras speaks of this set as his last series of Janácek recordings, which is understandable–but let’s fervently hope that he hangs around to make
Despite some fine, recent competition (including the English-language Chandos release) this 1982 recording is still the Jenufa to own. Charles Mackerras, long a Janácek champion,
Peter Breiner’s arrangements of music from these two operas succeed on a number of levels. First, the two works offer a great deal of symphonic
Supreme pianistic and musical distinction marks Piotr Anderszewski’s triumphant December 2008 Carnegie Hall recital, not to mention the most naturally luminous sound quality I’ve ever
The Emerson Quartet always can be counted on to give performances of superb technical polish, and I don’t say that to damn these performances with
This is good. Very good. Not only does this disc offer an imaginative array of first-class wind music, the performances are well nigh ideal. Dvorák’s
This second installment in Peter Breiner’s series of suites from Janácek operas is more successful than the first. It’s particularly exciting to hear the music
This constant harping on the virtue of new editions has become quite tiresome. The need to go back and re-examine well-known masterpieces and exaggerate the
Janácek fans will be salivating at the prospect of a new series of suites from his operas, of which this release is billed as Volume
It may be that having Janácek’s “home town” orchestra provides the single most significant positive factor in this very appealing new recording. Up to this
