Belohlávek; Jirí

Dagmar Pecková Recital

Robert Levine

Dagmar Pecková is a Czech mezzo-soprano with a good technique, brains, and taste. The program she presents here is terrific: the Wesendonk Lieder and Zemlinsky

Dvorak Miscellany C

Victor Carr Jr

Here is a pleasing collection of ‘light’ music by two great Czech composers. The disc opens with Dvorak’s Festive March, a boisterous piece that sets

Janacek Orch Works

David Hurwitz

This admirable collection contains good to excellent performances of just about all the orchestral music that Janácek wrote. The only major missing items, aside from

Novák’s Choice Czech Music

David Hurwitz

Víteslav Novák is one of the really great Czech composers, so much so that his neglect outside of his native country seems totally incomprehensible. His

Janacek Opera Suites

David Hurwitz

Back in the days when Supraphon CDs were carried in this country as co-productions with Denon, there was a terrific disc featuring the Czech Philharmonic