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Vaclav Neumann’s Mahler credentials were impeccable; indeed, had he not been trapped in communist-controlled Europe for much of his career, he might well have been
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
These are impressive performances, with one exception: the stiff, lumbering rendering of the Scherzo capriccioso (that nevertheless offers some interesting textural detail), which also is
Despite strong competition from Mackerras/Fleming/Heppner, this Supraphon production remains the Rusalka of choice. Gabriela Benacková, whose purer, lighter voice is ideally suited to the unearthly
Václav Neumann concludes his remarkable Dvorák symphony cycle on a high note, turning in what is arguably the finest and most consistent set of the
This central panel in Václav Neumann’s excellent Dvorák symphony cycle starts out with the inestimable advantage of the Czech Philharmonic in top form, but it
Václav Neumann’s Dvorák cycle certainly stands with the classic sets by Kubelik, Kertesz, and Rowicki, and it’s better recorded (by far) than any of them.
Vaclav Neumann was a sympathetic and dedicated Mahler conductor, recording several of the symphonies as many as three times with both the Czech Philharmonic and
The oboe and harpsichord concertos are reissues, and marvelous they are, while the Third Piano Concerto is (I believe) new to CD. This last item
Wait a minute. Dvorák Cello Concertos 1 & 2? Isn’t there only one? Well, yes and no. It turns out that 30 years before the
