
These performances feature swift tempos, beautiful playing, and informed performance […]
This splendid disc was originally released on the Panton label,
Jitka Hosprová’s all-Czech program makes a fine showcase for the viola, as well as for her considerable technique and skill with the instrument. The Martinů
Here’s an imaginative disc–extremely well played and recorded–featuring music that will be new to, well, just about everyone. Jindrich Feld’s Musique concertante for flute, viola,
If you like characterful music of the Classical era, this disc deserves your attention. Leopold Kozeluch’s music is very attractive–full of good tunes, formally shapely,
If you thought Mozart’s Salzburg serenades were big works, then check out this extravaganza in nine movements, lasting just about an hour. Composed in 1764
This 1976 Haffner Serenade recording highlights the Prague Chamber Orchestra’s attractive and uniquely Czech sonic qualities, including gorgeous woodwind tone and ideal ensemble balance that
Czech composer František Vincenc Kramár-Krommer (1759-1831), along with contemporaries Mozart, Stamitz, Spohr, and Weber, wrote important works for clarinet and orchestra. Kramár-Krommer’s Clarinet Concerto neatly
Since the late 1950s, EMI has graced the catalog with at least four excellent recordings of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. This release, however, falls short of
These mono recordings date from 1955 through 1957 and count among Jean-Pierre Rampal’s earliest. Already, his predilection for 18th century classicism is evident, a cause