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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
Ordinarily I’m not a fan of flashy violin music, but this has to be one of the smartest, most brilliantly executed recitals to come along
This film was made by Czech TV in 1975, with a cast of good-looking, convincing actors lip-synching Supraphon’s superb 1961 recording of the opera–except for
This vastly entertaining comic work centers around Kate, a talkative, shrewish woman who is avoided by everyone at the village dance. Angry, she announces that
What is there to say? These recordings have served as reference editions in this repertoire since the day they were recorded, and so they remain.
Karel Ancerl leads three fleet and lively Mozart performances with the Czech Philharmonic sounding quite natural in its chamber orchestra mode and the soloists each
Jarmil Burghauser’s gripping Seven Reliefs for Large Orchestra (1962) packs quite a punch in its nearly 17 minutes. The composer’s modernist language and cinematic style
Czech composer Jan Hanus (1915-2004) was thoroughly grounded in the tradition of his musical forebears–Dvorák, Smetana, and Suk. Though Symphony No. 2 and the ballet
I believe that this was the first Rusalka ever recorded, in 1952. The spirit of the piece is brilliantly set forth, with conductor Jaroslav Krombholc
In his equally laudatory review of this fantastic new release, my colleague Christophe Huss salutes Supraphon for managing to remain true to its dedication to
