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In the main, organist Jaroslav Tuma approaches Bach’s valedictory tour-de-force of contrapuntal ingenuity in measured strides. His conservative tempos allow the composer’s lines to take
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
Fans of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto will need no urging from me to snap up this classic performance, which, in Josef Suk features one of our
The Panocha Quartet is one of the finest in the world today. Their performances are characterized by enlivening rhythm, impeccable intonation, and an ensemble sound
It’s hard to believe that a concert recorded exactly 10 years ago already can lay claim to “legendary” status. In this case, the call is
Since the 18th century, the Czech Republic has provided the world with an amazing number of great–or at least good–composers. Here are nine of them,
Cherubini was the best organized of composers, even to the point where he wrote his own Requiem Mass, for orchestra and male choir. Given the
By titling these 10 works “Sonatas for Piano and Violin”, Beethoven put both instruments on equal footing to a degree unprecedented in chamber literature. Likewise,
Shostakovich’s two cello concertos are works of unusual concentration and irony. The second, in particular, includes near the end of the final, largely peaceful Allegretto
These two discs contain about half of Martinu’s voluminous output for the combination of violin and piano, including three major early works: the Concerto for
