SACD, Dvořák (composer)
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Special offer. Soirée
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (mezzo), Sir Simon Rattle (piano), Rahel Rilling (violin), Wolfram Brandl (violin), Yulia Deyneka (viola), David Adorjan (cello), Andrew Marriner (clarinet)
There is some lovely singing from Kožená, whose fawn-tinted mezzo retains its attractive quality from her earliest discs…She sings the two Brahms collections well, especially the Ophelia Songs,... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th September 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Christian Tetzlaff plays Dvorak & Suk
RecommendedChristian Tetzlaff (violin)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds
John Storgards and the Helsinki Philharmonic provide attentive and flexible accompaniment, and Tetzlaff’s tone throughout is unfailingly beautiful…this well recorded account will appeal to those... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Special offer. Dvořák: Stabat Mater
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano), Roxana Constantinescu, Christian Elsner (tenor), Tareq Nazmi (bass), Leipzig Radio Choir, Dresdner Philharmoniker, Marek Janowski
this recording has its own value, not least for its slow-burn intensity but also for transmitting an occasion of palpable sincerity and conscientious preparation. —
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & 8 Hungarian Dances & Dvořák: Symphony No. 6
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Hrůša, served by wonderfully refined orchestral playing from the Bamberger Symphoniker, has a great deal to say about all these works. The two Dvořák symphonies are particularly exciting. Hrůša... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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The performers have bought into the [Second] symphony's virtues bringing bags of enthusiasm both to its more striking passages...Throughout, there is some fine woodwind playing, although I could... —
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Special offer. Dvorak & Lalo: Cello Concertos
Johannes Moser (cello)
PKF-Prague Philharmonia, Jakub Hrůša
Moser gives us an exciting, high-tension ride with an impressive sense of structure. He's a musician of alacrity, power and style: virtuosic passages benefit from his fleet effortlessness. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, Editor's Choice
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this is an auspicious opener for Martín’s Dvořák's cycle and a fine calling card for his Melbourne players. —
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The Seventh Symphony is no less compelling, a performance teeming with fierce intensity, especially in the Finale. As in previous releases by these performers, I noted Hrůša’s painstaking efforts... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Dvorak - Requiem & Symphony No. 8
Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) & Thomas Quasthoff (bass)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, with Vienna Singverein, Mariss Jansons
[Jansons] clearly understands the dynamics of this strongly unified work and nearly everywhere his tempos are well judged. He is also very well served by superb choral singing and orchestral... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Choral
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, Editor's Choice
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