Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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[Bělohlávek] could get under the skin of Janacek’s music, drawing out its folk roots and speech rhythms, its soul-searching and truthfulness, its sheer humanity. The main work here is the Glagolitic... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st August 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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Building a Library, June 2019, Also Recommended
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Dvořák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58 RecommendedEri Nakamura (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Michael Spyres (tenor), Jongmin Park (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiří Bělohlávek
They bring a depth and richness of warm colours to a score still insufficiently appreciated…Bělohlávek is the authoritative interpreter leading his forces through the piece with confidence and,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th May 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2017, Winner - Musique Sacrée
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Christiane Karg (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Prague Philharmonic Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov
There is superlative individual and collective quality in every orchestral department, with fine solo and choral singing to match. And the recording, made in the Dvořák Hall in Prague’s Rudolf... — More…
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Record Review, 8th April 2023, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Ingeborg Wenglor (soprano), Annelies Burmeister (alto), Martin Ritzmann (tenor) & Rolf Kühne (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Philharmonic Choir, Paul Kletzki
The Czech Phil’s sound here is charismatic and idiomatic, with a rich, muscular string timbre cushioning highly distinctive wind and brass playing...The interpretations hold up very well – Kletzki’s... — More…
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Dvořák: Requiem, Biblical Songs & Te Deum Ailyn Pérez, Christianne Stotijn, Michael Spyres, Jan Martínik, Kateřina Kněžíková, Svatopluk Sem; Czech Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiří Bělohlávek, Jakub Hrůša
Jakub Hrůša’s performance of the Requiem is darkly dramatic and ferociously committed. Every aspect of this recording leaps into life. The soloists are characterful, with heartfelt and clear... — More…
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Record Review, 28th March 2020, Record of the Week
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Life with Czech Music - Janacek & Martinu
RecommendedElisabeth Söderström (soprano), Drahomira Drobkova (contralto), Frantisek Livora (tenor), Richard Novak (bass), Jan Hora (organ), Kvetoslava Nemeckova (soprano), Leo Marian Vodicka (tenor), Vaclav Zitek (baritone), Josef Ruzicka (piano), Jan Bouse (timpani), Eva Urbanova (soprano), Bernarda Fink...
Even the recording acoustic is warm, enough sometimes to curl the music’s edges and smudge away little details. But Mackerras’s handling of this repertoire is so fresh, so responsive to the... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Choral
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Dvorak: Requiem & Biblical Songs
RecommendedMaria Stader (soprano), Sieglinde Wagner (contralto), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Kim Borg (bass), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jörg Demus (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Karel Ancerl
an inspired performance of Dvorak's Requiem, which here emerges with fiery intensity...The passionate singing of the chorus is unforgettable and the German soloists not only make fine individual... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Janacek: Glagolitic Mass & Taras Bulba
RecommendedEduard Haken (bass), Vera Soukupova (contralto), Beno Blachut (tenor), Libuse Domaninska (soprano), Jaroslav Vodrazka (organ)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir (=Czech Philharmonic Chorus), Karel Ancerl, Josef Veselka
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Building a Library, April 2005, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2003, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2019, Recommended Recording
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Dvorak: Requiem & Biblical Songs (selection) RecommendedMaria Stader (soprano), Sieglinde Wagner (contralto), Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Kim Borg (bass), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jörg Demus (piano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Vycpálek: Cantata on the Last Things of Man & Ostrčil: Suite for Large Orchestra
Drahomíra Tikalová (soprano), Lidislav Mráz (baritone)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Czech Choir (Prague Philharmonic Choir), Karel Ancerl
Whatever happened to Czech music after Janácek? Martinu is one answer; Ladislav Vycpálek is another, barely known outside his own country. Yet Karel Ancerl conducts this sombre dramatisation... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Best-kept Secrets
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