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The PHQ understand absolutely the plasticity of Smetana’s vision and convey it unerringly, unshrinkingly – and in some ways even more convincingly than the Talich, which is saying something.... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th April 2015
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Chamber
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Chamber Winner
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Bělohlávek clearly knew that Smetana, far from being a cheap purveyor of catchy melodies and moment-to-moment thrills, was a sure-footed musical architect, and this recording pays the long game…It... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, Orchestral Choice
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Record Review, 6th January 2018, Recording of the Week
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Building A Library, May 2021, Also Recommended
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Notwithstanding the essential simplicity of their form, Smetana imbues [the Czech Dances] with considerable sophistication. The first has a musing, reflective quality captured beautifully by... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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The PHQ understand absolutely the plasticity of Smetana’s vision and convey it unerringly, unshrinkingly – and in some ways even more convincingly than the Talich, which is saying something.... — More…
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th April 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Winner - Chamber
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2015, Winner - Chamber
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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There is much to admire here from the excellent Jerusalem Quartet. In Smetana's First Quartet there is the fine opening viola melody...The slow movements of the Janacek quartets are also carefully... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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