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SACD, Dvořák (composer)
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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,... —
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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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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... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Choral
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, Editor's Choice
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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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Coming soon. Antonin Dvořák: Symphony No. 9; Carlos Simon: Four Black American Dances
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
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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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this is an auspicious opener for Martín’s Dvořák's cycle and a fine calling card for his Melbourne players. —
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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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Special offer. Dvořák: Silent Woods
Original works and transcriptions for cello and piano
Christian Poltera (cello) & Kathryn Stott (piano)
This recording bathes the listener in a stream of irresistable song that lingers in the memory weeks later. It also proves how well the composer's lyricism translates across timbre and sonority:... —
