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Works by Josquin and Obrecht are among the gems in this excellent collection. Crisp, one-to-a-part performances benefit from majestic recorded sound. — More…
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Martinu: Nipponari, Magic Nights & Czech Rhapsody
Recorded 1985-88
Dagmar Pecková (soprano), Lubica Rybarská (soprano) & Ivan Kusnjer (baritone)
Kühn Mixed Choir & Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek
Notwithstanding the unfamiliar repertoire, the sopranos Dagmar Pecková and Lubica Rybárska deliver superbly idiomatic renditions of the songs with Belohlávek shapes the cantata with persuasive... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, Editor's Choice
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The Many Loves of Antonin Dvorak
Kühn Mixed Choir, Pavel Kühn, Stanislav Bogunia, Panocha Quartet (string quartet), Radoslav Kvapil (piano), Leo Marian Vodička, Lívia Ághová, Smetana Trio, Alois Klíma, Dvořák Quartet, František Pošta, Drahomíra Drobková, Josef Kšica, Josef Suk (violin), Alfréd Holeček, Mstislav Rostropovich (cello),...
Most orchestral tracks are with the Czech Philharmonic, and Lambert has written very informed and readable booklet notes. I’d recommend settling down to listen ‘blind’, so that each rarity can... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2022, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Conductor Marko Ivanovič deserves special plaudits for bringing this fascinating music to our attention. He secures strong and committed playing from the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, and... — More…
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Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex & Symphony of Psalms
RecommendedIvo Zidek (Oedipus), Vera Soukupova (Jocasta), Zdenek Kroupa (Messenger), Karel Berman (Creon), Eduard Haken (Tiresias), Antonin Zlesak (Shepherd), Jean Desailly (Narrator)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir (=Czech Philharmonic Chorus), Karel Ancerl, Josef Veselka
Oedipus Rex, to words by Jean Cocteau, is one of Stravinsky's most compelling theatre pieces, a powerful drama that re-enacts the full force of a glorious high spot in ancient culture. The fusion... — More…
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Building a Library, September 2000, First Choice
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Stravinsky: Les Noces, Cantata & Mass
Libuse Domanínská (soprano), Marie Mrázová (contralto), Ivo Zidek (tenor), Dalibor Jedlicka (bass), Barbara Robotham (soprano) & Gerald English (tenor)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Czech Choir (Prague Philharmonic Choir), Karel Ancerl
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Zelenka: Requiem & Miserere
Magdalena Kozená (mezzo), Anna Hlavenková (soprano)
Ensemble Baroque 1994, Czech Chamber Choir, Roman Válek
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Handel: Oratorio Arias
Adam Plachetka (baritone)
Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Roman Válek
the Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra play solidly and Adam Plachetka's rich yet supple singing is up to the task most of the time. — More…
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