Supraphon

This is a boldly imaginative gathering of Czech works for solo violin and orchestra…Josef Špaček, with Jiří Bělohlávek's wonderfully attentive orchestral accompaniment, produces a near-ideal... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2015 More…

Jitka Cechová's profound experience and feeling for this repertoire is evident throughout. Her blend of rhythmic spontaneity and subtle reflection imbues these relatively slight works with a... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Janková’s clear, silvery soprano offsets Král’s light, warm baritone throughout. Nothing is over-dramatised or tipped towards sentimentality, though Janková can be extraordinarily poignant…Král... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2019 More…

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... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

There are times when their tempos seem a little wayward, notably at the end of the first movement, but these interpretative nuances never get in the way of the expressive intentions of the piece,... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The performances by all-Czech period forces are competent, well-shaped and stylish. If you are interested in the music, you'll be content with them. The church acoustic takes away much chance... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2015 More…