Váša Príhoda plays Mozart & Dvorák
Váša Príhoda (violin)
Mercurial, variegated, rhapsodising performances – featuring a luscious tone, a distinctive (very gypsy-like) brand of portamento and a wide range of vibrato – lift the music off the page.
Váša Príhoda plays Mozart & Dvorák
Váša Príhoda (violin)
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Mercurial, variegated, rhapsodising performances – featuring a luscious tone, a distinctive (very gypsy-like) brand of portamento and a wide range of vibrato – lift the music off the page.
About
Váša Príhoda was one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. This album contains performances of major works for the violin. Príhoda’s recording of the Dvorák Violin Concerto is available here for the first time.
Contents and tracklist
- Váša Příhoda (violin), Maria Bergmann (piano)
- Recorded: 16 March 1951
- Recording Venue: Hans-Rosbaud-Studio, Baden-Baden
- Váša Příhoda (violin)
- Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
- Hans Müller-Kray
- Recorded: 12 March 1953
- Recording Venue: Villa Berg, Stuttgart
- Váša Příhoda (violin)
- Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
- Hans Müller-Kray
- Recorded: 9 March 1956
- Recording Venue: Stuttgart-Degerloch, Waldheim
Awards and reviews
July 2019
Mercurial, variegated, rhapsodising performances – featuring a luscious tone, a distinctive (very gypsy-like) brand of portamento and a wide range of vibrato – lift the music off the page.
March 2019
For those who don’t own these recordings, they are very much worth your attention.
