Jitka Cechová Smetana Piano Works

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

Čechová gooses the variations on the Czech folksong, 'Sowing the millet' with perky accents, highlighted inner voices and some truly explosive octaves…no quirky detail of the sprawling, early... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2015 More…

The pleasure and manifold beauties of Smetana's fluent, idiomatic style are amply evident in his latest instalment...Cechova brings to this music a dignity and seriousness of purpose that recalls... — International Record Review, September 2013 More…

Cechová certainly understands this repertoire and she pays due respect to Smetana's youthful efforts. Throughout this volatile repertoire, her virtuosity is impressive and she clearly commands... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…