Browse: Martinů - Cello Concerto No. 1, H.196

Gabetta’s handling of Martinů’s life-affirming First Cello Concerto...embraces the gamut of colours and technical jinks called for with what sounds like genuine relish. This is superb cello-playing... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2017 More…

Cellist Christian Poltéra and conductor Thomas Dausgaard give Dvorak’s Cello Concerto a lusty warmth and spontaneity…but what sets this recording apart is this reading of Martinu’s Cello Concerto... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Recorded in 1991, Wallfisch's consummate virtuosity and considerable lyrical gifts illuminate Martinu's solo writing like no other. — Gramophone Magazine, December 2009 More…

Moser's playing is technically adroit and he has audibly tuned in to each composer's idiom. From his brief introductory note it is clear he sympathises with their individuality of approach and... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2011 More…

Julien-Laferrière’s rather ponderous approach to Dvo ák’s familiar concerto can feel like hard work at times, but things perk up considerably with his thrillingly feisty performance of the less... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

…Jirí Bárta… plays with a warm, unselfconscious expressiveness that connects with all three works, and the Prague Philharmonia is with him every step of the way. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 More…