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Special offer. Janacek: Orchestral Works Vol. 3
Sara Jakubiak (soprano), Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Gábor Bretz (bass) & Thomas Trotter (organ), David Stewart (violin), Karstein Askeland (organ), Johannes Wik (harp)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Choir & Choir of Collegiûm Mûsicûm,...
Gardner steers the clash of brass, strings, chorus and soloists with confidence, the instrumental outer movements ablaze with excitement, the whole well balanced but still dangerous and invigorating. — More…
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[Bělohlávek] could get under the skin of Janacek’s music, drawing out its folk roots and speech rhythms, its soul-searching and truthfulness, its sheer humanity. The main work here is the Glagolitic... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st August 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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Building a Library, June 2019, Also Recommended
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Life with Czech Music - Janacek & Martinu
RecommendedElisabeth Söderström (soprano), Drahomira Drobkova (contralto), Frantisek Livora (tenor), Richard Novak (bass), Jan Hora (organ), Kvetoslava Nemeckova (soprano), Leo Marian Vodicka (tenor), Vaclav Zitek (baritone), Josef Ruzicka (piano), Jan Bouse (timpani), Eva Urbanova (soprano), Bernarda Fink...
Even the recording acoustic is warm, enough sometimes to curl the music’s edges and smudge away little details. But Mackerras’s handling of this repertoire is so fresh, so responsive to the... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Choral
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Janáček: Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta
Malin Byström (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Ladislav Elgr, Adam Plachetka (baritone), Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno
Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Marko Letonja
Soloists and chorus are superb, but the orchestral playing is often a touch tentative. — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Special offer. Janacek & Kodaly: Choral Works
RecommendedTina Kiberg (soprano), Randi Stene (contralto), Peter Svensson (tenor), Ulrik Cold (bass), Per Salo (organ)
Copenhagen Boys` Choir, Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir, Sir Charles Mackerras
The added rhythmic complexities of this original version as interpreted idiomatically by Mackerras encourage an apt wildness which brings an exuberant, carefree quality — More…
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Building a Library, June 2019, Also Recommended
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Janacek: Glagolitic Mass & Taras Bulba
RecommendedEduard Haken (bass), Vera Soukupova (contralto), Beno Blachut (tenor), Libuse Domaninska (soprano), Jaroslav Vodrazka (organ)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir (=Czech Philharmonic Chorus), Karel Ancerl, Josef Veselka
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Building a Library, April 2005, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2003, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2019, Recommended Recording
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Janacek: Glagolitic Mass & Sinfonietta
Christiane Libor (soprano), Ewa Marciniec (alto), Timothy Bentch (tenor), Wojciech Gierlach (bass) & Jarosław Malanowicz (organ)
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, with Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit
There are many attractive aspects to this performance, not least the heroic tenor of Timothy Bench and the full-throated singing of the sopranos and altos. Too often, however, the delivery of... — More…
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Netopil directs an excellent performance which, appropriately enough, reflects the operatic world of The Cunning Little Vixen and the Excursions of Mr Broucek...[the Credo] is beautifully shaped... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2014, Editor's Choice
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Janacek: Glagolitic Mass & The Eternal Gospel
RecommendedEva Drizgova (soprano), Hana Stolfova (contralto), Vladimir Dolezal (tenor), Jiri Sulzenko (bass), Martin Jakubicek (organ)
Czech Symphony Orchestra, Brno, Czech Philharmonic Choir, Leos Svarovsky
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New. Janacek: Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta
Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Gary Lakes (tenor), Gabriela Benackova (soprano), Anatoly Kotcherga (bass), Malcolm Hicks (chorus master), John Scott (organ)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas
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