Dvořák

Dvořák: Symphonies 5 & 6 (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)

Fresh, vital, exuberant, strikingly energetic and authentic performances [RMo]

Glinka: Grand Sextet, Dvořák: Piano Quintet (Hänssler Classic)

This recording of chamber works by Glinka and Dvořák is in many ways ideal [MC]

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Edith Peinemann (violin) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)

A set to treasure [SG]

Dvořák: Legends & Slavonic Rhapsodies (Pentatone)

Dvořák cultivates the native accent in impressive performances [PH]

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Dvořák: Symphonies Nos 7-9 (Pentatone)

Strong Dvořák performances for the Year of Czech Music, but they’re expensive in light of the competition [ST]

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Dvořák: Cello Concerto (Sony Classical)

A moving and timely disc, Dvořák’s matchless concerto stands alongside short works by Ukrainian composers [WH]

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Dvořák: Symphonies Nos 7-9 (Pentatone)

An attractive package [JQ]

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Dvořák: Legends & Slavonic Rhapsodies (Pentatone)

Nepotil works better on longer-term planning than in short-form [JW]

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Evening Songs (Pentatone)

Varied and contrasting Czech song cycles that resist the lure of the crepuscular [JW]

Dvořák: Symphonies No.6-9; Smetana: Má vlast; Janáček: Sinfonietta (LSO Live)

A fitting celebration of the Year of Czech Music and the silver jubilee of LSO Live [JQ]

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Dvořák: Symphony No 9, American Suite (Erato)

A mightily impressive debut recording from Stutzmann in Atlanta [RMo]

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Dvořák: Rusalka (Supraphon)

(Déjà Review) This is a recording which instilled in me a love of the opera which has so far not died; it will surely do the same for many new listeners [CH]

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Mischa Elman (violin)The complete Victor recordings (1926-32) (Biddulph)

Elman’s glittering morceau (and some others) in splendid transfers [JW]

Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations; Dvořák: Cello Concerto (Orchid Classics)

Crawford plays splendidly but spotlighting him disadvantages the orchestra [MG]

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Stuyvesant String Quartet: In Concert at the Library of Congress (Bridge Records)

A splendid American string quartet caught on the wing in concert in 1946 [JW]

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Max Rostal (violin) Concert Tours 1956-1965 (Meloclassic)

A well-compiled set of live performances which is enthusiastically welcomed [SG]

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Günther Groissböck (bass) I live alone in my heaven (Gramola)

A profile of the singer Günther Groissböck – no revelations, but there’s always the voice [ST]

Dvorak Symphs 7 8 9 Bychkov Pentatone PTC51872162

Dvořák: Symphonies Nos 7-9 & Overtures (Pentatone)

Very well played and recorded but lacking individuality and character [NB]

Pierre Monteux (conductor): Live (SOMM Recordings)

A handsome tribute to ‘Le Maître’ sixty years after his death [JQ]

Launy Grøndahl (conductor): Legacy Volume 8 (Danacord)

A violin concerto-heavy serving of Grøndahl in 1950s broadcasts [JW]

American Virtuosa – Tribute to Maud Powell (Cedille)

(Déjà Review) I had anticipated dipping in to this disc, but found I could not switch it off [CF]

Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) Czech Songs (Pentatone)

Recommended with all possible enthusiasm [GF]

Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano): Czech Songs (Pentatone)

An inventive orchestral song recital, the orchestrations of some of which may provoke unease [JW]

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Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (Teldec)

(Déjà Review) Performance and recording superb. Recommended, but Sejna’s Supraphon issue is the genuine article [JP]