Dvořák

The admirable cellist Christine Walevska traced over 50 years of performances and recordings [JW]

An enchanting musical journey towards the Orient involving familiar and brand new music [KT]

Convincing examples of Neumann and the Czech Philharmonic heard during Lucerne Festivals of the 1980s [JW]

All sounds well until invidious comparisons are made with some past masters and a lack of personality becomes apparent [RMo]

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

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

A set to treasure [SG]

Dvořák cultivates the native accent in impressive performances [PH]

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

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

An attractive package [JQ]

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

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

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

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

(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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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