Dvořák
Dvořák: Symphonies No.7-9; Janáček: Taras Bulba (Le Palais des Dégustateurs)
Performances that rarely justify their re-release or price point [NB]
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (Chandos)
A rather charmless, heavy-handed take on Dvořák’s famous two sets of dances [RMo]
Herbert von Karajan Live in Berlin, 1970–1979 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
An important survey of one of the great partnerships of the 20th century at its peak [DHa]
Herbert von Karajan Live in Berlin, 1970–1979 (Berliner Philharmoniker)
A fascinating, marvellously presented anthology [JQ]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor): The Complete Teldec Recordings (Warner Classics)
Consistently thought-provoking [DF]
Smetana, Dvořák & Suk: Bohemian Legacy (Challenge Classics)
A trio of Bohemian chamber works played with energy and passion [RMo]
Dvořák: Symphonies No.7-9; Janáček: Taras Bulba (Le Palais des Dégustateurs)
Performances from the 1980s full of febrile personality [JW]
Dvořák: String Quartets Volume 5 (cpo)
Fine readings – almost, but not quite, the genuine article [SV]
Sir Adrian Boult: Complete Warner Stereo Recordings (Warner Classics)
A cornucopia of patrician music-making that has rarely been rivalled [RMo]
Willem Mengelberg (conductor): The Concertgebouw Telefunken Recordings Vol.5 (Pristine Audio)
More excellence in this ongoing series, including a superb “New World” symphony [PSt]
Woodland Songs (Platoon)
An intriguing programme with a startling performance of the Dvořák [DJB]
Dvořák: Symphonies 2 & 8 (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)
This could well become a notable Dvořák cycle [JQ]
Felix Mendelssohn & Dvořák: String Quartets (Genuin)
“Promising, but doesn’t quite meet expectations.” [SV]
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (Pentatone)
A disappointing, generalized survey of what should be infectious music-making [JW]
Sparks from Ashes – Czech Song Cycles (Chandos)
A satisfying collection of songs from Czech and Slovak lands from a tenor in fine fettle [PH]
Talich Quartet: Gypsy Melodies (La Dolce Volta)
Songs from the Czech Lands, and points further East, seconded to the string quartet genre [JW]
Dvořák: Cello Concerto (ArtistLed)
(Déjà Review) Finckel gives one of the finest accounts of the Dvořák Cello Concerto ever recorded [MC]
Dvořák & Schumann: Symphonies (LPO)
Another anniversary release from the LPO hits the spot [PH]
Dvorak: Symphony Nos 7 & 8 (Mercury)
(Déjà Review) Highly sympathetic and rewarding performances of these superb works [PB]
Bernard Haitink (conductor): Portrait Volume II (BR Klassik)
A marvellous testament to Haitink’s longstanding work with one of his great orchestral partners [ST]



































