Dvořák

“Promising, but doesn’t quite meet expectations.” [SV]

Fine recordings of beloved chamber music [DHa]

A disappointing, generalized survey of what should be infectious music-making [JW]

A satisfying collection of songs from Czech and Slovak lands from a tenor in fine fettle [PH]

Songs from the Czech Lands, and points further East, seconded to the string quartet genre [JW]

by Alan George

Two very fine performances [MC]

(Déjà Review) Finckel gives one of the finest accounts of the Dvořák Cello Concerto ever recorded [MC]

Another anniversary release from the LPO hits the spot [PH]

(Déjà Review) Highly sympathetic and rewarding performances of these superb works [PB]

A marvellous testament to Haitink’s longstanding work with one of his great orchestral partners [ST]

Winning performances [LW]

by Alan George

Two praiseworthy performances under Haitink [MC]

(Déjà Review) A very welcome DVD release of one of English National Opera’s finer achievements [JL]

Quite simply the finest Dvořák Seventh Symphony of the modern era [LD]

(Déjà Review) A splendid set [JQ]

Vodička and Mareček bring this Dvořák collection to life [MC]

Great performances re-released as a slightly odd coupling [MBu]

Wholly satisfying performances in beautifully remastered sound featuring a somewhat neglected conductor [RMo]

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]