Smetana
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]
Smetana: Orchestral music (SOMM Ariadne)
George Szell’s Smetana in live American performances [JW]
Smetana & Schubert: Piano Trios (Supraphon)
Trio Bohémo play with both passion but also precision, they listen to one another and they clearly love this music [SB]
Sommernachtskonzert Schönbrunn 2024 (Sony Classical)
An excellent souvenir [RWe]
Rooted (Chandos)
A truly magical disc with four of the loveliest of trios [SA]
Budapest Quartet: Early Recordings Vol 2 (Pristine Audio)
Finally, volume 2 appears and it’s well worth the wait [JW]
475 Jahre Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Profil)
Many first-class performances to celebrate the 475th anniversary of the Staatskapelle Dresden [MC]
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture; Smetana: The Bartered Bride Overture (RCA)
(Déjà Review) Ebullient and powerful and the finale sweeping but not overdone, and with tremendous inner rhythm [JW]
Smetana: Má Vlast (Pentatone)
A very enjoyable account of Má Vlast, superbly played [JQ]
The Degenhof Sessions (Genuin)
A wonderfully entertaining programme with some real treats [RCh}
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) Complete Acoustic & Selected Electric Recordings (APR)
A wonderful completion of APR’s series exploring Backhaus’ exciting early recording career [RCh]
Léner Quartet (Pristine Audio)
More canonic Léner Quartet restorations from the 1920s and 30s [JW]
Smetana: Má Vlast for piano four hands (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) An impossible task accomplished – 20 fingers doing what 100 orchestra players can do [PSh]
Smetana: Má Vlast (Supraphon)
(Déjà Review) Ančerl and his wonderful orchestra are the ‘real thing’ – buy, hear and believe! [PJL]
Slavic Rhapsody (Brilliant Classics)
This programme of Czech music for strings gives much pleasure [LW]
Primrose String Quartet: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Biddulph)
William Primrose’s elite string quartet recordings back after 30 years [JW]
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