Smetana

A valuable archive bicentenary tribute to Bedřich Smetana [JQ]

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]

George Szell’s Smetana in live American performances [JW]

Trio Bohémo play with both passion but also precision, they listen to one another and they clearly love this music [SB]

An excellent souvenir [RWe]

A truly magical disc with four of the loveliest of trios [SA]

Finally, volume 2 appears and it’s well worth the wait [JW]

Many first-class performances to celebrate the 475th anniversary of the Staatskapelle Dresden [MC]

(Déjà Review) Ebullient and powerful and the finale sweeping but not overdone, and with tremendous inner rhythm [JW]

A very enjoyable account of Má Vlast, superbly played [JQ]

A wonderfully entertaining programme with some real treats [RCh}

A wonderful completion of APR’s series exploring Backhaus’ exciting early recording career [RCh]

More canonic Léner Quartet restorations from the 1920s and 30s [JW]

(Déjà Review) An impossible task accomplished – 20 fingers doing what 100 orchestra players can do [PSh]

(Déjà Review) Ančerl and his wonderful orchestra are the ‘real thing’ – buy, hear and believe! [PJL]

This programme of Czech music for strings gives much pleasure [LW]

William Primrose’s elite string quartet recordings back after 30 years [JW]