Prague Philharmonic Choir
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Dvořák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58
RecommendedEri Nakamura (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (contralto), Michael Spyres (tenor), Jongmin Park (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiří Bělohlávek
They bring a depth and richness of warm colours to a score still insufficiently appreciated…Bělohlávek is the authoritative interpreter leading his forces through the piece with confidence and,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th May 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2017, Winner - Musique Sacrée
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Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims
RecommendedKatia Ricciarelli (Madame Cortese), Lucia Valentini Terrani (Marchesa Melibea), Lella Cuberli (Contessa di Folleville), Cecilia Gasdia (Corinna), Eduardo Giménez (Cavalier Belfiore), Francisco Araiza (Conte di Libenskof), Samuel Ramey (Lord Sidney), Ruggero Raimondi (Don Profondo), Enzo Dara (Baron...
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Recording of the Year
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Janacek: Glagolitic Mass & Taras Bulba
RecommendedEduard Haken (bass), Vera Soukupova (contralto), Beno Blachut (tenor), Libuse Domaninska (soprano), Jaroslav Vodrazka (organ)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir (=Czech Philharmonic Chorus), Karel Ancerl, Josef Veselka
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Building a Library, April 2005, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2003, First Choice
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Building a Library, June 2019, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Christiane Karg (soprano), Elisabeth Kulman (mezzo-soprano), Prague Philharmonic Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov
There is superlative individual and collective quality in every orchestral department, with fine solo and choral singing to match. And the recording, made in the Dvořák Hall in Prague’s Rudolf... —
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Record Review, 8th April 2023, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Martinu: Cantatas
Pavla Vykopalova (soprano), Ludmila Hudeckova (contralto), Martin Slavik (tenor), Jiri Bruckler (baritone), Petr Svoboda (baritone), Jaromir Meduna (recitation) & Ivo Kahanek (piano)
Members of the Bennewitz Quartet & Prague Philharmonic Choir, Lukas Vasilek
Baritone Jirí Brückler is superb here, and the top-quality professional Prague Philharmonic Choir master the most harmonically rich cantata of the four, a tale of a girl who doesn’t recognise... —
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2017, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2017, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2018, Finalist - Choral
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Special offer. Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major 'Symphony of a Thousand'
Sarah Wegener, Kateřina Kněžíková (soprano), Miriam Kutrowatz (soprano), Stefanie Irányi, Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), David Butt Philip (tenor), Adam Plachetka (bass-baritone), David Steffens, Prague Pilharmonic Children's Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Czech...
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Life with Czech Music - Janacek & Martinu
RecommendedElisabeth Söderström (soprano), Drahomira Drobkova (contralto), Frantisek Livora (tenor), Richard Novak (bass), Jan Hora (organ), Kvetoslava Nemeckova (soprano), Leo Marian Vodicka (tenor), Vaclav Zitek (baritone), Josef Ruzicka (piano), Jan Bouse (timpani), Eva Urbanova (soprano), Bernarda Fink...
Even the recording acoustic is warm, enough sometimes to curl the music’s edges and smudge away little details. But Mackerras’s handling of this repertoire is so fresh, so responsive to the... —
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Gramophone Awards, 1986, Winner - Choral
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The Eighth symphony, strongly cast and superbly recorded, is one of the finest in the catalogue. There’s a moment at the end of the first movement where each of the eight choral lines soars... —
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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand'
RecommendedCheryl Studer, Sylvia McNair, Andrea Rost (sopranos), Anne Sofie von Otter, Rosemarie Lang (mezzos), Peter Seiffert (tenor), Bryn Terfel & Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass-baritones)
Rundfunkchor Berlin, Prager Philharmonischer Chor, Tölzer Knabenchor & Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
There's a wealth of outstanding contributions from singers such as Cheryl Studer, Anne Sofie von Otter, Peter Seiffert, and Bryn Terfel, and the choral singing is suitably monumental. —
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Building a Library, November 2011, First Choice
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Building A Library, September 2023, Recommended Recording
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Waxman, F: Joshua
RecommendedMaximilian Schell (narrator), Rod Gilfry, baritone (Moses, Joshua), Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano (Rahab) & Patrick Poole (tenor)
Prague Philharmonic Choir & Prague Philharmonia, James Sedares
Waxman's command of his forces is impressive, his general musical language redolent of Mahler and Bloch. Rod Gilfry is a virile tenor soloist as both Moses and Joshua, but Ann Hallenberg is... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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