Kateřina Kněžíková
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There is much here to surprise and delight in this well-recorded issue. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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Special offer. Smetana: The Two Widows
Adriana Kučerová (Karolina), Kateřina Kněžíková (Anežka), Adam Plachetka (Mumlal), Pavol Breslik (Ladislaw), Jana Sibera (Lidunka), Petr Nekoranec (Toník) Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Prague National Theatre Chorus, Robert Jindra
This new recording from Prague showcases all the opera's strengths, with the conductor Robert Jindra drawing fleet and stylish playing from the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra...the high level... —
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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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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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Dvořák: Requiem, Biblical Songs & Te Deum
Ailyn Pérez, Christianne Stotijn, Michael Spyres, Jan Martínik, Kateřina Kněžíková, Svatopluk Sem; Czech Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Jiří Bělohlávek, Jakub Hrůša
Jakub Hrůša’s performance of the Requiem is darkly dramatic and ferociously committed. Every aspect of this recording leaps into life. The soloists are characterful, with heartfelt and clear... —
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Record Review, 28th March 2020, Record of the Week
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Village Stories
Katia Skanavi (soloist, piano), Jana Hrochová (vocalist, mezzo-soprano (voice)), Jiří Brückler (vocalist, baritone (voice)), Kateřina Kněžíková (vocalist, soprano (voice)), Alexandra Stychkina (soloist, piano), Lukáš Hynek-Krämer (vocalist, bass (voice)), Boris Stěpanov (vocalist, tenor (voice)),...
Vasilek’s focus is to showcase the not inconsiderable virtuosity of the Prague Philharmonic Choir, with several soloists in all three works drawn from its ranks. —
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Richard Strauss: Tag und Nacht
Vier Letzte Lieder & Songs With Piano
Kateřina Kněžíková (soprano), Jakub Hrůša (piano)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
on the whole it’s the late work with orchestra that is the most successful. Kněžíková and Hrůša present fresh, unmannered and beautifully airy performances. The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra provide... —
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David Solař (soloist), Stefan Margita (vocalist), Adam Plachetka (vocalist), Kateřina Kněžíková (vocalist), Peter Binder (soloist), Kühn Mixed Choir, Symphony Masters, Marek Vorlíček, Adam Klemens
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Marketa Lazarová
Kateřina Kněžíková (vocalist), Josef Moravec (vocalist), Josef Somr (soloist), Jana Štěpánková (soloist), Anna Kratochvílová (soloist), Kristýna Farag (soloist), Petr Ostrouchov (soloist), Martinů Voices, Baborák Ensemble, Lukáš Vasilek, Radek Baborák
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Handel: Oratorio Arias
Adam Plachetka (baritone)
Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Roman Válek
the Czech Ensemble Baroque Orchestra play solidly and Adam Plachetka's rich yet supple singing is up to the task most of the time. —
