Choral, Martinů (composer)
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The pitch-perfect singing of Lukáš Vasilek’s Martinu Voices is always companionable, and I imagine there must be a special pleasure for native Czech speakers. But this is a treasury for everyone. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or, May 2018, Nouveauté
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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 Secret Mass
Choral Works by Frank Martin and Bohuslav Martinu
Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed
In both works, the Danish National Vocal Ensemble, directed by Marcus Creed, produces an excellently-integrated sound, although they might have been bolder in defining climatic phrases in the... —
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Record Review, 21st April 2018, Recording of the Week
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Martinu: Nipponari, Magic Nights & Czech Rhapsody
Recorded 1985-88
Dagmar Pecková (soprano), Lubica Rybarská (soprano) & Ivan Kusnjer (baritone)
Kühn Mixed Choir & Prague Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek
Notwithstanding the unfamiliar repertoire, the sopranos Dagmar Pecková and Lubica Rybárska deliver superbly idiomatic renditions of the songs with Belohlávek shapes the cantata with persuasive... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. A tribute to Rudolf Barshai
Rudolf Barshai (viola), Vladimir Shraibman (piano), Semyon Stuchevsky (piano), Alexander Korneev (flute), Olga Erdeli (harp), Rudolf Barshai (viola/direction), Tatyana Nikolayeva (piano), Leonid Kogan (violin), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Emil Gilels (piano), Rostislav Dubinsky (violin), Nina...
Barshai’s death five years ago robbed the world of an influential figure and inspiring musician: violist, conductor, administrator, powerhouse. Through the energy and devotion of his widow Elena... —
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Iain Quinn has performed an important service in bringing these interesting works into the spotlight in performances which are reliable and worthy and, in the case of the Ropek Variations, surprisingly... —
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Music of the Twentieth Century
Daniella Ganeva, Rolf Hind (piano), The Penderecki Quartet, Lontano, Amanda Hurton, Leslie Newman, Vasari, Colin Stone, Penderecki String Quartet, Wayne Marshall (organ), Sarah Leonard (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), The Smith Quartet, Sarah Morley, Paul Marleyn, The Cikada Quartet, City of...
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Great European Organs, Vol. 17: The Marcussen Organ of Haderslav Cathedral, Denmark
John Scott Whiteley (organ)
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