Choral, Masses, Martinů (composer)
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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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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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Great European Organs, Vol. 17: The Marcussen Organ of Haderslav Cathedral, Denmark
John Scott Whiteley (organ)
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Martinu: Symphony No. 4 & Memorial to Lidice
Ivan Kusnjer (baritone)
Czech Philharmonic Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jirí Belohlavek
The luscious, intricately scored pages of the bighearted Fourth Symphony sound opulent in this recording. For the most part, the playing is glorious, intoxicating in its richness and sure-footed... —
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Czech Classical Masterpieces
Giorgio Koukl (piano), Lise Daoûst, Elizabeth Dolin, Carmen Picard, Josef Kšica, Dagmar Vaňkátová, Pavla Kšicová, Vladimír Doležal, Václav Sibera, Vojtěch Podroužek, Jan Karas, Magdaléna Kutišová, Libor Ježek, Pavla Honsová, David Matoušek, Petr Kupčák, Balázs Szokolay (piano), Samuel Gingher, Sun-Young...
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Classical Hidden Gems, Vol. 2
Hubert Rutkowski, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Andrea de Vitis, Marta Mathéu, Gemma Coma-Alabert, Agustin Prunell-Friend, Enric Martinez-Castignani, Chengzong Yin, Paula Holloway, Han Chen (piano), Nikolay Madoyan, Adriana Kucerova, Terezia Kruzliakova, Ludovit Ludha, Gustáv Beláček, Noah Bendix-Balgley...
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Martinu: Field Mass
Vaclav Zitek (baritone), Josef Ruzicka (piano), Jan Bouse (timpani)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
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Wolfgang Sawallisch in Prague
Czech Philharmonic Chorus & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch
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