Concertos, Double Concertos, 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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Martinu: Symphony No. 1 & Double Concerto
Jaroslav Saroun (piano), Václav Mazacek (timpani)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Jirí Belohlavek
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Special offer. Martinů: Double Concertos for Violin and Piano
RecommendedMomo & Mari Kodama (piano), Sarah & Deborah Nemtanu (violin), Magali Demesse (viola), Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Lawrence Foster
The biggest challenge here is the Concerto for Two Pianos…the Kodama sisters’ approach with Lawrence Foster and the very fine Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra (who knew?) is less mellow, more... —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2018, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Special offer. Martinu: Ariane & Double Concerto
RecommendedSimona Saturová (Ariane), Zoltán Nagy (Theseus), Baurzhan Anderzhanov (Minotaurus), Abdellah Lasri (Bouroun/Wachmann), Tijl Faveyts (Alter Mann), Ivo Kahánek (piano)
Essener Philharmoniker, Aalto-Theater Essen Choir soloists, Tomáš Netopil
The score’s haunting neo-Classicism is brought to fresh life by Netopil, who draws superlative playing from his Essen orchestra. His Ariane, Simona Šaturová...with a softergrained soprano still... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Bizjak Piano Duo
Bizjak Piano Duo: Sanja & Lidija Bizjak (pianos)
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Radoslaw Szulc
An excellent programme of 20th-century pieces for two pianos from this impressive duo of sisters. The lively textures and contrasts bound to life, with grit and delicacy. Strong support from... —
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Martinů: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra, Violin Sonata No. 3 & Five Short Pieces
Josef Špaček (violin), Miroslav Sekera (piano), Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Petr Popelka
Among other works featuring violin and orchestra, one of the most immediately appealing is the Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra, written in 1953 towards the end of his sojourn in the... —
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Martinu: Double Concerto
Jiří Skovajsa (piano), Dennis Hennig (piano), Rivka Golani (viola)
Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Bem Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Peter Maag
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Saint-Saëns, Martinů & Krzeszowiec: Orchestral Works (Live in Wrocław)
Szymon Krzeszowiec (violin), Adam Krzeszowiec (cello), Jan Krzeszowiec (flute), NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, Jerzy Maksymiuk
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Historical
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