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Review of Dvorák Violin Concerto. Suk Fantasy

Dvorák Violin Concerto. Suk Fantasy

Gabriela Demeterová | Libor Pesek | Prague Symphony Orchestra

Supraphon

Refreshingly clean-cut, unusually mobile readings of both works from Gabriela Demeterova, enthusiastically partnered by Libor Pesek and his responsive Prague...

Reviewed by Andrew Achenbach in issue: 7/1999

Review of Dvorák Rusalka

Dvorák Rusalka

Alexander Maly | Eva Randová | Evgeny Nesterenko | Gabriela Benacková | Gabriele Sima | Margareta Hintermeier | Noriko Sasaki | Peter Dvorský | Václav Neumann | Vienna State Opera Chorus

Orfeo d'or

It was not until 1987 that the Vienna State Opera presented Dvorák’s most successful opera, some 85 years after Mahler’s...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 10/2004

Review of Dvorák String Quartet; Terzetto

Dvorák String Quartet; Terzetto

Francesco Petracchi | Margaret Batjer | Peter Wiley | Salvatore Accardo | Toby Hoffman

Dynamic

On the whole, a much more appealing disc than the Piano Quintet/Romantic Pieces coupling reviewed in July. Neither the String...

Reviewed by Stephen Johnson in issue: 10/1989

Review of Dvorák Orchestral Works

Dvorák Orchestral Works

Lorin Maazel | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

DG

This is a convincingly high-powered and superbly-played reading of Dvorak's most popular symphony, brilliantly recorded in digital sound. Since Maazel...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 7/1983

Review of Dvorák Symphony No. 8; Nocturne

Dvorák Symphony No. 8; Nocturne

London Philharmonic Orchestra | Vernon Handley

Chandos

This is the recording of the Dvorak Eighth which first appeared in the Sir Thomas Beecham Commemorative Concert box, issued...

Reviewed by Edward Greenfield in issue: 1/1985

Review of Dvorák Stabat Mater

Dvorák Stabat Mater

Atlanta Symphony Chorus | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra | Christine Goerke | Marietta Simpson | Nathan Berg | Robert Shaw | Stanford Olsen

Telarc

In an interview included as the final track of this pair of discs, Robert Shaw regrets that there have been...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 2/2000

Review of Dvorák Rusalka

Dvorák Rusalka

Alena Míková | Eduard Haken | Eva Hlobilová | Ivana Mixová | Ivo Zídek | Jadwiga Wysoczanská | Marie Ovcacíková | Milada Subrtová | Prague National Theatre Chorus | Prague National Theatre Orchestra

Supraphon

Recorded in 1961, this excellent set replaced for many people its predecessor, made in the mid 1950s under Jaroslav Krombholc...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 1/1996

Review of Stähle & Dvorák Piano Quartets

Stähle & Dvorák Piano Quartets

Mozart Piano Quartet

Dabringhaus und Grimm

Hugo Stahle was one of the most promising of his generation of composers, widely admired for the fluency and charm...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 12/1989

Review of Dvorák Serenades

Dvorák Serenades

Hugh Wolff | Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Teldec (Warner Classics)

As has happened before, my instant reaction to the beginning of this performance of Dvorak's E major Serenade is to...

Reviewed by Christopher Headington in issue: 12/1991

Review of Dvorák Requiem

Dvorák Requiem

Alan Byers | Ambrosian Singers | Andrew Giles | Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford | Erzesébet Komlóssy | István Kertész | London Symphony Orchestra | Neil Ritchie | Nicholas Cleobury | Pilar Lorengar

Double Decca

The present version of Dvorak’s Requiem has undergone various transformations, from the original issue in a handsomely boxed set of...

Reviewed by John Warrack in issue: 11/1996

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