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 | 2008 | "GRAMOPHONE RECOMMENDS" CD Bohuslav Martinu ´[Concerto da camera] With ist fresh invention and lively demeanour, this remains one of his more popular concertos although it has never received its due on disc. This newcomer sets that omission straight, however, crisply performed and immaculately recorded. The same applies to its companion pieces… Strongly recommended´ (Gramophone) ´The Concerto da Camera is an inventive and satisfying score in Martinu´s Concerto Grosso mode with an appealing variation first movement radiating vitality… Christopher Hogwood has developed into an outstanding Martinu interpreter and the performance are first-class´ (International Rekord Review) ´Martinu is terminally underrated figure; these blistering performances will hopefully provide a tipping-point of recognition´ (Classic FM Magazine) ´This disc is superb in every aspect from performance to recording quality, and will really force the listener to re-evaluate Martinu´s place among composers. Very highly recommended´ (Audiophile Audition, USA) ´Matousek enjoyes a distinctly concertante approach to the Concerto da camera, only at the appropriate moments stepping into the soloist´s role… Matousek revels in the technical demands of the Czech Rhapsody and caresses ist long flowing melodie with considerable beauty. Karel Kosarek is the excelent pianist, and the Czech Philharmonic is well versed in Martinu´s personalised tonal qualities. There´s immaculately balanced sound with transparency throughout the orchestra´ (The Strand Magazine) ´Like the first issue, his disc is an absolute delight from start to finisch, and performances are utterly convincing. Hogwood keepe the music flowing naturally and everything here is a testimony to Martinu´s fertile inventiveness. Sound and presentation are of a consistently fine quality´ (Classical.net) |
| February 3, 2006 | We are pleased to announce to you that the new web site of the Swiss conductor Mr. Kaspar Zehnder has been launched up on January 23, 2006 www.kasparzehnder.com | |
 | April 8, 2004 | Pianist Karel Košárek will apear in Janáček Theatre in Brno Outstanding musician, member of the czech pianist top, Karel košárek will apear under the lead of Christoph Campestrini, conductor of Brno philharmonioc orchestra, in Janáček Theatre in Brno. He will graduate two performances on 8th and 9th April at 7:30pm. His repertoir is Rachmanin's concert no. 3 d moll for piano and orchestra opus 30. JR |
 | March 8, 2004 | Jana Boušková Excelling with the Berlin Philharmonic Yesterday, on Sunday March 7, 2004 Jana Boušková opened her German tour with a successful solo concert in the prestigious Main Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. This number one harp player in the world performed the Harp Concert by Albert Ginastera. The Spanish orchestra Orquesta Ciudad de Granada was conducted by Josep Pons (www.berliner-philharmoniker.de). The sold out performance was accepted by the audience with enthusiasm and three encores were requested. Jana Bouškovás March tour will continue in three other prominent German halls. On Thursday March 11 she will perform in Wilhelmshaven, then Osnabrück 3/13, Wuppertal 3/14, Düsseldorf 3/16, Biellefeld 3/18, Cologne 3/19, Regensburg 3/20, Augsburg 3/21, and the closing concert of the ambitious tour will take place on Monday March 22 in Nürnberg. Jana Bouškovás German concert series will start a new, varied and rich season of this harp player in demand. In the spring Jana Boušková will perform, apart from a number of other important concerts, at a European tour together with the renowned violonist Maxim Vengerov; they will play together to audiences in the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy. Jana Boušková has also been invited to participate at the remarkable Czech Dreams project which will take place in the second half of 2004 in 14 countries of Europe and the USA (www.ceskesny.cz) JP |
 | January 29, 2004 | Jiří Bárta won "Editor´s choice" of magazine Grammophon in January Kodály's Solo Cello Sonata is among the strongest, most searching of all his works, arguably the finest of all works for unaccompanied cello since Bach's suites, and here it receives a performance of exceptional power, precision and clarity from Jiří Bárta. His command in tackling the most formidable of technical problems means that, more than most rivals, he is able to keep a steady tempo and to clarify textures with clean attack on double stopping, all seemingly without strain. Yet the intensity of his performance never flags, with a rare depth of concentration in the dark central Adagio. In the folk-dance rhythms of the Allegro finale he is volatile and thrusting, again using a formidable dynamic range which is well caught by the recording. On Naxos Maria Kliegel's approach is more passionate, freer in rhythm and tempo, yet the emotions behind the music are no less evident in Bárta's performance. The same goes for the accompanied Cello Sonata: the opening solo finds Bárta deeply reflective, where Kliegel, just as concentrated, is more passionately expressive. Bárta is well-matched by his pianist, Jan Cech: between them they make light of the problems presented by the many tempo changes in both movements, an opening Fantasia and a weighty finale, by giving an improvisatory feel. The folk element is heightened by an element of rawness, with the players striking sparks off each other. They play with wider dynamic and tonal range than Kliegel and Jenö Jandö. The Supraphon disc has a substantial supple-ment in one of Vitezslav Novák's late works, a Cello Sonata. It was written in 1941 during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, and, Novák explained, represented an eruption of hatred against the invaders and their tyranny. Though it may not quite match the two Kodály works in emotional power, the passionate character of this closely argued single movement - bringing together elements of a multi-movement sonata structure - is most impressive, particularly in a performance as commanding as this. JP |