Latest News: Classical, Dvořák (composer)
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Recording of the Week,
Dvořák Symphonies from the Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov 6th September 2024
The Czech Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor present Dvořák’s final three symphonies, showing their stylistic mastery of this repertoire with performances that are full of warmth, grace, and class.
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Recording of the Week,
Magdalena Kožená performs orchestral songs by Martinů, Dvořák, and Hans Krása 14th June 2024
The Czech mezzo presents an enchanting selection of songs in which she demonstrates her impressive range of tone colours, with sumptuous support from the Czech Philharmonic and Simon Rattle.
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Interview,
Veronika Jarůšková, Peter Jarůšek and Boris Giltburg on Dvořák 8th February 2024
The violinist, cellist and pianist discuss their recording of the complete piano trios on Supraphon, which featured as one of our Top 10 Recordings of 2023.
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Recording of the Week,
Dvořák from Veronika Jarůšková, Peter Jarůšek and Boris Giltburg 22nd September 2023
Six years on from their award-winning recording of Dvořák's Piano Quintet No. 2, the first violinist and cellist of the Pavel Haas Quartet reunite with Giltburg for the complete piano trios in interpretations bursting with colour and vitality.
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Recording of the Week,
Coleridge-Taylor and Dvořák from the Takács Quartet 4th August 2023
The Takács Quartet present a double-bill of works from the year 1895: a youthful Coleridge-Taylor, barely into his twenties but already carving out a distinctive style, and a mature Dvořák, recently returned to his beloved Bohemia from the New World.
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Interview,
Leif Ove Andsnes on Dvořák's Poetic Tone Pictures 9th November 2022
The pianist talks about his new recording of Dvořák's rarely-heard contribution to the genre of pictorial piano miniatures.
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Interview,
Jan Talich Jr on the art of quartet-playing 20th October 2022
In the wake of their new recording of Dvořák's 'American' Quartet, the Czech violinist and conductor discusses the history of the quartet which his father founded in 1964 - and which he himself has led for the past twenty-five years.
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Recording of the Week,
Kodály and Dvořák from Barnabás Kelemen, Nicolas Altstaedt, and Alexander Lonquich 18th June 2021
The violinist and cellist display a truly remarkable synergy in Kodály's Duo from 1914, whilst all three musicians capture the 'Dumky' Trio's rapid shifts between melancholy and boisterousness to perfection.
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Recording of the Week,
Dvořák Quintets from the Pavel Haas Quartet, with Boris Giltburg and Pavel Nikl 20th October 2017
James enjoys a much-anticipated new release from the Pavel Haas Quartet (and two formidable guest players): stunning performances of Dvořák's Piano Quintet op. 81 and the String Quintet op. 97.
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Recording of the Week,
Jirí Belohlávek conducts Dvořák's Stabat Mater 12th May 2017
Katherine enjoys Jirí Belohlávek's new recording of Dvořák's powerful Stabat Mater, with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Prague Philharmonic Choir.
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Interview,
Pavol Breslik on Dvořák Songs 10th May 2017
The Slovakian tenor discusses his new disc on Supraphon, including the well-known Gypsy Melodies and the rarely-recorded Cypresses.
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Interview,
Stephen Hough on Dvorak and Schumann 27th December 2016
Katherine talks to the pianist about his award-winning pairing of two Romantic concerti.
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Interview,
José Serebrier on Dvorak 18th June 2015
David talks to the conductor about his recently-completed Dvorak set, out now on Warner Classics.
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Interview,
Alisa Weilerstein on Dvorak 6th May 2014
The young American cellist tells us about her relationship with the Dvorak Concerto, which she's recently recorded for Decca Classics.
