Download, Martinů (composer)
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Martinů: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin
Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hruša
Zimmermann has fully absorbed the slightly eclectic style of [the First Concerto] and produces a performance of conviction, not to mention dazzling virtuosity. Hrůša accompanies with understanding... — More…
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Record Review, 5th December 2020, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Recording of the Month
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BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Special offer. Dvořák & Martinů: Piano Concertos
Ivo Kahánek (piano)
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
There is no higher praise possible than to say that the spirit of Rudolf Firkušný hovers over this new release…Kahánek’s new versions are worthy of standing in this company, and his account... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Concerto
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2019, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, 30th November 2019, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Winner - Concerto
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New. Bohuslav Martinů: The Complete Works for Cello and Piano
Vilém Vlček (cello), Denis Linnik (piano)
These are interpretations with an unyielding grip, evident both in the urgency of the outer movements and the profundity in between...May we hear more from these talented musicians. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2025, Recording of the Week
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Special offer. Czech Songs
RecommendedMagdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
There are some real gems in this wide-ranging and carefully chosen selection of Czech songs. Dvořák’s Evening Songs are delightful with an unaffected simplicity that Kožená captures without... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th June 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Belohlavek and the orchestra are superb in the first three symphonies. He captures Martinu's shimmering, luminous orchestral textures and invests the pervasive 'sprung' rhythms of the faster... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2011, Disc of the Month
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Building a Library, May 2016, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Winner - Orchestral
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Building a Library, September 2019, Recommended
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The recording provides a fine balance between the instruments and as a whole these performances bring together affection and brilliance in persuasive readings that stand high in a strong field. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2023, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Special offer. Martinu: The Complete Piano Trios
RecommendedRecorded at the Martínek Studio, Prague, between May 2015 and January 2016
Smetana Trio: Jitka Čechová (piano), Jiří Vodička (violin) & Jan Páleníček (cello)
it's already obvious that the music for piano trio performed here by the Smetana Trio is going straight on the shortlist for 2016. Martinu's chamber music reveals originality at every turn;... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2017, Chamber Winner
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2016, Disc of the month
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Igor Stravinsky, Bartók & Martinů
RecommendedFrank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
With Jakub Hrůša and his super-attentive Bamberg orchestra, Frank Peter Zimmermann trumps the self-confident projection of his younger self...Stravinsky’s framing movements seem defter now,... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
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There is much here to surprise and delight in this well-recorded issue. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
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Special offer. Martinů: What Men Live By & Symphony No.1
RecommendedCzech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek
This sounds throughout, even in the numinous calling of the Lord which conjures up the composer’s familiar spooky vein, like Martinů lite…There’s a performance of the First Symphony, Bělohlávek’s... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th October 2018
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Diapason d’Or, January 2019, Découverte
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