All Dvorák articles
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ReviewLive-streamed concert review: PubliQuartet
Bruce Hodges pays attention to the performance at New York’s Atterbury House on13 March 2021
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ReviewAnna Kreetta Gribajcevic, Fine Arts Quartet: Spirit of Bohemia
Intimate, chamber-style performances capture the music’s gentle charm
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ReviewWihan Quartet: Smetana, Dvořák and Janáček quartets
Authentic, plain speaking performances of the Czech masters
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FocusEldbjørg Hemsing's top 3 tips on maintaining the spark in your playing
The Norwegian violinist, whose disc we review in our December issue, shares her insight on warding off boredom in performances
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ReviewZ.E.N. Trio: works by Brahms and Dvořák
Zhang Zuo, Esther Yoo and Narek Hakhnazaryan in an exploration of Zen and the art of chamber trios
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ReviewPavel Haas Quartet, with Pavel Nikl and Boris Giltburg: Dvořák, Quintets op.81 & 97
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Tightly wound, enthralling accounts of Dvořák Musicians: Pavel Haas Quartet, Pavel Nikl (viola), Boris Giltburg (piano) Works: DVOŘÁK String Quintet op.97; Piano Quintet No 2 Catalogue Number: SUPRAPHON SU 4195-2 The reactive ...
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ReviewTamsin Waley-Cohen: Bohemia – works by Dvořák, Janáček and Suk
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Sounds of central Europe presented with improvisatory panache Musicians: Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) Huw Watkins (piano) Works: DVOŘÁK Violin Sonata in F major; Four Romantic Pieces. JANÁČEK Violin Sonata. SUK Four Pieces op.17 Catalogue Number: SIGNUM ...
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BlogsTamsin Waley-Cohen: 7 tips for making a successful recording
Making a recording comes with its own special set of pressures, and moving from the stage to the studio isn’t the easiest transition for a musician to make. Here violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen sets out her advice earned through experience
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FocusSession Report: Pavel Haas Quartet reunites with former viola for Dvořák quintet
For the Pavel Haas Quartet, recording Dvořák’s String Quintet op.97 and Piano Quintet op.81 is the ideal way to celebrate old friendships with music from the New World. Tom Stewart reports from Prague
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NewsCellist Kian Soltani signs with Deutsche Grammophon
Austrian-Iranian musician, 25, won the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Leonard Bernstein Award earlier this year
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NewsThe Strad August 2017 issue is out now
German cellist Jan Vogler discusses cross-arts collaboration and his new project with Hollywood actor Bill Murray
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ArticleBartók: String Quartet no.3, Dvorák: String Quartet no.11 in C major op.61, Mozart: String Quartet no.20 in D major K499 ‘Hoffmeister'
The Strad Issue: February 2017Description: Salzburg recordings from 1965 in slightly compromised soundMusicians: Juilliard QuartetComposer: Bartók, Dvorák, MozartCatalogue number: ORFEO C927 161B Live Juilliard performances can be illuminating, but here the tape imparts a tremulous quality to the strings. In a purposeful Allegretto to Mozart’s ‘Hoffmeister’, tangy ...
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ReviewDvorák: Cello Concerto in B minor op.104; Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor op.129
The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: Romantic concertos in commanding readings, let down by poor sound Musicians: Carmine Miranda (cello), Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra/Petr Vronský Composer: Dvorák, Schumann Catalogue number: NAVONA NV6034 In the ...
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ReviewBeethoven: Piano Trio in G major op.1 no.2. Dvorák Piano Trio no.4 in E minor op.90 ‘Dumky’ Various: Constellations: Variations on a Theme by Beethoven
The Strad Issue: July 2016Description: Stylish trio playing in early Beethoven and late DvorákMusicians: Céleste TrioComposer: Beethoven; Dvorák; VariousCatalogue number: NAVONA NV6030 The US West Coast-based Céleste Trio may have been formed only four years ago, but judging from its first disc it has an important career ...
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ReviewVirtuoso. Works for violin and piano by Britten, Dohnányi, Dvorák, Elgar, Falla, Paganini, Sarasate, Strauss, Stravinsky, Tárrega, Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: Kavakos displays his technical prowess in a programme of encore pieces Musicians: Leonidas Kavakos (violin) Enrico Pace (piano) Composer: Britten, Dohnányi, Dvorák, Elgar, Falla, Paganini, Sarasate, Strauss, Stravinsky, Tárrega, Tchaikovsky, ...
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ReviewDvorák: Cello Concerto in B minor op.104. Martinu¯: Cello Concerto no.1
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: Poltéra explores dark places in two Czech cello concertos Musicians: Christian Poltéra (cello) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Thomas Dausgaard Composer: Dvorák; Martinu¯ The Dvorák Concerto is as much a recording rite of ...
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ReviewDvorák: Violin Concerto in A minor op.53; Romance in F minor op.11. Suk: Fantasy in G minor op.24
The Strad Issue: May 2016Description: Characteristically searching playing from Tetzlaff and StorgŠrdsMusicians: Christian Tetzlaff (violin) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra/John StorgŠrdsComposer: Dvorák; SukSometimes first impressions can be misleading. Although this disc begins with impassioned orchestral playing, answered by equally committed sound from Christian Tetzlaff, the recording sounds a little ...
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ReviewDvorák: String Quartet no.13 in G major op.106. Janácek: String Quartet no.1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’. Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale ‘St Wenceslas’ op.35
The Strad Issue: May 2016Description: The Wihan Quartet brings symphonic space to three Czech worksMusicians: Wihan QuartetComposer: Dvorák; JanácekThe Wihan’s performance of Dvorák’s Thirteenth Quartet injects passion into every bar of the opening movement, the composer’s profusion of dynamic indications used to create so many tonal nuances. ...
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ReviewDvorák: String Quartet no.1 in A major op.2. Krenek: String Quartet no.7 op.96. Schoenberg: String Quartet no.1 in D minor op.7
The Strad Issue: May 2016Description: Skilfully played Schoenberg but somewhat slipshod presentationMusicians: Zemlinsky QuartetComposer: Dvorák; Krenek; SchoenbergDvorák’s delightful First Quartet, a rare survivor from his early years that he didn’t try to suppress, gets a tender yet vivacious performance from the Zemlinsky Quartet in this live recording. ...
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ReviewBrahms: String Quintet no.2 in G major. Dvorák: String Quintet no.3 in E flat major ‘American’
The Strad Issue: February 2016Description: Garlitsky and students take on two Romantic string quintetsMusicians: Boris Garlitsky, Jaha Lee (violins) Kyoungmin Park, Georgy Kovalev (violas) Philip Graham (cello)Composer: Brahms; DvorákThe expansive and eager theme that opens the second of Brahms’s string quintets is one of the most notable ...