All Janácek articles
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ReviewSpectrum. Janácek: Violin Sonata. Kreisler: Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta. Schubert: Violin Sonata in A major D574 ‘Grand Duo’. Stravinsky: Divertimento
The Strad Issue: May 2016 Description: Beilman gets under the music’s skin in a dazzling recital Musicians: Benjamin Beilman (violin) Yekwon Sunwoo (piano) Composer: Janácek; Kreisler; Schubert; Stravinsky Working alongside his regular accompanist Yekwon Sunwoo, Benjamin Beilman immediately draws us into the elusive sound world of Schubert’s ...
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Dvorák: 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 2016 Description: The Wihan Quartet brings symphonic space to three Czech works Musicians: Wihan Quartet Composer: Dvorák; Janácek The 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 ...
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Identity. Debussy: Violin Sonata. Janácek: Violin Sonata. Schulhoff: Violin Sonata. Szymanowski: Violin Sonata op. 9; Notturno and Tarantella op. 28
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: April 2016 Description: Intelligent programming and ideal performances Musicians: Noé Inui (violin) Mario Häring (piano) Composer: Debussy; Janácek; Schulhoff; Szymanowski This is a thoughtfully produced disc. The booklet notes, linking these early 20th-century compositions, create a useful conceptual context for these ...
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Dvorák: Violin Concerto in A minor op.53. Janácek: Violin Concerto ‘The Wandering of a Little Soul’. Suk: Fantasy in G minor
The Strad Issue: August 2015 Description: paÄek sings and dances his way through three Czech concertos Musicians: Josef Š paÄek (violin) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra/Jirí BÄ›lohlávek Composer: Dvorák, Janácek, Suk Dvorák’s Violin Concerto lacks the sense of ease and inevitability that informs his very finest work. Like Bruch’s ...
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Janácek: String Quartets no.1 ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’; no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’. Martinu¯: String Quartet no.3
The Strad Issue: July 2015 Description: Four become one in Janácek’s autobiographical quartet diptych Musicians: Doric Quartet Composer: Janácek, Martinu¯ The players of the Doric Quartet clearly appreciate the drama at the heart of Janácek’s two quartets. They emphasise the tragedy of no.1 and one can sense ...
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Wolf: Italian Serenade. Grieg: String Quartet no.1 in G minor op.27. Janácek: String Quartet no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’
The Strad Issue: April 2015 Description: Mixed results in three varied masterpieces of the quartet repertoire Musicians: Amphion Quartet Composer: Wolf, Grieg, Janácek Convincingly linking the very disparate sections within Grieg’s four-movement structure, the New York-based Amphion Quartet gives a highly impressive account of the composer’s youthfully ...
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Janácek: Violin Sonata, Dumka, Romance, Allegro. Suk: Four Pieces op.17. Dvorák: Romantic Pieces op.75, Nocturne op.40
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: January 2015 Description: A rewarding recital of highways and byways of Czech violin music Musicians: Jennifer Pike (violin) Tom Poster (piano) Composer: Janácek, Suk, Dvorák Launching this coherent Czech collection, Jennifer Pike skilfully and imaginatively balances the Romantic and modernist elements ...
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Janácek: String Quartets no.1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ & no.2 ‘Intimate Letters’, Piano Concertino
The Strad Issue: November 2014 Description: Another entrant into a crowded field that manages to make its own mark Musicians: Prážak Quartet, Slávka PÄ›choÄová -Vernerová (piano) Milan Polák (clarinet) Lukáš Korínek (bassoon) Jan Voboril (horn) Composer: Janácek Catalogue Number: Praga Digitals PRD/DSD 250301 Holding back from ...
