s cla ssical music cat alogue 2020 Pavel Haas Quarte t 2 # Gramophone Award, 2007 # BBC Music Magazine Award, 2007 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2006 # Supersonic Award of Pizzicato, 2006 SU 3877-2 # BBC Music Magazine Chamber Choice, 2008 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2007 # Gramophone Editor’s Choice, 2008 # Cannes Classical Award, MIDEM 2009 SU 3922-2 # Gramophone Disc of the Month, 2010 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2010 # Caecilia, 2010 # Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010 # Choc de Classica, 2011 SU 3957-2 # Gramophone Award, Recording of the Year, 2011 # BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month, 2010 # Sunday Times Album of the Week, 2010 # ClassicsToday Disc of the Month, 2011 SU 4038-2/1 # Gramophone Award, 2014 SU 4110-2 # Gramophone Award, 2015 # BBC Music Magazine Award, 2016 # Presto Classical Recordings of the Year, 2016 # Sinfini Best Chamber Album of the Year, 2015 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2015 # MusicWeb International Recording of the Month, 2015 SU 4172-2/1 SU 3877-2 SU 3922-2 SU 3957-2 SU 4038-2/1 # Gramophone Award, 2018 # Presto Classical Recordings of the Year, 2017 # Gramophone Editor’s Choice, 2017 # BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month, 2017 # Sunday Times Album of the Week, 2017 # Diapason d’Or, 2018 SU 4195-2/1 # Presto Classical Recording of the Week, 2019 # Europadisc Disc of the Week, 2019 # The Times 100 Best Records of the Year, 2019 SU 4110-2 SU 4172-2/1 SU 4195-2/1 SU 4271-2 SU 4271-2 tomáš NetoPil co ndu ctor 3 You hear everything and yet not a single note obtrudes. An absolute winner. Gramophone SU 4131-2 Tomáš Netopil’s performance seethes with nervous energy, his soloists are dedicated, and so are his chorus and orchestra… The performance is excellent. Gramophone SU 4150-2 # International Record Review Outstanding, 2011 SU 4034-2 # Gramophone Editor’s Choice, 2013 SU 4131-2 # Gramophone Editor’s Choice, 2014 # Sinfini Album of the Week, 2014 # MusicWeb International Recording of the Month, 2014 SU 4150-2 SU 3941-2 SU 4034-2 SU 4131-2 SU 4150-2 # Sunday Times Album of the Week, 2016 SU 4205-2 # MusicWeb International Recording of the Month, 2018 SU 4220-2 SU 4194-2 SU 4205-2 SU 4220-2 Jakub Hrůša co ndu ctor 4 Hrůša’s performance could not be more winning, and the Supraphon recording is full and vivid. Gramophone SU 3882-2 Hrůša’s bombast-free conducting secures playing of poised grace besides vividness and panache. Classic FM SU 4032-2 He has a fine sense of line and his players phrase most lyrically… sensitive, purposeful and obviously warm-hearted — all very welcome qualities in this music. International Record Review SU 4032-2 Kahánek and Jakub Hrůša make a brilliant case for a loveable piece. The Arts Desk SU 4236-2 # Disque indispensable, Classica Repertoire, 2008 # BBC Radio 3 Building a Library The Best Recording, 2018 SU 3932-2 SU 3867-2 SU 3882-2 SU 3923-2 SU 3932-2 # Classic FM Editor’s Choice, 2009 SU 3989-2 # BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Month, 2019 # BBC Music Magazine Award nomination, 2020 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2019 # Choix de Classique HD, 2019 SU 4236-2 SU 3989-2 SU 4032-2 SU 4236-2 smetaNa t rio 5 It's hard to imagine more ardent champions for this visceral, unpredictable music. BBC Music Magazine SU 4197-2 The Smetana Trio’s perfor mances, as captured in Supraphon’s warm recording, are totally compelling. BBC Music Magazine SU 4258-2 # BBC Music Magazine Award, 2007 # BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month, 2006 # Diapason d’Or, 2006 SU 3872-2 # BBC Music Magazine Chamber Choice, 2008 SU 3949-2 # BBC Music Magazine Award, 2017 # BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month, 2016 # Sunday Times Album of the Week, 2016 # Diapason d’Or, 2016 SU 4197-2 # BBC Music Magazine Chamber Choice, 2019 # France Musique Le Disque classic du jour, 2019 SU 4258-2 SU 3810-2 SU 3872-2 SU 3927-2 SU 3949-2 SU 4008-2 SU 4072-2 SU 4145-2 SU 4197-2 SU 4258-2 Jos eF šPaček violin 6 His tone is sweetly expressive but he varies it according to the dictates of the passing musical phrase. Gramophone SU 4182-2 This is a boldly imaginative gathering of Czech works for solo violin and orchestra… BBC Music Magazine SU 4182-2 The violinist’s individual, deeply considered and virtuosic account of Dvořák’s solo part is the highlight of this keenly conceived programme… In this repertoire, Špaček is second to none today. Sunday Times SU 4182-2 # Scherzo Pick of the Month, 2014 SU 4129-2 # MusicWeb International Recording of the Month, 2015 # Sunday Times Album of the Week, 2015 SU 4182-2 SU 4129-2 SU 4182-2 ivo kaHá Nek piano 7 Ivo Kahánek’s deeply sympathetic and astute performances, ones that measure up in every way to the music. MusicWeb International SU 4259-2 There is no higher praise possible that the spirit of Rudolf Firkušný hovers over this new release. BBC Music Magazine SU 4236-2 # ClassicsToday.com 10/10 SU 3928-2 / SU 3945-2 # MusicWeb International Recording of the Month, 2018 SU 4210-2 # BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Month, 2019 # BBC Music Magazine Award nomination, 2020 # BBC Radio 3 Disc of the Week, 2019 # Choix de Classique HD, 2019 SU 4236-2 SU 3928-2 SU 3945-2 SU 3947-2 SU 3993-2 SU 4030-2 SU 4144-2 SU 4210-2 SU 4259-2 SU 4236-2 JaN bartoš piano 8 Jan Bartoš has all the prerequisites of an outstanding Mozart player in his flowing melodic line, sparkling passagework, sensitive phrasing, especially in the slow movement, and a sure instinct for the rise and fall of the music. Fanfare SU 4234-2 Everything in this recording is outstanding, yet it also springs surprises: who would have thought that a performance of the Sonata in C major, Op. 2 No. 3, could have the listener more on the edge of their seat than a brilliantly played Appassionata? BBC Music Magazine SU 4252-2 These two new Beethoven discs show Bartoš to be a serious craftsman and a thoughtful, if highly circumspect musician… Gramophone SU 4252-2 Jan Bartoš has an instinctive understanding of Janáček’s musical language, the intimacy mixed with intense emotion. The recorded sound is up close and personal, a good match for the playing. SU 4234-2 SU 4252-2 SU 4266-2 BBC Radio 3 Record Review SU 4266-2 # Gramophone Editor’s Choice, 2019 # Europadisc Disc of the Week, 2019 SU 4266-2 tomáš JamNí k cello 9 The best Czech debut in ten years. Harmonie SU 3928-2 Jamník’s performance is focused and assured. Gramophone SU 4034-2 # ClassicsToday.com 10/10 SU 3928-2 / SU 3945-2 # International Record Review Outstanding, 2011 SU 4034-2 # MusicWeb International Recording of the Month, 2018 SU 4210-2 SU 3928-2 SU 3947-2 SU 4034-2 SU 4144-2 SU 4210-2 martiNa Ja Nková soprano 10 In short, her vocal colouring is incredibly fresh and young sounding... Those top notes are really something never to forget. A disc to treasure. Gramophone SU 4046-2 Honey-toned Janková shines here as a world-class soprano of rare humility, gravitas and joyousness, and it is impossible to imagine finer, more stylish playing than that of Collegium 1704. International Record Review SU 4134-2 Janková cleverly varies her vibrato speed, and canny use of dynamics brings the music vividly to life… MusicWeb International SU 4231-2 Martina Janková and Tomáš Král divide the songs between them, depending on the sex of the protagonist, turning dialogues into duets when necessary, and Janková’s clear, silvery soprano offsets Král’s light, warm baritone throughout. SU 4005-2 SU 4046-2 SU 4134-2 SU 4183-2 Gramophone SU 4235-2 # Diapason d’Or, 2017 SU 4231-2 # Diapason d’Or, 2019 # Opernwelt CD des Monats, 2019 # Opera News Critic’s Choice, 2019 SU 4235-2 SU 4231-2 SU 4235-2 raDek baborák French horn 11 An enchanting set, then; I’ve met several musicians who’ve argued that Baborák is the greatest living horn player. The Arts Desk SU 4251-2 The playing from both soloists and orchestra is infused with the kind of drive, spirit, bloom, alertness, boldness — call it what you will – that commands undivided attention from beginning to end. Fanfare SU 4251-2 SU 3998-2 SU 4017-2 SU 4207-2 SU 4251-2 vilÉm vever ka oboe 12 The playing is exceptional — there is strong evidence is of interpretative sympathy between the two instrumentalists. The recording quality is very clear and uncluttered. MusicWeb International SU 4212-2 Oboists Dominik Wollenweber and Vilém Veverka excel in their pleasantly cultured tone, enlightened rhetoric, refined articulation, phrasing and ornamentation. Czech Music Quarterly SU 4239-2 The expressive power in slow movements stems from the wonderful suspensions between oboes. American Record Guide SU 4239-2 SU 3993-2 SU 4121-2 SU 4185-2 SU 4188-2 SU 4212-2 SU 4214-2 SU 4239-2 JaNa s eme ráDová & Col leGiu m maria Nu m 13 Collegium Marianum introduce us to him in performances that are skilful, stylish and attractive to the ear… A beautiful, warming Baroque discovery. Gramophone SU 4068-2 The balance of the period instruments is perfectly judged, with intelligent and characterful singing from all three soloists.