Newsletter #153, February 2026
New Recordings on Czech/Slovak labels
| Animal Music | ANI 2452 | Krása/Ančerl/Schulhoff: Works for String Quartet (Krása Quartet) |
| Arta | F102982 | Benda/Dusík/Koželuh/Štěpán: 18th Century Bohemian Keyboard Sonatas (Mrázková) |
| F103002 | Zach/Vaňhal: Requiem/Kyrie and Gloria (Musica Florea/Collegium Floreum/Štryncl) | |
| Nibiru | 0178-2 | Zelenka: Missa Circumcisionis (Ensemble Inégal/Viktora) |
| Other Labels | ACC24416 | Zelenka: Missa Circumcisionis/Missa Corporis Domini (Collegium 1704/Luks) |
| TV3-3354 | Kaprálová/Novák/Nečasová Nardelli: Piano Concertos in D min and A min/Anna Karenina – Concerto-Phantasy for Piano Strings and Percussion (Víšek/Various Orchestras/Turnovský/ Vronský/Šedivý) | |
| Supraphon | SU4373-2 | Haas/Novák/Shostakovich/Vasks: Wind Quintet Op. 10/Concertino for Wind Quintet/String Quartet Op. 110/Wind Quintet No. 2 (Alinde Quartet) |
| SU4359-2 | Reicha/Beethoven: Piano Concerto in E flat/Emperor Concerto (Bartoš, Prague RSO/VPO/Popelka) | |
| SU4369-2 | Husa: Music for Wind Quintet (Zukal/Belfiato Quintet; Prague Philharmonia/Villaume) | |
| SU4366-2 | Suk/Nedbal/Fučík/Novák/Kocian: ‘Forgotten Composers’, ‘The Many Pupils of Antonín Dvořák’ (3CDs) (Various soloists/Conductors include Talich/Šejna/Pešek) |
New Recordings on Non-Czech/Slovak Labels
| BIS (Naxos) | BIS2722 | Korngold/Křenek/Schreker: Sinfonietta/Potpourri/Die Gezeichneten (Orchestre National Pays de la Loire/Goetzel) |
| BR Klassik (Naxos) | ACC30646 | Dvořák/Glazunov/Strauss: A Hero’s Song/To the Memory of a Hero/Ein Heldenleben (Bamberg SO/Hrůša) |
| CPO (Naxos) | 555688-2 | Dvořák: Piano Trios Nos. 3 and 4 (Trio Orelon) |
| 555722-2 | Stamitz (Stamic):Clarinet Concerto Nos. 7, 9, 10 and 11 (Mayer/Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester) | |
| Cypres | CYP1691 | Dvořák/Dabič: String Quartet Op. 106; Anzhamanak (Akhtamar Quartet) |
| Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | MSO 0004 | Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 8 (2 SACDs)(Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Martin) |
| Naxos (Naxos) | 8.574654 | Foerster: Symphony No. 2; Cyrano de Bergerac (Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra/Štilec) |
| SOMM (Naxos) | Ariadne 5044-2 | Janáček: The Makropoulos Affair/The Diary of One who Disappeared (2CDs) (Soloists/Sadler’s Wells Opera/Mackerras/Forrester/Lush) (Sung in English). Reviewed in Newsletter #153, page 16. |
Newsletter #152, November 2025
New Recordings on Non-Czech/Slovak labels
| AVI | AVI4867795 | Dvořák: Violin Concerto/String Serenade (Antje Weithaas/Camerata Bern) |
| Capriccio (Naxos) | C5522 | Kabeláč: Complete Chamber Music (3CDs)(Webber/Vogler/Janoušková/ Mayer/Schoch/ Wagner/Dohr/Kolinsky) |
| C5546 | Kabeláč: Symphony No 2/Overtures Nos, 1 and 2 (ORF Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Hrůša) | |
| Chandos (Naxos) | CHAN20338 | ‘Sparks from Ashes’: Songs by Dvořák/Kaprálová/Křićká and Bartók (Nicky Spence/Dylan Perez). Reviewed in Newsletter #153, page 14. |
| CPO (Naxos) | 555433-2 | Vaňhal: Symphonies in G min, A and A min (Munich Radio Orchestra/ Repušić) |
| 555364-32 | Gyrowetz (Jírovec): Sinfonia Concertante/Piano Concerto/Symphony in A (Trevelyan/London Mozart Players/Griffiths) | |
| Indesens | IC093 | Vaňhal: Violin Sonatas, Op. 30 (Marco Pedrina/Matteo Bogazzi) |
| MDG | 10223712 | Hummel/Bertini: Piano Quintet/Grand Sextet (Sestetto Classico) |
| Nimbus (Naxos) | NI7734 | Korngold: Piano Sonatas 1 and 2/Die Tote Stadt Fantasie/Fairy Tale Pictures/Das Wunder der Heliane Intermezzo/Karikaturen/Waltzes (Martin Jones) |
| Pentatone | PTCS187414 | Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, Opp. 46 and 72 (CPO/Rattle) |
| Somm (Naxos) | SOMMCD0712 | Hummel/Schubert: Piano Quintet/Trout Quintet (I Musicante Chamber Ensemble/Bosch/Donohoe) |
| Sterling (Naxos) | CDA1789 | Janáček: Jenůfa (Live) (2CDs) (Soloists/Royal Swedish Orchestra and Choir/Čech) |
| SWR (Naxos) | SWR19162CD | Dvořák: Symphony No. 9/Serenade for Wind Instruments (Deutsche Radio Philharmonie/Inkinen) |
New Recordings on Czech/Slovak labels
| Other Labels | PTCS187129 | Debussy/Messiaen: L’extase: Songs (Magdalena Kožená/Mitsuko Uchida |
| Supraphon | SU4367-2 | Novák, V.: Complete String Quartets (Stamic Quartet) Reviewed in Newsletter #151, page 14. |
| SU4368-2 | Martinů: String Quartets Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 7 (Pavel Haas Quartet) Reviewed in Newsletter #152, page 13. | |
| SU4369-2 | Husa: Five Poems, Recollections and Serenade for Wind Quintet (Belfiato Quintet) | |
| SU4371-2 | Martinů/Stravinsky: Violin Concertos Nos 1 and 2/Divertimento (Špaček/Prague RSO/Popelka) |
Newsletter #151, August 2025
New Recordings on Czech/Slovak labels
| Czech Radio | CR1259-2 | Teml: String Quartets (Sedláček Quartet) |
| Other Labels | S005131 | Pokorný/Rössler-Rosetti/Vaňhal/Dittersdorf: Concertos for Wind Instruments (Various Soloists/Benda Chamber Orchestra/Havlík) |
| S006181 | Fiala/Habermann/Vaňhal: Double Concertos of Czech Classical Composers (Various Soloists/Benda Chamber Orchestra/Pavlíková) | |
| Supraphon | SU4354-2 | Zelenka/Tartini: Lamentation/Confitebor/Salve Regina/Flute Concerto (Šelc/Collegium Marianum/Semeráldová) |
| SU4357-2 | Hába: Complete Piano Works (2CDs) (Miroslav Beinbauer) Reviewed in Newsletter #151, page 13. | |
| SU4361-2 | Fišer/Martinů/Suk: Violin Sonata/Czech Rhapsody/Violin Sonata/Four Pieces for Violin (Daniel Matejca/Jan Schulmeister) | |
| SU4364-2 | Martinů: Complete Works for Cello and Piano (2CDs)(Vilem Vlćek/Dennis Linnik) |
New Recordings on Non-Czech/Slovak labels
| Audite | 97838 | Dvořák: String Quartet Op. 96/String Quintet Op. 97/Humoresques Op. 101 (Mandelring Quartet/Roland Glassi) |
| Channel | CC548525 | Biber: Six Violin Sonatas (Rachel Podger/Brecon Baroque) |
| CPO (Naxos) | CPO5553642 | Gyrowetz (Jírovec): Sinfonia Concertante/Piano Concerto/ Symphony in A (London Mozart Players/Griffiths) |
| CPO5554332 | Vaňhal: Symphonies in G min, A and A min (Munich Radio Orchestra/Ivan Repušić) | |
| Delphian | DCD34334 | Biber: Complete Violin Sonatas – 1681 (Bojan Čičić/The Illyria Consort) |
| Dynamic (Naxos) | CDS8033 | Gassmann: Gli Uccellatori (The Bird Catchers) (2CDs) (Soloists/Orch.ICO Della Magna Grecia/Pagano) |
| Etcetera | KTC1839 | Biber/Buxtehude: Rosary Sonatas and other works for Violin and Organ (Maduka Nakamaru/Wouter Dekoninck) |
| Hänsler (Naxos) | HC24063 | Zelenka: Sacred Choral Works (3CDs) (Marburger Bach Choir/Hessisches Bach Collegium/Baroque Orch. Metamorphosis /Kain). Reviewed in Newsletter #151, page 12. |
| Hyperion | CDA68474 | Kalabis: Duettina/Chamber Music and Diptych for Strings (Kremer/Kremerata Baltica) |
| LPO | LPO-0133 | Dvořák/Schumann: Symphony No. 7/Symphony No.2 (LPO/Gardner) |
| LSO Live | LSO0897 | Janáček: Jenůfa (2SACDs) Soloists/LSO and Chorus/Rattle) |
| Prospero | PROSP0072 | Dvořák: Water Goblin/Noon Witch/Golden Spinning Wheel (Basle SO/Bolton) |
| PROSP53868 | Moscheles: Grande Sonata Symphonique No. 2 (Piano Duo Soós-Haag) |
Newsletter #150, May 2025
New Recordings on Czech/Slovak labels
| Arco Diva | UP0257-2 | Wranitzky (Vranický): Violin Concertos in F, G and C (Bonet/Wranitzky Kapelle/Štilec) |
| Arta | F10294-2 | Míča: Opera: O Původu Jaroměřic na Moravě (3Cs) (Ensemble Damien) |
| F10290-2 | Smetana: Má Vlast (Musica Florea/Štryncl) | |
| Czech Radio | CR1232-2 | Smetana: The Bartered Bride (2CDs) (Soloists/National Theatre/Košler) |
| CR1239-2 | Smetana: Seven Operas (12 CDs) (Soloists/National Theatre/Košler) | |
| CR1243-2 | Vorlová: Songs (Morozová/Jagerová/Matoušek/Hoza/Červenka/Bouska) | |
| CR1252-2 | Janáček: The Diary of One who Disappeared (Nekoranek/Eiríksdóttir/Kahánek) | |
| Nibiru | 0177-2 | Blodek: Flute Concerto/Symphony Schütz (L’Armonia Terrena/Klauda) |
| 0176-2 | Zelenka: Statio Quadruplex/Miserere (Ensemble Inégal/Victoria) | |
| Supraphon | SU4341-2 | Blodek: In the Well (1959 studio rec.) (Soloists/Prague National Theatre/Škvor) Reviewed in Newsletter #150, page 9 |
| SU4349-2 | Ančerl: Live Recordings of Piano, Violin and Cello Concertos, 1954-62 (7CDs) (Various soloists and orchestras) |
New Recordings on Non-Czech/Slovak labels
| Brilliant Classics | 97342 | Hummel/Haydn: Trumpet Concertos (Li/Del Civita Festival Orchestra/Sieghart) |
| 97503 | Moscheles/Reicha/Demerssemann: Bassoon and Piano Works (Carlini / Datteri) | |
| BR Klassik (Naxos) | 900223 | Dvořák: Symphony No. 7/Scherzo Capriccioso (Bavarian RSO/Haitink) |
| Capriccio (Naxos) | C2060 | Schmidt: Organ Works (Andreas Juffinger) |
| Carus | CAR83515 | Zelenka: Missa Gratias Agimus Tibi (Stuttgart Baroque and Chamber Orchestras/Bernius) |
| Coviello | COV92424 | Dvořák: Stabat Mater (Soloists/Chorwerk Ruhr/Bochum Symphony Orchestra / Helgarth) |
| CPO (Naxos) | 555672-2 | Dvořák: String Quartets Op. 2, 16, 6, Waltzes, Op. 54 (Vol. 5) (Vogler Quartet) |
| Dynamic (Naxos) | CDS8003 | Dvořák: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2 (Trio des Alpes) |
| Evil Penguin | EPRC0069 | Smetana: String Quartets (Zemlinsky Quartet) |
| Genuin (Naxos) | GDN25897 | Dvořák/Mendelssohn: String Quartets Op. 106 and Op. 80 (Simply Quartet) |
| Harmonia Mundi | HMM932248 | Dvořák: Piano Trios Nos. 3 and 4 (Trio Wanderer) |
| Hyperion (Naxos) | CDA68433 | Dvořák/Price: Piano Quintets (Hamelin/Takacs Quartet) |
| Mirare Records | MIR666 | Dvořák: Vers un Monde Nouveau (Towards a New World), Jonas Vitaud |
| Naxos | 8.574619 | Wranitzky (Vranický) Symphonies in D and E Flat, Grande Sinfonie Caractéristique,Vol. 8 (Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orch./Štilec) Reviewed in Newsletter #150, page 11 |
| Orchid Classics (Naxos) | ORC100369 | Dvořák/Mozart: Romance, Op.11/Four Romantic Pieces, Op.75/Violin Concerto No. 5 (Grace Park/Prague Philharmonia/Villaume) |
| Pentatone | PTC5187021 | Mahler: Symphony No.3 (CPO/Bychkov) |
| PTC5187222 | Dvořák: Stabat Mater (Soloists/Leipzig Radio Choir/Dresden Philharmonic Orch./Janowski) | |
| Supertrain (Naxos) | STR062 | Korngold: Symphony Op. 40 – Piano Version/Orchestral Version(Korngold/Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana/Mauceri) Reviewed in Newsletter #150, page 12 |