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Dvořák & Janáček on Fanfare Want Lists
Fanfare Magazine critics Merlin Patterson, Huntley Dent and Andrew Quint had one album in common on their year-end “Want Lists” — the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck Dvořák & Janáček SACD! “Under music director Manfred Honeck, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is increasingly recognized as an ensemble to reckon with. … . In addition to a propulsive and thoughtfully structured account of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, there’s also an effective synthesis of music from Janáček’s…
Tune in the GRAMMY Awards This Sunday!
Don’t forget that the 2015 GRAMMY Awards are this Sunday and the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck Dvořák & Janáček SACD is nominated for the Best Orchestral Performance GRAMMY! Below, stream tracks from the GRAMMY-nominated release as well as the new Bruckner album (coming next week) and the first in our Pittsburgh Live! Series, Strauss:
Dvořák & Janáček a Record To Die For!
Stereophile Magazine’s February “Records to Die For” include Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Dvořák & Janáček recording! “Well, this year [the Pittsburgh Symphony] trumped themselves with even more idiomatic performances and an even more naturally dynamic recording. … The realization and performance of the suite from Janáček’s Jenufa is brilliant…Conducted and played with appropriate style and verve and recorded in the best and most thrilling sound, this new disc immediately goes to the top…
Audiophile Audition Best of 2014
Two RR releases land on the Audiophile Audition Best of 2014 list: Dvořák & Janáček “Interpretatively and sonically, this is one of the best releases of the Dvorak 8th I have ever heard.” —Steven Ritter Read the full review Mephisto & Co. “A 45 rpm 200-gram vinyl version of the orchestral favorites album which has been on the TAS Super Disc List since its CD release in 1998.” —John Sunier Read the full review See…
Dvořák & Janáček A Gramophone Critics’ Choice
The Gramophone Magazine 2014 Critics’ Choice Selections are out, and Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony’s Dvořák & Janáček SACD has made the cut: “Manfred Honeck’s Pittsburgh Symphony Recording of Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony is among the most stylish, fastidiously prepared, excitingly interpreted and beautifully played orchestral performances I’ve heard in a long while, and the recording matches Honeck’s musical achievement…” —Rob Cowan, Gramophone Buy Now
Dvořák & Janáček a Best of 2014
Graham Rickson of The Arts Desk names Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Dvořák/Janáček SACD a “Best of 2014”! “My favourite CD of the year, and one of the best recordings you’ll ever hear, is Manfred Honeck’s Pittsburgh Symphony performance of Dvořák’s 8th Symphony. …it’s rarely been dispatched with this much polish, or directed with such a winning combination of smartness and fun. … If this disc doesn’t make you dance around the room,…
Baltimore City Paper Names Dvořák & Janáček The Top 2014 Release!
Baltimore City Paper has released their Top 10 Classical Albums of 2014 list, and The Pittsburgh Symphony’s Dvořák & Janáček SACD is #1! Their List: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, “Dvorák: Symphony No. 8 – Janácek: Jenufa Suite” (Reference Recordings) Seattle Symphony Orchestra, “John Luther Adams: Become Ocean” (Cantaloupe) St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, “City Noir” (Nonesuch) Anonymous 4, “David Lang: love fail” (Cantaloupe) Boston Modern Orchestra Project, “Elena Ruehr: O’Keeffe Images” (BMOP/sound) Rushes Ensemble, “Michael Gordon: Rushes”…
Dvořák & Janáček Nominated for 2015 GRAMMY Award!
Extra! Extra! 2015 GRAMMY Awards Best Orchestral Performance Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck — Dvořák & Janáček! See the list of Nominees at www.grammy.com! Dvořák • Janáček Manfred Honeck Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraFR-710 SACD Antonin Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 Leoš Janáček Symphonic Suite from “Jenůfa”(Conceptualized by Manfred Honeck, realized by Tomáš Ille) Thrilling Live Performances From The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, In Brilliant Audiophile Sound! This release is the second in the…
Dvořák & Janáček SACD Gets Fanfare Review
Fanfare Magazine says Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Dvořák & Janáček SACD joins highest ranks: “What lifts this reading high enough to join the excellent ones one might name from the past (Walter, Kubelík, Kertész, Szell, Giulini, Tennstedt—the list is long) is that Honeck follows through with musical gestures that match all the points he makes in his notes. … Care is lavished on the details of a score that, frankly, is thrice-familiar…
Pittsburgh Symphony Dvořák & Janáček Gets New York Times Feature
The New York Times “Classical Playlist” features the Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Dvořák & Janáček recording: “Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have quietly become one of the country’s hottest partnerships in repertory staples, thereby invigorating and legitimizing the very idea of a canon. Mr. Honeck’s trademark flexible tempos, along with the spectacularly refined playing he draws, enliven this Dvorak war horse. A suite from Janacek’s “Jenufa,” conceived by Mr. Honeck and…
Classical Net Weighs in on Dvořák & Janáček
Classical.net‘s Brian Wigman weighs in on our Pittsburgh Symphony Dvořák & Janáček SACD: “Manfred Honeck has showed a deep sympathy for Czech music on disc, and there’s not really anything he can’t do with this orchestra. … The Dvořák is phrased in the most beautiful way; radiantly recorded, the Pittsburgh Symphony simply shines. … nothing less than a world-class band at their peak. …the Janáček is a neat and rarely heard coupling … I like…
MusicWeb International Gives Manfred Honeck a Rave Review!
MusicWeb International‘s John Quinn had yet to hear a Manfred Honeck or Pittsburgh Symphony recording before listening to our new Dvořák/Janáček SACD, and based on this review, it won’t be the last: “I very much respect Honeck’s thoughtful and often perceptive approach and I loved the freshness of the performance. I love this symphony – it’s my favourite Dvořák symphony – and I greatly enjoyed this performance. … All of which leads me on nicely…
MusicWeb International Calls Dvořák & Janáček “Stunning”
A new MusicWeb International review finds Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony’s new Dvořák/Janáček SACD deserving of “significant praise”! “This excellent disc is the second in the ‘Pittsburgh Live!’ series. Earlier this year I reviewed the first in the series (Strauss tone poems) and was delighted by the elevated quality of performance and sound. … With playing of such captivating expression in the opening Allegro con brio the PSO conveys a colourful, fresh outdoor effect.…
Classical Music Sentinel
Canada’s Classical Music Sentinel has a new rave for the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Dvořák & Janáček SACD: “…the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra members clearly project their enjoyment of the music through their individual instruments and in doing so, generate impressive sonics. And once again, the recording engineers have captured these sonics as naturally as possible. From the sweetness of the solo flute ushering in the symphony’s main idea at the 45 second mark of the opening movement,…
Dual Reviews from Positive Feedback Online
Karl Lozier has a couple of features for Reference Recordings releases in the latest Positive Feedback Online: Traveling Sonata “These attractive classical selections are quite varied…The two performers decided on specific selections here ranging from the soothing and mellow music of Faure and Satie to the more exciting “Bolero” and “Carmen ” and to the modern music of Dyens and Duplessy. … Many of the selections are mellow and relaxing as well as simply interesting.…