News Archive
December 2020
BELFIATO QUINTET
CZECH CHRISTMAS CAROLS
25th December The most famous Czech Christmas carols played by Belfiato Quintet in a special animated video.
CRESCENDO MAGAZINE JOKER ABSOLU
FOR IVAN MORAVEC'S PORTRAIT
16th December In October 2020, Supraphon released the Ivan Moravec’s most complete collection of recordings to date marking his 90th birthday which he…
THE ALBUM OF VÍTĚZSLAV NOVÁK'S WORKS
REVIEWED IN BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
10th December The album featuring works by Vítězslav Novák beautifully performed by Jan Bartoš and Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of…
MUSICWEB INTERNATIONAL RECORDINGS OF THE YEAR 2020
PRAGA ROSA BOHEMIAE BY CAPPELLA MARIANA
3rd December The Cappella Mariana's album featuring works of vocal polyphony of Renaissance Prague, which was released in August 2019, has been selected…
November 2020
THE TOP TEN RECORDINGS OF 2020 BY DAVID HURWITZ
MARTINŮ: BOUQUET OF FLOWERS AND NOVÁK: PHILHARMONIC DANCES
30th November One of the Top Ten Recordings of 2020 by David Hurwitz, the executive editor of ClassicsToday.com, is the album featuring Bohuslav Martinů…
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE CHAMBER CHOICE
FOR SMETANA TRIO
26th November In September 2020, Supraphon released the Smetana Trio’s new album featuring Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Trios which marks the 250th…
KAREL BURIAN
THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS OF THE GLOBALLY CELEBRATED TENOR
25th November Three decades since the release of the 12CD boxset of the complete Emmy Destinn recordings, Supraphon is now presenting a similarly…
BEETHOVEN'S COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS BY THE SMETANA QUARTET
REVIEWED IN GRAMOPHONE
13th November In August 2020, Supraphon released a superb recording of the Beethoven's complete string quartets by the legendary Smetana Quartet…
IVAN MORAVEC
AS REMEMBERED BY CONTEMPORARY PIANISTS
9th November On 9 November 2020, the globally renowned Czech pianist Ivan Moravec would have reached 90 years of age. To mark this significant…
October 2020
VÁCLAV DVOŘÁK FROM THE DOLEŽAL QUARTET
GENERIC INTERVIEW
28th October On 9 October, Supraphon released the new album by Doležal Quartet and the oboist Michaela Hrabánková featuring a world premiere recording…
IVAN MORAVEC PORTRAIT
ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
26th October If he were still with us, Ivan Moravec, deemed by many the finest 20th-century Czech pianist, would be celebrating his 90th birthday on 9…
THE NEW CHRISTMAS ALBUM BY DAGMAR PECKOVÁ
AND JAROSLAV KRČEK’S MUSICA BOHEMICA
20th October Following on from the highly acclaimed Christmas CD Nativitas, Dagmar Pecková, Jaroslav Krček and his Musica Bohemica have made another…
VILÉM VEVERKA ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM
GENERIC INTERVIEW
15th October On 9 October, Supraphon released the new crossover album by the world-renowned oboist Vilém Veverka made with his Ultimate W Band. We…
DOLEŽAL QUARTET AND MICHAELA HRABÁNKOVÁ'S NEW ALBUM
FEATURES REDISCOVERED JOSEF MYSLIVEČEK OBOE QUINTETS
7th October On 9 October 2020, Supraphon will release a new album by Doležal Quartet and the oboist Michaela Hrabánková featuring a world premiere…
WORLD-RENOWNED OBOIST VILÉM VEVERKA
GOES CROSSOVER WITH BACH, MORRICONE, PIAZZOLLA AND LED ZEPPELIN
5th October The name Vilém Veverka is familiar to everyone who has fallen for the enchanting tone of the oboe. His path to virtuosity commenced with…
PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
AUTUMN CONCERTS
2nd October The globally renowned Pavel Haas Quartet are giving concerts again! Their first performance in the new season took place at the end of…
THE NEW SMETANA TRIO ALBUM
FEATURING BEETHOVEN'S PIANO TRIOS
1st October The Smetana Trio’s new album featuring Beethoven’s Piano Trios marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth. We talked with…
September 2020
EUROPADISC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
FOR THE NEW ALBUM OF VÍTĚZSLAV NOVÁK'S WORKS
29th September Another success for the new album by Jan Bartoš, Jakub Hrůša and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra featuring Vítězslav Novák‘s Piano…
THE GUARDIAN CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE WEEK
FOR THE NEW ALBUM OF VÍTĚZSLAV NOVÁK'S WORKS
25th September There is a lovely review for the new album by Jan Bartoš and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jakub Hrůša featuring…
SMETANA TRIO
MARK THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEETHOVEN’S BIRTH WITH A NEW ALBUM
22nd September The Smetana Trio’s new album features Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3; Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97, the…
JAN BARTOŠ ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM FEATURING MUSIC BY VÍTĚZSLAV NOVÁK
GENERIC INTERVIEW
17th September The new album, made by Jan Bartoš in collaboration with the conductor Jakub Hrůša and the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, contains…
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE
FOR VÁCLAV TALICH'S UNIQUE ACCOUNT OF LIBUŠE
14th September On May 2020, Supraphon released for the first time a unique recording of the performance of Bedřich Smetana’s opera Libuše on 29 May 1939…
A NEW ALBUM BY JAN BARTOŠ, JAKUB HRŮŠA AND THE PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
MARKING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF VÍTĚZSLAV NOVÁK’S BIRTH
9th September The greatest Czech classical music creators include Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Leoš Janáček, Josef Suk, Bohuslav Martinů … and…
THE BACH CELLO SUITES BY SAŠA VEČTOMOV
RECOMMENDED ON MWI
2nd September The timeless recording of Bach's Cello Suites performed by an excellent Czech cellist Saša Večtomov has become the RECOMMENDED album on…
August 2020
BEETHOVEN ACCORDING TO THE LEGENDARY SMETANA QUARTET
THE FIRST WORLDWIDE RELEASE
24th August In the year of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, Supraphon reminds of a unique art of the legendary Smetana…
VIVACE SUMMER 2020
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW IN SUPRAPHON RECORDINGS
20th August Enjoy the SUPRAPHON classical music bulletin featuring new releases info, artists' interviews, videos etc.
SUPERSONIC PIZZICATO
FOR MIROSLAV SEKERA
6th August The album by the pianist Miroslav Sekera featuring works by Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana has received a wonderful review in Pizzicato…
July 2020
CLARINET FACTORY’S PIPERS
GARNERS PLAUDITS
16th July Since 12 June, Clarinet Factory’s new album, Pipers, has been available in digital and physical formats (Clarinet Factory Pipers). The…
PRESS OVERVIEW 2019
THE BEST REVIEWS OF NEW RELEASES 2019
9th July SUPRAPHON introduce an overview of new releases 2019's reviews that were published in renowned international classical music magazines,…
June 2020
THE INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED LUTENIST JAN ČIŽMÁŘ
ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM CODEX JACOBIDES
25th June On 12 June 2020, Supraphon released the album featuring pieces from a fragment of the Codex Jacobides, one of the major Czech sources of…
CLARINET FACTORY
MORE SONIC ENCHANTMENT!
12th June Three years after a Belgian label released the album Meadows, the internationally acclaimed ensemble Clarinet Factory moving on to the next…
JAN ČIŽMÁŘ’S CODEX JACOBIDES
IN PREMIERE ON PERIOD INSTRUMENTS
11th June On 12 June 2020, Supraphon will release the album featuring pieces from a fragment of the Codex Jacobides, one of the major Czech sources…
JAN BARTOŠ
AT RUDOLF FIRKUŠNÝ FESTIVAL 2019
2nd June As a part of the alternative programme to the Prague Spring 2020, a premiere recording of the Jan Bartoš´s recital at the Rudolf Firkušný…
May 2020
MIROSLAV SEKERA
CHAMBER MUSIC AS A GOOD COACTION OF PARTNERS RESPECTING EACH OTHER
29th May On 22 May, Supraphon released the album by the pianist Miroslav Sekera featuring works by Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana. We talked to…
TALICH’S UNIQUE ACCOUNT OF LIBUŠE
SUPRAPHON TO RELEASE A PRECIOUS ARCHIVAL RECORDING
21st May On 22 May 2020, Supraphon will for the first time release a unique recording of the performance of Bedřich Smetana’s opera Libuše on 29 May…
MIROSLAV SEKERA’S NEW ALBUM
FEATURES LISZT AND SMETANA PIANO WORKS
15th May The pianist Miroslav Sekera has recorded for Supraphon an album made up of works by Franz Liszt and Bedřich Smetana. The album will be…
PAVEL HAAS QUARTET IN THE TIME OF CORONA
VIDEO FROM THE GRAMOPHONE CHARITY GALA
14th May Antonín Dvořák – String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96, the „American“ (1. Allegro ma non troppo)
THE BELFIATO QUINTET'S ALBUM OF REJCHA'S WIND QUINTETS
RECOMMENDED ON MWI
12th May The Belfiato Quintet's album featuring Wind Quintets by the „father of the wind quintet“ Antonín Rejcha has become the RECOMMENDED album on…
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD IN CONCERTO CATEGORY
FOR IVO KAHÁNEK, BAMBERGER SYMPHONIKER AND JAKUB HRŮŠA
11th May The recording of Antonín Dvořák’s and Bohuslav Martinů’s piano concertos, made by the pianist Ivo Kahánek and the Bamberger Symphoniker…
PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
AS A PART OF THE GRAMOPHONE CHARITY GALA
6th May To support musicians whose work has dried up due to the Covid-19 crisis, and who are finding themselves in severe financial difficulty,…
JANA SEMERÁDOVÁ
AIRY TUNES AT ROYAL COURTS
4th May Eight years after the release of the album Solo for the King, the flautist Jana Semerádová, the artistic director of Collegium Marianum, an…
April 2020
A WONDERFUL REVIEW IN TAGESSPIEGEL
FOR PETR NEKORANEC AND HIS DEBUT ALBUM OF FRENCH ARIAS
20th April Frederik Hanssen from the biggest Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel was quite thrilled about the Petr Nekoranec's debut album featuring…
THE FLAUTIST JANA SEMERÁDOVÁ’S NEW ALBUM
MADE WITH THE HARPSICHORDIST ERICH TRAXLER
16th April Eight years after the release of the album Solo for the King, the flautist Jana Semerádová, the artistic director of Collegium Marianum, an…
JITKA HOSPROVÁ ABOUT HER NEW ALBUM OF CZECH VIOLA CONCERTOS
GENERIC INTERVIEW
6th April On 27th March, Supraphon released the new album by Jitka Hosprová made with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra featuring works by Jindřich…
PETR NEKORANEC'S ALBUM OF FRENCH ARIAS
REVIEWED IN GRAMOPHONE
1st April The Petr Nekoranec's debut album featuring Frech Arias received a very positive review in Gramophone (April issue). The young Czech tenor…
March 2020
CAPPELLA MARIANA' S PRAGA ROSA BOHEMIAE
RECORDING OF THE MONTH ON MWI
26th March The Cappella Mariana's album titled Praga Rosa Bohemiae, featuring works of Rennaisance Prague, is the Recording of the Month on MusicWeb…
BACH CELLO SUITES
AS PERFORMED BY SAŠA VEČTOMOV
25th March On 27 March 2020, Supraphon will release a timeless recording of Bach's Cello Suites performed by an excellent Czech cellist Saša Večtomov.…
JITKA HOSPROVÁ AND THE PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CZECH VIOLA CONCERTOS
16th March Jitka Hosprová is the finest Czech viola soloist. She has veritably proved that her instrument too can play the lead role. Her new album,…
CHOC DE CLASSICA
FOR KAHÁNEK, HRŮŠA AND BAMBERGER SYMPHONIKER
4th March The album featuring Dvořák's and Martinů's Piano Concertos beautifully performed by Ivo Kahánek and Bamberger Symphoniker under the baton…
February 2020
PETR NEKORANEC JOINS FORCES WITH THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC
FOR HIS DEBUT ALBUM
20th February Petr Nekoranec has garnered a number of accolades at renowned European competitions. In January 2017, he won one of the most prestigious,…
SUPRAPHON CATALOGUE 2020
THE NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC CATALOGUE
17th February We hope that this brand new catalogue will serve to help you find the required information about the recordings you are interested in. In…
VIVACE WINTER 2020
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW IN SUPRAPHON RECORDINGS
4th February Enjoy the SUPRAPHON classical music bulletin featuring new releases info, artists' interviews, videos etc.
January 2020
PETR NEKORANEC’S DEBUT ALBUM
FEATURING FRENCH ARIAS
30th January Petr Nekoranec has garnered a number of accolades at renowned European vocal competitions. His debut album, featuring French arias and…
THE BELFIATO QUINTET AWARDED
ON CLASSIC PRAGUE AWARDS
22nd January On 18 January 2020, the Belfiato Quintet received the Best Chamber Music Performance prize within the Classic Prague Awards for their…
THE PAVEL HAAS QUARTET TO RECEIVE THE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
AND SET OUT ON A TOUR
21st January The globally renowned Pavel Haas Quartet released in October an album featuring Shostakovich’s Quartets Nos. 2, 7 and 8, which has met…
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION
FOR KAHÁNEK, HRŮŠA AND BAMBERGER SYMPHONIKER
17th January The recording of Antonín Dvořák’s and Bohuslav Martinů’s piano concertos, made by the pianist Ivo Kahánek and the Bamberger Symphoniker…
PAVEL HAAS QUARTET'S SHOSTAKOVICH
REVIEWED IN BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
15th January The Pavel Haas Quartet's new album featuring Shostakovich's String Quartets Nos. 2, 7, 8 received ***** in the Christmas issue and the…
5 DIAPASONS FOR DVOŘÁK AND MARTINŮ
PIANO CONCERTOS
14th January The album featuring Dvořák's and Martinů's Piano Concertos performed by Ivo Kahánek, Bamberger Symphoniker and Jakub Hrůša received a very…
EUROPADISC TOP 10 OF 2019
JANÁČEK'S PIANO WORKS BY JAN BARTOŠ
10th January The Jan Bartoš's new album featuring Janáček's Piano Works, which was released in June, has been selected as one of the Europadisc Top 10…
5 DIAPASONS FOR PAVEL HAAS QUARTET
AND THEIR SHOSTAKOVICH
8th January The Pavel Haas Quartet's new album featuring Shostakovich's String Quartets Nos. 2, 7, 8 received a very positive review accompanied by 5…