BBC RADIO 3 RECORD REVIEW DISC OF THE WEEK

FOR THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH

Album detail
Catalogue number: SU 4225-2

The premiere recording of the oratorio by Bohuslav Martinů The Epic of Gilgamesh was played on BBC Radio 3 Record Review on November 4th as the Disc of the Week.

And the day before a solid review in The Guardian was released:

„This live recording of a Prague concert last January is apparently the work’s first in the original English that Martinů set, and benefits enormously from a strong cast of native speakers (including soprano Lucy Crowe and tenor Andrew Staples). The confident chorus and vibrant orchestra are conducted by Manfred Honeck, and Simon Callow provides actorly narration.“

The Guardian, 4th November 2017