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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…