Martinů - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1, H. 226

Zimmermann has fully absorbed the slightly eclectic style of [the First Concerto] and produces a performance of conviction, not to mention dazzling virtuosity. Hrůša accompanies with understanding... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Hogwood developed a passion for Martinů’s music while a student in Prague in the 1960s, as is evident at every stage in this wide-ranging collection. He seems most at home in the earlier, baroque-inflected... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

In these beautifully recorded performances, both Christopher Hogwood and Bohuslav Matoušek have a profound understanding of Martinu's style and the Czech Philharmonic response with radiant playing… — BBC Music Magazine, September 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Irnberger is equally convincing in both works, playing with silvery brilliance and dusky introspection. Ostrava has a great tradition of performing Martinů, and the orchestration sounds fully... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Suk embraces both the acerbic world of the First Concerto, and its more lyrical successor with deep-toned conviction. He's just as convincing on the viola in the more diffuse Rhapsody-Concerto. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…