Commissioned or premiered by some of the greatest violinists of the age—Kreisler, Dushkin, Elman—all the usual Martinů virtues are here in abundance, which makes the subsequent neglect of this important body of work even more incomprehensible. A decade after their original release, these recordings remain virtually unchallenged.
BBC Music Magazine‘It's more than good to see all these excellent, affluent-toned recordings getting a refreshed shot in the arm. They were mostly taken down in 2004 and 2005 and very happily first issued by Hyperion i ...
‘You can't overdose on Martinů: four reissued discs of concertante music for violin and orchestra might sound heavy going but I challenge anyone to get bored. There's an embarrassment of riches here, ...