📢 REVIEW: Tomas Netopil led a gripping performance of Martinu's 1955 triptych.
Martinu's Frescoes: Auckland Philharmonia makes its opening pages shimmer
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November 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
📢 REVIEW: Tomas Netopil led a gripping performance of Martinu's 1955 triptych.
Jakub Hrůša’s superb set of recordings with the Bamberg Symphony of the 20th-century Czech composer’s work offers an ideal opportunity to revisit his ever-shifting musical world. on.wsj.com/4irHIGp
Bohuslav Martinu’s Shimmering Symphonies
Jakub Hrůša’s superb set of recordings with the Bamberg Symphony of the 20th-century Czech composer’s work offers an ideal opportunity to revisit his ever-shifting musical world.
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November 5, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Jakub Hrůša’s superb set of recordings with the Bamberg Symphony of the 20th-century Czech composer’s work offers an ideal opportunity to revisit his ever-shifting musical world. on.wsj.com/4irHIGp
Question for conductors:
Bohuslav Martinu’s Symphony no. 2. This awesome section from the 2nd mov is written in the meter of 6/8, as opposed to 3/4. But I want to conduct it in 3/4, because those quarter note octaves in the piano seem to dominate against the woodwind motives in 6/8. Thoughts?
Bohuslav Martinu’s Symphony no. 2. This awesome section from the 2nd mov is written in the meter of 6/8, as opposed to 3/4. But I want to conduct it in 3/4, because those quarter note octaves in the piano seem to dominate against the woodwind motives in 6/8. Thoughts?
November 6, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Question for conductors:
Bohuslav Martinu’s Symphony no. 2. This awesome section from the 2nd mov is written in the meter of 6/8, as opposed to 3/4. But I want to conduct it in 3/4, because those quarter note octaves in the piano seem to dominate against the woodwind motives in 6/8. Thoughts?
Bohuslav Martinu’s Symphony no. 2. This awesome section from the 2nd mov is written in the meter of 6/8, as opposed to 3/4. But I want to conduct it in 3/4, because those quarter note octaves in the piano seem to dominate against the woodwind motives in 6/8. Thoughts?
Pavel Haas Quartet wins fresh accolade for Martinů’s string quartets
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October 25, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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I have a concert next Tuesday, 20th October. Three pieces connected by the end of WWII: Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, Korngold’s Violin Concerto and Martinů’s Fourth Symphony. All wonderful pieces of music. In particular, the Martinů is an undervalued masterpiece. Do come!
1945, Year of Release - Sinfonia Smith Square
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October 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
I have a concert next Tuesday, 20th October. Three pieces connected by the end of WWII: Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, Korngold’s Violin Concerto and Martinů’s Fourth Symphony. All wonderful pieces of music. In particular, the Martinů is an undervalued masterpiece. Do come!
Our recording of Martinů's "Memorial to Lidice" was featured on Performance Today this week. Commissioned to reflect on the destruction of the people and village of Lidice in 1942, the work is a response to atrocity, not a depiction of it.
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October 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Our recording of Martinů's "Memorial to Lidice" was featured on Performance Today this week. Commissioned to reflect on the destruction of the people and village of Lidice in 1942, the work is a response to atrocity, not a depiction of it.
www.yourclassical.org/episode/2026...
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I am indeed. londonphoenixorchestra.org/whats-on/1945
1945, Year of Release · Sinfonia Smith Square
Britten's Four Sea Interludes, Korngold's Violin Concerto and Martinů's Symphony No.4. London Phoenix Orchestra, Sinfonia Smith Square, Tue 20 Oct 2026.
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October 10, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I am indeed. londonphoenixorchestra.org/whats-on/1945
The Martinů's a must!
I'll be amazed if #NewReleases2025 #196 isn't my chamber music record of the year. Phenomenal music, phenomenally performed in magnificent sound. Every hair-raising note had me on the edge of my seat ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
October 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The Martinů's a must!
Through the looking glass: Elim Chan conducts FRSO with soprano Claire de Sévigné as soloist in Unsuk Chin’s marvelously surreal Puzzles and Games (2017), coupled Stravinsky’s ever-modern Petrushka, Dvořák’s sweeping American Suite and Martinů’s upbeat Overture for Orchestra.
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Alice meets Petrushka with Elim Chan, Claire de Sévigné and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Elim Chan onstage with soprano Claire de Sévigné and the FRSO after their performance of Unsuk Chin’s Puzzles and Games from Alice in Wonderland (2017). © Jari Kallio Returning to the podium …
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September 27, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Through the looking glass: Elim Chan conducts FRSO with soprano Claire de Sévigné as soloist in Unsuk Chin’s marvelously surreal Puzzles and Games (2017), coupled Stravinsky’s ever-modern Petrushka, Dvořák’s sweeping American Suite and Martinů’s upbeat Overture for Orchestra.
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An absolute gem: cellist Stéphanie Huang and pianist Gaspard Thomas performing Bohuslav Martinů’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini. Pure elegance, razor-sharp technique, and wonderful chamber music dialogue recorded by France Musique at the Théâtre de l'Alliance Française. Worth every second
August 31, 2026 at 8:34 AM
An absolute gem: cellist Stéphanie Huang and pianist Gaspard Thomas performing Bohuslav Martinů’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini. Pure elegance, razor-sharp technique, and wonderful chamber music dialogue recorded by France Musique at the Théâtre de l'Alliance Française. Worth every second
A brilliant performance.
Stéphanie Huang (cello) and Gaspard Thomas (piano) perform Bohuslav Martinů’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini for France Musique
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Stéphanie Huang (cello) and Gaspard Thomas (piano) perform Bohuslav Martinů’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini for France Musique
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Bohuslav Martinu : Variations sur un thème de Rossini
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August 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
A brilliant performance.
Stéphanie Huang (cello) and Gaspard Thomas (piano) perform Bohuslav Martinů’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini for France Musique
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Stéphanie Huang (cello) and Gaspard Thomas (piano) perform Bohuslav Martinů’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini for France Musique
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(And then one day Armie /does/ add Grieg. And it is part 6 of opus No.65.)
(Also, the opening of Martinů's Ariane /could/ make for pretty good running music. That said, the tempo /is/ all over the place 😁)
(Also, the opening of Martinů's Ariane /could/ make for pretty good running music. That said, the tempo /is/ all over the place 😁)
April 11, 2026 at 4:40 AM
(And then one day Armie /does/ add Grieg. And it is part 6 of opus No.65.)
(Also, the opening of Martinů's Ariane /could/ make for pretty good running music. That said, the tempo /is/ all over the place 😁)
(Also, the opening of Martinů's Ariane /could/ make for pretty good running music. That said, the tempo /is/ all over the place 😁)
Martinu’s La Revue de Cuisine - cracking music, puts a smile on my face every time!
April 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Martinu’s La Revue de Cuisine - cracking music, puts a smile on my face every time!
The Pavel Haas Quartet brings new life to four of Bohuslav Martinů’s string quartets in their latest Supraphon release
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November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Pavel Haas Quartet brings new life to four of Bohuslav Martinů’s string quartets in their latest Supraphon release
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Virtuoso playing in an unforgettable venue: 5-star musicianship in Hamburg’s @elbphilharmonie.de
✍️ Simon Thompson
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✍️ Simon Thompson
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5-star musicianship in Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie
Our writer is dazzled by the venue, but the music that the Hamburgers play in it proves pretty dazzling too; Martinů’s Double Concerto is a showcase for both the players and the hall.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Virtuoso playing in an unforgettable venue: 5-star musicianship in Hamburg’s @elbphilharmonie.de
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Shosty, I guess, but I'm extremely partial to Martinů's symphonies.
May 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Shosty, I guess, but I'm extremely partial to Martinů's symphonies.
Do you know Kapralova? Said to be Martinu's soulmate. He wrote the Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani in a state of besottedness for her. She was a hugely gifted composer, too, and her string quartet is fabulous. Died aged 25 open.spotify.com/album/2oeFMN...
Martinu - Kaprálová - Suk
Kapralova Quartet · Album · 2012 · 8 songs
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March 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Do you know Kapralova? Said to be Martinu's soulmate. He wrote the Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani in a state of besottedness for her. She was a hugely gifted composer, too, and her string quartet is fabulous. Died aged 25 open.spotify.com/album/2oeFMN...
Martinů's wrote the Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani in a state of fevered love for her. They were separated by the war (and the fact he was married to someone more age appropriate). She married the writer Jiří Mucha and died two months later.
December 8, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Martinů's wrote the Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani in a state of fevered love for her. They were separated by the war (and the fact he was married to someone more age appropriate). She married the writer Jiří Mucha and died two months later.
Relatedly, it was only this year that I discovered Vítězslava Kàpralovà. Composer, conductor, Martinů's soulmate, (his words), dead at 25. Her string quartet is quite a thing open.spotify.com/album/1kynqv...
Martinu - Kaprálová - Suk
Kapralova Quartet · Album · 2012 · 8 songs
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December 8, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Relatedly, it was only this year that I discovered Vítězslava Kàpralovà. Composer, conductor, Martinů's soulmate, (his words), dead at 25. Her string quartet is quite a thing open.spotify.com/album/1kynqv...
Yulianna Avdeeva takes center stage with Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto led by the debut of conductor Petr Popelka on tonight's Classics in Concert! Tune in at 7 as the Pittsburgh Symphony also performs Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition" and Martinů's "Thunderbolt P-47"!
November 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Yulianna Avdeeva takes center stage with Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto led by the debut of conductor Petr Popelka on tonight's Classics in Concert! Tune in at 7 as the Pittsburgh Symphony also performs Mussorgsky’s "Pictures at an Exhibition" and Martinů's "Thunderbolt P-47"!
just want to listen to and talk about martinu’s music, all the time
August 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
just want to listen to and talk about martinu’s music, all the time
It debuted my senior HS year, and I remained an avid listener through college. Bob Edwards, Carl Kassel, Red Barber on Fridays—those were the voices of my mornings in my college years. (The voice of my sleepytime was Jim Svejda on KUSC. Still have a soft spot for Martinů’s Piano Quartet No. 1.)
June 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It debuted my senior HS year, and I remained an avid listener through college. Bob Edwards, Carl Kassel, Red Barber on Fridays—those were the voices of my mornings in my college years. (The voice of my sleepytime was Jim Svejda on KUSC. Still have a soft spot for Martinů’s Piano Quartet No. 1.)