CZECH RADIO 3 – VLTAVA 13/09/2007 by Dita Hradecka Landor Records CD 274 – Werke von Janacek, Debussy, Ravel und Martinu ‘At´ hraje Libor Nováček českou hudbu, impresionisty či romantiky, vždy je jeho úhoz velmi distingovaný, zřetelný a spíše jemný. Vypjaté emoce si nechává na místa skutečných vrcholů. Málokdy jej přistihneme, že by popustil uzdu [...]
FONO FORUM 08/2007 by Ingo Harden Musik * * * * * Klang * * * * ‘Novacek ist ein Virtuose, der noch die schwierigsten Satze mit verwegen anmutenden Tempi geschmeidig und ohne erkennbare technische Muhen durchzieht. Vor allem aber ist ein musikalischer Gestalter… …ein geborener Piano- und Legato Spieler… …sechs Debussy-Preludes oder Liszt-Italien habe [...]
ARTE.TV by Mathias Heizmann Difficile de resister au Liszt de Libor Novacek : un piano puissant et magnifiquement timbre fait une reussite indiscutable… ‘Pour le reste, son jeu convient a merveille aux pages qu’il se propose de faire revivre. Les couleurs du piano, la clarte des lignes, l’etagement des timbres, tout cela donne aux pieces [...]
THE GRAMOPHONE – Editor´s Choice 02/2007 by James Inverne ‘It’s always welcome to see a major musician at the start of what promises to be a terrific career. There seems something very special about this artist. It’s evident in the hushed, reflective passages, in the whole sense of a pianist who knows how a piece [...]
PIANIST Recommended 02-03/2007 by Bryce Morrisson ‘On his second disc for Landor Records, Libor Novacek performs Liszt with an exceptional poetic verve and inwardness. Hushed and reverential at the start of Sposalizio, he then re-creates a rare sense of wonder and interior magic, and whether evoking bells distantly or jubilantly chiming, his playing is ear-catchingly [...]
INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW 01/2007 by Robert Matthew-Walker ‘ …new recital by Libor Novacek is exceptional. He shows rare combination of virtuosity and musical intelligence. This excellent issue is strongly recommended.’
METRO 01/12/2006 by Warwick Thompson ‘ Someone just starting out on his career is the young Czech pianist Libor Novacek – and judging from Liszt (Landor), he has a brilliant future ahead of him. His performance of the Italian suite from Annees de Pelerinage and the Mephisto Waltz No. 1 are so painterly, so full [...]
MUSICAL OPINION 11/2006 by Denby Richards ‘ I have yet to hear Libor Novacek in the flesh but this CD held me in my seat for the whole 73 minutes and I have played it again and again to convince myself that this is Liszt playing of the highest order by a player who concentrates [...]
PIANO NEWS 1/2007 by Robert Nemecek ‘ …aussergewoehnliches, zeitweise Staunen erregendes Liszt-Spiel. Warum? Weil Novacek nicht den grossen Tastenhengst mimt, sondern seine eminente Klavierspiel in den Dienst der poetischen Aussage stellt. Unter seinen Haenden wird „Spozalizio“ wirklich zur musikalischen Nachdichtung des gleichnamigen Gemaeldes von Raffael, dessen bedeutungs- und Ausdrucksgehalt Novacek mit einer riesigen, vom hingehauchten [...]
VOLKSKRANT by Roland de Beer Een fantastisch talent ‘Novacek, who made his recording debut with works of Janacek and Martinu on Landor Records, has recorded a Liszt programme that outshines everything that has appeared the last few years in this field. Few would think of fingers, keys or notes when listening to Novacek’s interpretations of [...]
