The Independent - London, October 16th, 1999
When is an orchestra not an orchestra? When it's the City of Prague Philharmonic. This venerable-sounding band's existence was recently called into question by the managing director of London's Royal Philharmonic. Not only was it a fly-by-night enterprise, but it was also stealing the RPO's film contracts by undercutting their fees by a factor of ten. Outrage!
But if you listen to their soundtrack recordings, you'll probably agree that the CPP are rather good. Producer James Fitzpatrick, who has made 80 CDs with them for the Silva Screen label, compares them to the Halle: "They have the same ...
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