Dvorak At 170

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For being Czech through and through, it’s interesting that some of Antonin Dvorak’s music is known for its distinctly American voice. We’ll hear his popular (and VERY Czech) “Slavonic Rhapsody #3” and “Symphonic Variations” today for the anniversary of his 170th birthday.

Playlist:
8:08 am
  • Slavonic Rhapsody #3
  • Composer: Antonin Dvorak
  • Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Rafael Kubelik
  • CD/Album: "Great Conductors of the 20th Century - Rafael Kubelik"
  • Record co./Cat #: EMI 62863
  • Note: (recorded January 24, 1959 at Kingsway Hall, London)
8:20 am
  • Student Travels (French Polka)
  • Composer: Johann Strauss II
  • Ensemble: Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
  • Soloists: Vienna Men's Choral Society
  • Conductor: Johannes Wildner
  • CD/Album: "J. Strauss JR: Works for Male Chorus and Orchestra"
  • Record co./Cat #: Marco Polo 8.223250
8:26 am
  • Piano Sonata #6 in F , Op. 10/2
  • Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Soloists: Alfred Brendel, piano
  • CD/Album: "Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas"
  • Record co./Cat #: Philips 412575
8:41 am
  • Symphony in d, Op. 12 "La Casa del Diavolo"
  • Composer: Luigi Boccherini
  • Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra
  • Conductor: Ross Pople
  • CD/Album: "Boccherini Symphonies 6,8,14"
  • Record co./Cat #: Hyperion 66236
  • Note: (on melodies from Gluck's ballet, "Don Juan")
9:02 am
  • Suite in d, "Gratitudo" i
  • Composer: Georg Muffat
  • Ensemble: Cantilena
  • Conductor: Adrian Shepherd
  • CD/Album: "Music From the Court of Salzburg"
  • Record co./Cat #: Chandos 8448
9:13 am
  • Gypsy Melodies, Op. 55: #4 - Songs My Mother Taught Me
  • Composer: Antonin Dvorak
  • Soloists: Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano ; Malcolm Martineau, piano
  • CD/Album: "Magdalena Kozena: Songs My Mother Taught Me"
  • Record co./Cat #: Deutsche Grammophon 4776665
9:16 am
  • Symphonic Variations
  • Composer: Antonin Dvorak
  • Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Istvan Kertesz
  • CD/Album: "Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 etc."
  • Record co./Cat #: London 417598
9:41 am
  • Mladi ("Youth") for Wind Sextet
  • Composer: Leos Janacek
  • Ensemble: Caramour Festival Orchestra members
  • Conductor: Julius Rudel
  • CD/Album: "Janacek: Nursery Rhymes - Youth - Capriccio - Concertino"
  • Record co./Cat #: Phoenix 109

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