Visitors to Britain
With Richard Baker.
3: Dvorak. Dvorak was deeply attached to his home in the Czech countryside and missed it desperately whenever he had to travel. Nevertheless, he came to
Britain nine times in all and scored some of his major triumphs here, with choral works at Birmingham,
Leeds and the Royal Albert Hall , and with the great cello concerto, premiered in London on Dvorak's last visit in 1896. Including:
Dvorak Stabat Mater (excerpts)
Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Rafael Kubelik Symphony No 7 in D minor (1st mvt) London Philharmonic, conductor Mstislav Rostropovich The Spectre's Bride (excerpts) Soloists, Prague Symphony
Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek Cello Concerto in B minor Paul Tortelier , London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andre Previn
SOUNDING THE CENTURY