(Leader, Reginald Stead)
Conducted by Vilem Tausky

The symphony in this programme is the fourth of the nine written by Dvorak (though only the last five, numbered 1-5, are regularly heard). It was written in 1874, when he was thirty-three, and in that year the scherzo from it was played in Prague under Smetana. The whole symphony was first performed in 1892 at Dvorak's farewell concert before he left for America; though it was not published until 1912, after the composer s death. The four movements are marked respectively: Allegro, Andante e molto cantabile, Allegro feroce, and Allegro con brio. (H.R.)