from the Royal Albert Hall , London.
The first Prom performance of one of Dvorak's major choral works, written for the Birmingham Festival in 1891. Lynda Russell (soprano) Hilary Summers (mezzo) Jozef Kundlak (tenor) Peter Mikulas (bass)
Chester Festival Chorus
Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra/Libor Pesek
Dvorak Requiem: Part 1
8.30 Dvorak's Summer
House
An hour's drive south west of Prague lies the small village of Vysoka. Julian Duplain and Dvorak's grand-daughter visit the house where the composer worked in peaceful rural surroundings and find a treasure trove of memorabilia, from Dvorak's piano to his pigeon-loft.
8.50 Dvorak Requiem: Part 2