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Composer of the Week: Dvorak

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When Dvorak arrived in America in 1892 he was seen as someone who could lead the establishment of an American style of art music. Donald Macleod explores the American chapter of the composer's life. First Hymn to the Eagle (The American
Flag, Op 102) Barry McDaniel (baritone), St Hedwig's Cathedral Choir, RIAS Chamber Choir, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
Overture: Carnival New York Philharmonic
Orchestra, conductor Zubin Mehta
Te Deum (excerpts) Gabriela Benackova (soprano), Jaroslav Soucek (baritone), Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Vaclav Neumann
String Quartet No 12 in F, Op 96 (American) Hagen Quartet
Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) (3rd and 4th mvts)
New York PO , conductor Kurt Masur

Contributors

Music:
Donald MacLeod
Baritone:
Barry McDaniel
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Conductor:
Zubin Mehta
Conductor:
Te Deum
Soprano:
Gabriela Benackova
Soprano:
Jaroslav Soucek
Conductor:
Vaclav Neumann
Conductor:
York Po
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Source: Radio Times

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