Arrivals
Donald Macleod examines considers how the shy and home-loving Dvorak adapted to his new life as the director of the National Conservatory in eclectic and chaotic New York.
An exploration of the shy and home-loving Dvorak's arrival in eclectic and chaotic New York, where he went to take up his new position as director of the National Conservatory. The music includes Dvorak's American 'calling card' - his Scherzo capriccioso, his carnival-like Te Deum and a particular oddity - his cantata The American Flag, written to a fiercely patriotic text and rarely heard since its composition.
Scherzo capriccioso, Op 66
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Andre Previn (conductor)
TELARC CD80206 - Tr 5
Te Deum, Op 103
Marina Meshcheriakova (soprano)
Sergei Miasnikov (bass)
Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Valery Poliansky (conductor)
CHANDOS CHAN9505 - Trs 7-10
The American Flag
Joseph Evans (tenor)
Barry McDaniel (baritone)
St Hedwig's Cathedral Choir
RIAS Chamber Choir
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
SONY CLASSICAL 60297 - Trs 6-13.
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Antonín Dvořák
Scherzo capriccioso Op.66
Performer: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: André Previn.- TELARC.
- CD-80206.
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Antonín Dvořák
Te Deum Op.103 for soprano, bass, chorus and orchestra
Performer: Marina Mescheriakova. Performer: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Performer: State Symphony Capella of Russia. Conductor: Valeri POLIANSKI.- CHANDOS.
- chan-9505.
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Antonín Dvořák
The American flag - cantata Op.102 for alto, tenor, bass, chorus and orchestra
Performer: Barry McDaniel. Performer: Joseph Evans. Performer: Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Performer: RIAS CHAMBER CHOIR. Performer: ST HEDWIG'S CATHEDRAL BERLIN CHOIR. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.- SONY CLASSICAL.
- sk-60297.
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