Episode 3
Donald Macleod focuses on Dvorak's 1893 summer trip to Spillville, Iowa, where he became fascinated with Native American music and wrote the E flat String Quintet for his children.
Donald Macleod focuses on Dvorak's trip in the summer of 1893 with his family to the village of Spillville, Iowa where, in an idyllic setting, he became fascinated with Native American music. The programme includes pieces exploring the influence of Native American music in the composer's String Quintet in E flat, written for his children - and a mischievous tale of romance between a local Native American chief...and the composer's teenage daughter.
Rabbit Dance (Northern Plains Dance)
NEW WORLD 802462 - Tr 4
String Quintet No 3 in E Flat, Op 97
Simon Rowland-Jones (violin)
The Chilingirian Quartet
CHANDOS CHAN9046 - Trs 6-9
Sonatina for violin and piano, Op 100
Josef Suk (violin)
Josef Hala (piano)
SUPRAPHON CLASSICS 1114662 - Trs 8-11.
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Antonín Dvořák
Rabbit dance (Northern Plains dance)
Performer: Archie Sam. Performer: Cedo Screechowl. Performer: Eli Sam. Performer: Eliza Sumpka. Performer: Evelyn Screechowl. Performer: Jobie I Fields. Performer: Leona Wildcat. Performer: Levana Harjo. Performer: Luman Wildcat. Performer: Robert Sumpka. Performer: Sonja Fields. Performer: Squirrel Wildcat. Performer: Van Johnson.- NEW WORLD.
- 8-02462.
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Antonín Dvořák
Quintet in E flat major Op.97 for strings
Performer: Simon Rowland-Jones. Performer: Chilingirian Quartet.- CHANDOS.
- CHAN-9046.
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Antonín Dvořák
Sonatina in G major Op.100 for violin and piano
Performer: Josef Hála. Performer: Josef Suk.- SUPRAPHON.
- 11-1466-2.
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- Wed 5 Nov 200812:00BBC Radio 3
- Wed 5 Nov 200822:00BBC Radio 3
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