Episode 2
DvoÅák's earliest attempts at opera were not at all successful, but he couldn't shake the opera bug and determined to struggle on, even if that meant re-composing an entire music drama from scratch. Presented by Donald Macleod. 2/5.
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Antonín Dvořák
Dramatic (Tragic) Overture
Performer: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek (conductor)
- Marco Polo 8220420.
- 3.
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Antonín Dvořák
Hymnus
Performer: Prague Philharmonic Chorus, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Neumann (conductor)
- Supraphon C377230.
- 6.
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Antonín Dvořák
The King and the Charcoal Burner, end of Act 1
Performer: Dalibor Jenis (King Matthias), Peter Mikulás (Mathěj) , Michelle Breedt (Anna), Lívia Ághová (Liduska), Michal Lehotsky (Jeník), Prague Chamber Choir, WDR Radio Choir Köln, WDR Symphony Orchestra Köln, Gerd Albrecht (conductor)
- Orfeo International C678 062 H.
- 8 to11.
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Antonín Dvořák
Zelenaj sa, zelenaj (Moravian Duets Op.32/10)
Performer: Bambini di Praga (Youth Chorus of the Prague Symphony), L. Čermáková & J. Saroun (piano), conducted by Bohumil Kulínský
- Multisonic 310111-2.
- 16.
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