German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin (1/4)

Tom McKinney introduces a week of recordings from the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin with music by Smetana, Martinu, Dvorak and others. The orchestra was founded at the end of the Second World War by the American occupation forces when it was known as the Radio Orchestra of the American Sector. It adopted its present name in the 1990s and has built a considerable reputation across the world, attracting some of the foremost conductors of our time.

Bedřich Smetana: Overture to 'The Bartered Bride'
Bohuslav Martinů: Cello Concerto No. 1 in D
(Cello - Tomáš Jamník)
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, op. 10
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin
Jakub Hrůša, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor
German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin
Antonello Manacorda, conductor