Dvorak Symphonies
Wednesday 18 May 2005 14:00-15:40 (Radio 3)
The BBC Philharmonic takes centre stage with Dvorak's Symphony No 7, commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society in 1884 and first performed in London in April 1885 under the baton of the composer himself. Introduced by Warwick Thompson.
Duration:
1 hour 40 minutes
Playlist:
Smetana: Richard III
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Grieg: Piano Concerto in Am, Op 16
Lukas Vondracek (piano)
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor)
Dvorak: Symphony No 7 in Dm
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)