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Afternoon Performance

Dvorak Symphonies

Tuesday 17 May 2005 14:00-15:40 (Radio 3)

Warwick Thompson presents this programme featuring Dvorak's Symphony No 6, actually the first one of his to be published. Hans Richter conducted the first performance and was so delighted with the work that he reportedly kissed Dvorak at the end of each movement.

Duration:

1 hour 40 minutes

Playlist:

Beethoven: Overture, Egmont
Bernhard Klee (conductor)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3
Llyr Williams (piano)
Douglas Boyd (conductor)

Dvorak: Symphony No 6
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)




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