Prom 59 - Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony
Work:: Prom 59 (S5996)
Part of the BBC Proms.
Production:: Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony (T017928419)
Switzerland's longest-established orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, makes a welcome return to the Proms with Tchaikovsky's passionate Violin Concerto (featuring soloist August Hadelich) and Dvorak's nostalgic 'New World' Symphony, drawing on the African American and Native American melodies he heard during his three years as director of New York's National Conservatory for Music. The evening opens with Beethoven's The Consecration of the House, a heartfelt homage to the composer's musical forefathers, Handel and Bach.
Listing:: L1612077324
Dvorak's 'New World' Symphony
Switzerland's longest-established orchestra, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, makes a welcome return to the Proms with Tchaikovsky's passionate Violin Concerto (featuring soloist August Hadelich) and Dvorak's nostalgic 'New World' Symphony, drawing on the African American and Native American melodies he heard during his three years as director of New York's National Conservatory for Music. The evening opens with Beethoven's The Consecration of the House, a heartfelt homage to the composer's musical forefathers, Handel and Bach.
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