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Berlioz and Dohnanyi

Fiona Talkington introduces highlights from concerts in New York and from the Prague Spring International Music Festival,聽featuring music by Berlioz and Dohnanyi.

Highlights of concerts in New York and Prague, featuring the music of Berlioz and Dohnanyi, introduced by Fiona Talkington.

The 2019 Prague Spring International Music Festival聽paid tribute to the French composer Hector Berlioz, 150 years after his death, with a concert featuring two of his major works. And the young players of The Now Orchestra tackle a lesser known symphony by Ern枚 Dohn谩nyi in New York.

Berlioz: Harold in Italy
Karel Unterm眉ller (viola)
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
John Nelson (conductor)

Berlioz: Te Deum
Nicholas Phan (tenor)
Pavel Cerny (organ)
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
K眉hn Chorus, Prague
Prague Philharmonic Children麓s Choir
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
John Nelson (conductor)

Recorded at the 2019 Prague Spring International Music Festival聽

Dohn谩nyi: Symphony No 2
The Orchestra Now
Leon Botstein (conductor)

Recorded in 2017 at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Hector Berlioz

    Harold En Italie, Op.16

    Performer: Karel Unterm眉ller. Orchestra: Prague R S O. Conductor: John Nelson.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Te Deum, Op.22

    Performer: Pavel 膶ern媒. Singer: Nicholas Phan. Choir: Slovak Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Nelson.
  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Symphony No. 2 in E Major

    Orchestra: The Orchestra Now. Conductor: Leon Botstein.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Feb 2020 21:00

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