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Tom McKinney introduces a week of recordings from the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin with music by Smetana, Martinu and Dvorak.

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

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 25 Jan 2021 14:00
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Music Played

  • Bedrich Smetana

    The Bartered bride: overture

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.

  • Bohuslav Martinů

    Concerto no. 1 for cello and orchestra

    Performer: Tomáš Jamník. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony no. 9 in E minor Op.95 (From the New World): Largo

    Performer: Tomáš Jamník.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Symphony no. 3 in E flat major Op.10

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.

  • Richard Strauss

    Metamorphosen AV.142

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no. 40 in G minor K.550

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Silent woods

    Performer: Marc Coppey. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
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  • Antonín Dvořák

    'From the Bohemian Forest: Silent Woods

    Performer: Marc Coppey. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 Jan 2021 14:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 3