Naxos
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Dvorak: A Hero's Song, Czech Suite, Hussite Overture & Festival March
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
The Hero's Song, a colourful, rather sprawling tone-poem, was Dvorák's last orchestral work and isn't an easy piece to bring off. Wit finds genuine nobility in it, while his gentle, mellow way... —
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Apart from two suits by Ponce, the repertoire here is genuine Renaissance and early Baroque. Segovia's approach may make early-music purists wince, but he still makes undeniably beguiling music. —
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Rubsams attractively direct performances are very immediate and spontaneous. —
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A worthwhile feature of this series is that listeners get to hear interesting instruments played by outstanding recitalists, as opposed to other series that record the same soloist playing the... —
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