December 22
Blomstedt Conducts Dvorak 8
This week, Herbert Blomstedt leads Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 and Cello Concerto, featuring Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniţă. Plus, hear the 1959 RCA recordings of Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Johann Strauss, Jr.’s Thunder and Lightning Polka, led by Fritz Reiner.
Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
Andrei Ioniță, cello
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
Ottorino Respighi
Fountains of Rome
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324
Fritz Reiner, conductor