Prague Spring Festival Vol. 2 Gold Edition - 2 CD

In the second selection of outstanding recordings from the concerts of the International Music Festival Prague Spring, we will also remain in the early decades of its history. From that time, there are several recordings of concerts by prominent world artists, whose level has not lost its relevance even after years. Both recordings that open each of the two CDs capture events that were extraordinary for the festival and the entire Czech musical life at that time. ---------- Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Allegro con brio 9:28 Adagio 11:14 Allegretto grazioso 5:50 Allegro ma non troppo 9:40 Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan - conductor. Recorded live in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, Prague, May 30, 1966. ---------- Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 Maestoso 11:49 Larghetto 8:17 Allegro vivace 8:18 Wilhelm Kempff - piano, Czech Philharmonic, Karel Ančerl - conductor. Recorded live in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, Prague, May 16, 1959. ---------- Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring I: The Adoration of the Earth 15:32 II: The Sacrifice 16:27 Czech Philharmonic, Igor Markevitch - conductor. Recorded live in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, Prague, May 30, 1959. ---------- Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70...