Dvorak: Sacred Works & Cantatas

PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR CZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BELOHLAVEK SAWALLISCH SMETACEK

Faith in God was for Antonín Dvořák the cornerstone on which he built his own life and work, hence it comes as no surprise that a number of his seminal pieces are within the domain of sacred music, frequently linked with a strong personal story. The first version of the Stabat Mater oratorio came into being after the death of his first-born daughter. In the wake of the triumph of its London premiere, Dvořák received more commissions from the UK, which gave rise to other paramount compositions: The Spectre’s Bride, Requiem and Saint Ludmila. The instigation for Te Deum came from New York, where following the premiere of the “New World Symphony” Dvořák wrote the Biblical Songs, the apex of his oeuvre in this genre. The set also contains seldom-performed pieces (the cantata The Heirs of the White Mountain, Psalm 149 in the previously unreleased recording made by conductor Václav Neumann, etc.). At the same time, this new eight-disc collection within the larger Dvořák series, featuring gems from the Supraphon archive, showcases superlative artists and performances in sensitively re-mastered sound.

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