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.
Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák 8
Herbert Blomstedt (Photo: Martin UK Lengemann)
Playlist
All pieces conducted by Herbert Blomstedt unless otherwise stated.
Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
Andrei Ioniță, cello
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
Ottorino Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Johann Strauss, Jr.: Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324
Fritz Reiner, conductor
