This week, Herbert Blomstedt leads Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 and Cello Concerto, featuring Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniţă. Plus, hear vintage RCA recordings of Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Johann Strauss, Jr.’s Thunder and Lightning Polka, conducted by Fritz Reiner.
Blomstedt Conducts Dvořák 8
Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniță (Photo: Thomas von Wittich)
Playlist
Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104
Andrei Ioniță, cello
Svante Henryson: “Black Run” from Colors in D Suite for Solo Cello (Encore)
Andrei Ioniță, cello
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor
March 2023
Ottorino Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Johann Strauss, Jr: Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324
Fritz Reiner, conductor
1959 and 1960 (RCA)
