Shostakovich's 5th Symphony from Prague

Mark Forrest introduces an afternoon of exclusive concert recordings from the Czech Republic plus chamber music by Vaughan-Williams and his contemporaries from London's LSO St. Luke's

Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28
(Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks)
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Tomáš Hanus (conductor)

From LSO St. Luke’s:
Grace Williams
‘The Billows of the Sea’ -
3. Black-Eyed Susan
Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)
William Vann (piano)

Henriëtte Bosmans
Peome for cello and orchestra
Gemma Rosefield (cello)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
George Vass (conductor)

Leonard Bernstein
Divertimento for Orchestra
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jan Sedláček (conductor)

From LSO St. Luke’s:
Ralph Vaughan-Williams
The Lark Ascending
Geneva Lewis (violin)
Sam Armstrong (piano)

Geraldine Mucha
Suite, Pictures from the Šumava - Letni Den (Summer Day)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

From LSO St. Luke’s:
Benjamin Britten
Reveille - Concert study for violin and piano
Geneva Lewis (violin)
Sam Armstrong (piano)

Jean Sibelius
The Oceanides, Op. 73
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša (conductor)