Tag: Walter Susskind

Podcast: The VOX Elite Recordings: Susskind and Semkow conduct Rimsky-Korsakov and Smetana

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Raymond Bisha’s podcast spotlights two classic recordings in the Vox Audiophile Edition that were first released in the mid-1970s and feature two former music directors of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in their prime – Walter Susskind, who directs orchestral extracts from Smetana’s opera The Bartered Bride, and Jerzy Semkow, who leads a performance of Read More …

Podcast: Smetana, Susskind & St Louis. An Elite Recording.

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Smetana’s Má vlast is an unprecedented cycle of six related symphonic poems that evoke Czech legends and celebrate the beauty of the country’s landscapes. Received with “unending storms of applause” at its 1882 premiere, Má vlast reflects the unique characteristics that form the heart and soul of the Czech nation. Raymond Bisha introduces an acclaimed Read More …