Rudolf Kempe conducts Strauss and Dvořák

The Resource Rudolf Kempe conducts Strauss and Dvořák
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Rudolf Kempe conducts Strauss and Dvořák
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BBC Worldwide Limited, under licence to International Classical Artists Ltd. ; Brian Large, director
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Summary
Deeply felt and masterful, Kempe's performance of Ein Heldenleben at the 1974 Prom concert was described by the critic Joan Chissell as winning him "a hero's ovation and rightly." She wrote that "no one now before the public is better able to transform Strauss from a plebeian into an aristocrat." The performance of Dvořák's New World's Symphony one year later, received equally glowing reviews, and is an illuminating and compelling rendition of Dvořák's most popular symphony. "The New World is hardly a work where on expects new revelation, yet with Kempe that is exactly what happens. The dynamic range is extreme but unforced, from shattering fortissimi down to pianissimi of breathtaking delicacy, conveying a rapt intensity, poignantly reflecting the emotions of Dvořák in American exile" (Edward Greenfield)
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FRMTV
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videorecording
Date of event
  • 1974 August 28
  • 1975 August 29,
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  • Recorded
  • recorded
  • recorded
PerformerNote
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1st work) ; BBC Symphony Orchestra (2nd work) ; Rudolf Kempe, conductor
Place of event
Royal Albert Hall, London, Great Britain
Runtime
90
Technique
live action

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