Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Boston Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik – Die Moldau ∙ From Bohemia's Woods And Fields / Serenade For Strings, Op.22 (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK

Die Moldau ∙ From Bohemia's Woods And Fields / Serenade For Strings, Op.22 is an LP by Rafael Kubelik, Antonín Dvořák, English Chamber Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bedřich Smetana released on the Deutsche Grammophon label.

About this album

Kubelik leads vivid, idiomatic accounts of two pillars of Czech Romantic music, bringing clear shape and lyric warmth to Smetana and Dvořák. The programme pairs Smetana’s The Moldau and From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields with Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, works that helped define a national musical voice through memorable melody and painterly orchestration. Rafael Kubelik’s long association with this repertoire lends the performances authority as well as affection, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra respond with polished, expressive playing. Taken together, the set offers an ideal entry point into the orchestral world of Bohemia.