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Rafael Kubelik

Description:

“Diapason,” a world-renowned French magazine specializing in classical music, has selected historic performances of masterpieces that shine in music history and is reissuing them with new remastering as part of this series Volume 193 of *Les Indispensables de Diapason: Diapasons Definitive Recordings* features the complete *My Country* by Smetana, recorded in 1958 with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by the Czech maestro Rafael Kubelk. While harboring a deep empathy for his homeland, he paints a grand symphonic poem with flowing phrasing, subtle nuances, and a rich, lush string sound. The warm, deep soundstagea hallmark of early stereo recordingsis another highlight; among the multiple recordings of this work left by Kubelk, this is a historic masterpiece that conveys Viennese elegance and youthful vitality. In addition, the album includes the overture to *The Bartered Bride*, recorded in 1