Credits:

Charles Mackerras

Description:

First-time LP release!Also includes the acclaimed 2005 live performance of From the New World.A rich 3-LP set where you can fully savor Mackerrass signature Dvok.This 3-LP setthe first-ever LP releasefeatures Sir Charles Mackerrass (19252010) acclaimed recordings of Dvoks Symphony No. 8 & No. 9 From the New World, Slavonic Dances, and Legends!McEller, who was said to be a great fan of Dvok, was a conductor born in the United States to Australian parents. From 1947, he studied in Prague for one year, where he studied conducting under Vclav Talich. He is widely regarded as a musician who made a significant contribution to the Czech classical music scene for a non-Czech conductor, and during the 19961997 season, he served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Among the many recordings of Dvok that Mackerras loved, the performance captured on this LP is a truly outs