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His performances of the music of Dvorak have been released in video on several DVDs.

His performances of all nine Dvorak Symphonies with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra were released by the orchestra on DVD and include interviews with him about each symphony. He died of cancer on 31 May , aged Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.

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Prague, Czech Republic [ citation needed ]. Especially in the BBC Symphony recording, there is a truly a glow and wonder over it all; there are so many subtle shades of feeling that pass by. There is a lovely balance of expression throughout and one is always convinced that the conductor has hit the nerve-ends of the music perfectly.

Beyond the intense commitment to the music of their homeland, Czech conductors have usually exhibited rather Catholic tastes, not venturing too far afield. He recorded many lesser-known Czech pieces including things like the Fibich Symphonies for Supraphon in his early days and eventually combined this with an endless stream of recordings for Chandos, Onyx, Harmonia Mundi and at the end Decca.

Overall, this is a formidable contribution. In he was apppointed professor of conducting at the Prague Academy of Music, and in he became principal guest conductor of the Prague National Theatre. He became chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra again in , and in January his contract was renewed until the season, in spite of speculation about his medical condition.

CD Spotlight. He was truly a Prague institution.

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I share the sadness of losing Belohlavek at such a young age. However, I am at least happy that Decca is issuing this late-in-life retake of the Smetana cycle. It might make a nice complement to his existing Decca Dvorak offerings. Why did Decca wait till to issue this recording? If they had made it in they could have issued it sooner.

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