Classics No. 8 - Narrations

I. Markevitch, Icare
F. Schreker, Prelude to Die Gezeichneten (“The Branded”)
A. Dvorák, Cello Concerto in B minor

The short career of boy wonder Igor Markevitch resembled the prematurely concluded flight of Icarus. The sound he achieves from the orchestra is imaginative, bold, thrilling and dazzling. Short also was the career of composer
Franz Schreker, who was at the height of his creativity when he wrote “The Branded.” Dvorak’s Cello Concerto is not only one of the finest ever written, it is also his heartfelt tribute to his love of youth.

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