The audio recording of the Dvorák Symphony No.9 from this Rudolf Kempe DVD has been released on BBC Legends, and was a Penguin Guide Rosette Winner.

In this performance of Richard Strauss, we witness Kempe’s mastery in securing issues of ‘structure, atmosphere and emotional intensity’ (David Patmore), along with his ‘unfailing musicality’. According to the Times critic Joan Chissell, Kempe’s performance of Heldenleben won him a ‘hero’s ovation, and rightly… Conducting without a score, Mr. Kempe gave detailed guidance to every player, yet at the same time retained the ability to stand back and view the work in perspective.’

The performance of Dvorák 9 a year later was described by Chissell as ‘glowing enough to make you fall in love with its familiar strains all over again’.

Contents:
Richard Strauss
- Ein Heldenleben
Royal Albert Hall, London, 27 August 1974

Antonin Dvorak
- Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’
Royal Albert Hall, London, 29 August 1975

First DVD release.

1 DVD
Sound format: LCPM mono
Picture format: 4:3
Running time: 89’
Menu languages: English
Booklet languages: E/F/G
Region code: 0
Territory Restrictions: None