Reissue album from RAFAEL LUBELIK. Releasing in UHQCD. Recorded on May 12, 1990 at Smetana Hall, Prague. Rafael Kubelik(cond), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Live).
DENON Classics is highly acclaimed in the classical music world around the world. This time, many of these masterpieces have finally been released in UHQCD format at an affordable price! In 1990, the great master Kubelík made his long-awaited return to Japan as a result of the velvet revolution in his native Czech Republic and performed with his former mainstay, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time in 42 years in a moving performance.
This masterpiece shines brilliantly in the history of "My Homeland" performances. First UHQCD release / UHQCD / Recorded: May 12, 1990 / Location: Smetana Hall, Prague.
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