George J
Herefordshire member
I find that Youtube is a marvellous place to discover legendary musical performances, and so it has proven again with this.
As a result I now have the official Supraphon CD issue, which is better than the quality on Youtube, and is also a complete transfer of the whole concert.
A moment in history is captured here. Never again would Talich be allowed to perform this complete piece live [under the protectorate of Moravia/Bohemia], though he did make a studio recording of the music on Electrola shortly afterwards without any cut.
The concert was recorded from the relayed broadcast in Oslo by the NRK, who relayed the broadcast concert in Norway alongside radio stations in Italy, France and other major European senders.
Please do not expect anything like a modern quality of sonics, or even something as good as the best commercial recordings of the time. The performance surely overcomes the limitations that exist. I am grateful to have this recordings, and I hope people will give a chance!
With best wishes from George
PS. I am thinking of Ma Vlast, rather than the concert of a week later of the second set of Slavonic Dances by Dvorak [also contained in the CD issue], which seems to me at a less high a level of interest.