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Work: The Ballad of Blaník

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ComposerJanáček, Leoš (1854-1928)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeOrchestral
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Prom 58: Czech Philharmonic with Gardiner and Vogt

The internet makes it simple for the mind's ear to travel. A click to this page on Bachtrack and you're right there: in the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague, listening to the Czech Philharmonic. Hearing that orchestra play away from home, in the Royal Albert Hall, one loses something - a lot of the instrumental detail inevitably drifts off into the hall.