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“I am very happy to record my first CD for Naxos with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra and Orfeón Pamplonés. This CD is a continuation of my Dvořák series, and contains less well-known choral pieces that nevertheless deserve to be performed – not only the Te Deum, but also the Mass in D major, which is an interesting piece.

The Mass can also be performed in Dvořák's version with only organ accompaniment, which is rather simple if you compare it to Dvořák’s other works. But the orchestral version with solo voices is very interesting and tells us that it's not only the Stabat Mater and Requiem that are important in his catalogue of works.”

– Antoni Wit, conductor

A native of Bohemia, Antonín Dvořák contributed much to the re-establishment of Czech national musical identity in the 19th century. It was the popularity of his choral music in England, however, that led to the development of the Mass in D from its smaller-scale original into a movingly dramatic and jubilant masterpiece with full orchestra. Dvořák’s celebratory Te Deum is comparable in form to a four-movement symphony. Antoni Wit is considered by ClassicsToday.com to be ‘the best conductor around these day for big choral works’. His acclaimed recording of Dvořák’s Requiem is available on Naxos 8.572874-75.

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