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Product Description The centerpiece of this programme is the first ever recording of the Hiawatha Melodrama, a concert work for narrator and orchestra designed to show the kinship between Dvorak's New World Symphony and Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha, which Dvorak said had inspired him in the symphony. It takes music from the symphony, as well as passages from the American Suite and Violin Sonatina, and fuses them with the poem, which is recited by a bass-baritone. Also included is music by Arthur Farwell, who was influenced by Dvorak, and was a proponent of Native American music. This recording thus celebrates the crosscurrent of influences between the Czech composer and American music and culture. Review This is one of those rare "concept albums" where the concept actually works. It offers a truly fresh and interesting perspective on Dvorák's American period, while still assembling a program that makes for enjoyable listening on its own. Few of us bother to read Longfellow's poem anymore, but hearing it wedded to Dvorák's music really does create a powerful and, somehow, nostalgic atmosphere of perhaps a more innocent age. I found it quite moving, and the rest of the performances very enjoyable. You will too. --David Hurwitz, classicstoday.com"I first heard a version of it in a Horowitz-curated Dvorák Festival at the University of Texas about ten years ago. I was not entirely convinced but I enjoyed the presentation immensely. This latest version on a new Naxos CD is even better than what I heard years ago and I am sure it will appeal to many music-lovers who love the symphony and thought they knew what it was all about." --Paul E. Robinson, Musical Toronto