BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jirí Belohlávek

CHANDOS CHSA 5109     79:32

It is all too easy to miss concerts on Radio 3 even if one uses the internet service, so it is good that some of the best are still being issued on CD. This recording, dating from earlier this year, brings together two reasonably unfamiliar works by Suk. I heard A Summer’s Tale in Prague a few years ago and was glad to be reacquainted with it. The late romanticism of the scoring is captivating throughout and Jirí Belohlávek has an innate feel for the dance rhythms which underpin it.

Prague is a more extrovert work and one which would easily fit into the most conservative of concert programmes. Perhaps we could persuade somebody to put in into next season? BH