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Cantabile
Signum
Signum Records SIGCD055
Dvorak

21.   Goin' Home

Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904) / William Arms Fisher (1861-1948)
Arranged by Cantabile

Goodbye song. Music from the 9th Symphony From the New World. One of the most glorious melodies ever created - is it a Czech tune or a negro spiritual, or simply Dvořák? Who knows? And whether it calls to mind Bohemia, the Deep South or a village in the North of England, it has that special, goose-bump-creating power.

William Arms Fisher created a stunning spiritualesque piece when he added words to the melody with piano; we have integrated his work back into the Dvořák score, with Malcolm providing an excellent 'orchestral' accompaniment.