Dvorak's New World Symphony
Anti-apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs on the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony.
Soul Music · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
While for many, it will be always associated with brown bread, the Largo from Dvorak's New World Symphony is an enduring a piece that never fails to move and inspire.
Anti- apartheid campaigner Albie Sachs explains that through whistling the theme while in solitary confinement, he was able to make contact with the wider world and kept his spirit and hope alive.
Margaret Caldicott recalls the important role the piece played in her mother's life while in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal.
Producer Lucy Lunt
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2012.