by Ben Hogwood photo by used courtesy of Wikipedia

On this day in 1896, the premiere of The Water Goblin, a symphonic poem by Antonin Dvořák, took place with the Queen’s Hall Orchestra conducted by Sir Henry Wood.

Dvořák’s late orchestral works are often overlooked but are full of drama, incident and melody – with this example being one of the finest. One of the best recent accounts was recorded by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and can be heard below:

Published post no.3,078 – Saturday 14 November 2026