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Antonin Dvorak, Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Antonín Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (8) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Adagio...Allegro molto
2. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Largo
3. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Molto vivace...Poco sostenuto
4. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Allegro con fuoco
5. Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published as No. 4): Allegro con brio
6. Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published as No. 4): Adagio
7. Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published as No. 4): Allegretto grazioso
8. Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published as No. 4): Allegro ma non troppo

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All Artists: Antonin Dvorak, Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Title: Antonín Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics
Release Date: 2/16/1993
Genre: Classical
Styles: Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 077776432526, 077776432557

Synopsis

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These are good performances of Dvorák's two most popular symphonies, but they come into direct competition with Rafael Kubelík's standard-setting performances on DG with the very same orchestra, and in that respect they simply fail to measure up. Consumers are faced with an embarrassment of riches in this music, and there's simply no reason not to go for the best, particularly when price is not an issue. So unless you are a major Karajan fan, go for Kubelík. --David Hurwitz

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CD Reviews

Mixture of richness and edge

Stephen Chakwin | Norwalk, CT USA | 04/28/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are few sounds on discs like the amber liquid of the BPO at the beginning of Karajan's recording of the Eighth, one of his specialites that he recorded several times in Vienna, once as far as I know in Berlin. the whole performance of this symphony is luminous and lyrical. There are other fine approaches to it: Kertesz, Kubelik, Neumann, etc., but none with the sheer inner glow of this one.
Symphony 9 is also gorgeously played and powerfully laid out. There are scores of good recordings of this piece, including a wonderful bargain from Kertesz and the Vienna Phil, as well Karajan's own Viennese recording. This is a worthy and lyrical one. At the price it is well worth it and the sound is rich and lovely."

If you like Karajan, this is for you. If not...

Noel | Hoboken, NJ USA | 01/20/2000

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Karajan has a tendency to conduct every symphony as if it were Beethoven's 9th -- the music must start almost inaudibly like a faint hum and (very) gradually take shape and emerge. While this approach is effective for, say, Bruckner symphonies, it does not work very well for the New World Symphony. This particular recording of the piece takes an extremely long time to get off the ground -- when the low strings make their entrance, going back and forth between the brasses, the orchestra sounds like it's swimming in molasses.The Eighth Symphony is done better, though almost by necessity; the music just happens to be bouncier than the Ninth, so there's less room for excessive rubato."

BRAVO, KARAJAN, BRAVO

Francisco J. Muñoz | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 09/16/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Extraordinarias interpretaciones de dos hermosas Sinfonías. Karajan está a la altura de sus antecedente. Los críticos anteriores deben tener los oídos empeñados para no saber valorar semejante disco.100% recomendado."