Dvorak Schubert Giulini - Sym 9 From the New World Sym 8 Unfinished (6 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Dvorak, Schubert, Giulini
Sym 9: From the New World / Sym 8: Unfinished
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (6) - 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 B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: Allegro moderato
6. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ('Unfinished'), D. 759: Andante con moto

CD Details

All Artists: Dvorak, Schubert, Giulini, Kubelik
Title: Sym 9: From the New World / Sym 8: Unfinished
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Unesco Classics
Release Date: 6/27/2000
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 072435763720

CD Reviews

Great Dvorak; good Schubert

D. R. Schryer | Poquoson, VA United States | 12/05/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Carlo Maria Giulini -- though, by temperment, not a "star" -- was one of the half dozen or so greatest conductors of the 20th century, far better than many "star" conductors, such as Rafael Kubelik. Giulini had a particular rapport with the music of Dvorak. He made several outstanding recordings of Dvorak's "New World" Symphony and this recording with the Philharmonia Orchestra in its prime is truly outstanding -- definitely worth five stars. Had the Schubert "Unfinished" Symphony been the superb version recorded by Giulini, I would have assigned five stars to this CD. But, for some reason the superb Giulini "Unfinished" was passed by in favor of a performance conducted by Kubelik which is decent but not on a par with Giulini. Nevertheless, this CD is worth getting for the outstanding Giulini performance of Dvorak's "New World" Symphony."