Antonin Dvorák: From the New World
Symphony Nr. 9, Op. 95 Czech Suite, Op. 39
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GEN 87105 EAN: 4260036251050
23.11.2007
Special offer18.90 € 16.90 €
”From the New World” is the name of Antonin Dvorak’s ninth and best-known symphony. But what is more American about the symphonic energy packet than about the sparkling, jubilant, chuckling “Czech Suite” – musicologists have been arguing over this for decades. When listening to the new GENUIN-CD by the Württemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen, one may not be able to decide if the wonderfully mournful English horn in the second movement of the Symphony is standing on one of the Giant Mountains on the Czech-Polish border or on the endless prairie, and it does not matter either where Dvorak experienced the luminous moonlit night that the slow movement of the Suite seems to conjure up… But one thing is certain: this Dvorak CD by the fabulous orchestra under the direction of John Axelrod once again takes us along on a journey into variegated and colourful landscapes after their journey to Spain (“Zarzuela,” GEN 86071) and Oriental tales (Rimsky-Korsakov, Respighi, GEN 04047). Dvorak’s splendid melodies bloom magnificently and velvety strings light up the musical firmament. Turn it on and take off!
Read the French review on Classique Info, 26.12.2007.
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Tracklist
- Antonín Dvorák
Sinfonie Nr. 9 „Aus der neuen Welt “
Adagio – Allegro molto - Largo
- Scherzo. Molto vivace
- Allegro con fuoco
- Antonín Dvorák
Tschechische Suite D-Dur op. 39
Preludium (Pastorale). Allegro moderato - Polka. Allegretto grazioso
- Minuetto. Sousedská. Allegro giusto
- Romanze. Andante con moto
- Finale (Furiant.) Presto
”From the New World” is the name of Antonin Dvorak’s ninth and best-known symphony. But what is more American about the symphonic energy packet than about the sparkling, jubilant, chuckling “Czech Suite” – musicologists have been arguing over this for decades. When listening to the new GENUIN-CD by the Württemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen, one may not be able to decide if the wonderfully mournful English horn in the second movement of the Symphony is standing on one of the Giant Mountains on the Czech-Polish border or on the endless prairie, and it does not matter either where Dvorak experienced the luminous moonlit night that the slow movement of the Suite seems to conjure up… But one thing is certain: this Dvorak CD by the fabulous orchestra under the direction of John Axelrod once again takes us along on a journey into variegated and colourful landscapes after their journey to Spain (“Zarzuela,” GEN 86071) and Oriental tales (Rimsky-Korsakov, Respighi, GEN 04047). Dvorak’s splendid melodies bloom magnificently and velvety strings light up the musical firmament. Turn it on and take off!
Read the French review on Classique Info, 26.12.2007.