
Antonín Dvorák
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
In Nature's Realm · Carnival · Othello
Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
In Nature's Realm · Carnival · Othello


Orchestral

2 CDs; booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish
Format:
CD
Released:
March 2002
Catalogue No.:
ODE 962-2D
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195096222
CD
Released:
March 2002
Catalogue No.:
ODE 962-2D
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195096222

40:56
Symphony No. 9 in E-minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
1
I. Adagio - Allegro molto
9:12
2
II. Largo
12:27
3
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
7:57
4
IV. Allegro con fuoco
11:18

38:02
1
In Nature's Realm Overture, Op. 91
14:02
2
Carnival Overture, Op. 92
9:11
3
Othello Overture, Op. 93
14:38
This is what any recording of this piece has to be about - communicating a masterpiece afresh without veering from tradition - and this recording now joins a select few at the top of the list.
Philip Haldeman, American Record Guide, November/December 2002
Though there are many fine versions of the New World Symphony, this one stands comparisons with the finest, as well as offering a unique and apt coupling in its two-disc format.
Edward Greenfield, Gramophone, July 2002
Philip Haldeman, American Record Guide, November/December 2002
Though there are many fine versions of the New World Symphony, this one stands comparisons with the finest, as well as offering a unique and apt coupling in its two-disc format.
Edward Greenfield, Gramophone, July 2002
Vladimir Ashkenazy served as the Czech Philharmonic's chief conductor from 1998-2003. These recordings were made in 1999 at the orchestra's home residency, the Dvořák Hall in Prague's historic Rudolfinum.