Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 (Remastered) Bruno Walter

• Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904): Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World":
• 1 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": I. Adagio - Allegro molto 09:31
• 2 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo 12:08
• 3 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": III. Molto vivace 08:14
• 4 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco 12:16
• Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163:
• 5 Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: I. Allegro con brio 10:00
• 6 Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: II. Adagio 09:16
• 7 Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace 05:58
• 8 Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: IV. Allegro ma non troppo 10:11
• Total Runtime 01:17:34

Info for Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 (Remastered)

Bruno Walter recorded the Eighth in southern California in 1962, at the end of a glorious career in the opera pit, on the podium, and in the studio. A finer valedictory could scarcely have been possible. This sunny, ebullient account is full of real grazioso phrasing and has a wonderful lightness of touch, yet shows plenty of muscle from a man who was 85 at the time he conducted it. The playing of the Columbia Symphony is inspired, and the recording, now more than 50 years old, remains exemplary for its balance and extraordinarily good sonics.

"A lovely recording, yet another reminder of the magnificent Indian summer in which Bruno Walter came out of his retirement in California to make stereo recordings of some of his favorite pieces for the last time. The orchestra consisted of the best of Hollywood's studio musicians, and by all accounts they loved working with the old man--and he with them. You can certainly tell." (David Hurwitz)

Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor

Digitally remastered

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