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Dvořák*, Sir Charles Mackerras, Czech Philharmonic*, Prague Symphony Orchestra* – Symphonies Nos 8 & 9 - Legends - Slavonic Dances
Antonín Dvořák - Symphonies Nos 8 & 9 - Legends - Slavonic Dances album cover
Label: Supraphon – SU 4301-1
Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Stereo - Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered
Country: Czech Republic & Slovakia
Released: Aug 27, 2021
Genre: Classical
Style: Romantic
Legends, Op. 59 (B 122, 1881)
A1 I. Allegretto non troppo, quasi andantino 3:23
A2 II. Molto Moderato 4:18
A3 III. Allegro Giusto 4:07
A4 IV. Molto Maestoso 5:44
A5 V. Allegro Giusto 4:24
B1 VI. Allegro Con Moto 5:11
B2 VII. Allegretto Grazioso 2:48
B3 VIII. Un Poco Allegretto 3:45
B4 IX. Andante Con Moto 2:34
B5 X. Andante 4:00
B6 Slavonic Dance No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 46 (B 83, 1878) 4:14
Symphony No. 8 In G Major, Op. 88 (B 163, 1889)
C1 I. Allegro Con Brio 9:39
C2 II. Adagio 9:56
C3 III. Allegretto Grazioso 6:02
D1 IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 9:36
Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46 (B 83, 1878)
D2 No. 2 In E Minor. Allegretto Scherzando 4:39
D3 No. 6 In D Major. Allegretto Scherzando 5:15
D4 No. 7 In C Minor. Allegro Assai 3:29
Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, 'From The New World', Op. 95 (B 178, 1893)
E1 I. Adagio - Allegro Molto 11:19
E2 II. Largo 12:17
F1 III. Molto Vivace 7:21
F2 IV. Allegro Con Fuoco 10:52
F3 Slavonic Dance No. 10 In E Minor, Op. 72 (B 147, 1886-87) 5:35
Pressed By – GZ Media – 229232E
Recorded in Prague iIn the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum, 8-11 April 1999 (Slavonic Dances), 17-25 March 2001 (Legends) and live in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House, 10-13 September 2005 (Symphonies).
LIMITED EDITION
No. xxxx / 2000
180 g VINYL
Presented in an elegant box (...) On vinyl for the very first time.
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Antonn Dvorak
- Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95
- Legends, Op. 59; Slavonic Dances Nos 2, 6, 7 and 8, Op. 46, No. 10, Op. 72
Sir Charles Mackerras dirigiert das Prager Symphony Orchester und die tschechischen Philharmoniker
Das tschechische Traditionslabel Supraphon ist längst mehr als ein Geheimtipp für Liebhaber klassischer Musik in audiophiler Qualität. Mit dieser umfangreichen Veröffentlichung drei Mal 180 Gramm wird der neben Smetana größte Komponist unseres Nachbarlandes, Antonin Dvorak, angemessen gewürdigt. Neben der unverzichtbaren 9. Symphonie „aus der neuen Welt“ finden sich hier hervorragende Aufnahmen von weniger bekannten Kompositionen des Meisters, nämlich der 8. Symphonie, der Slawischen Tänze und der „Legenden“. Brilliant und authentisch werden diese eindringlichen Werke von den zwei angesehensten tschechischen Klangkörpern dargeboten: der Tschechischen Philharmonie und der Prager Symphoniker, jeweils unter der Leitung von Maestro Sir Charles Mackerras. Der ist ein echter Dvorak-Fan und bezeichnet den Tschechen als „größten Komponisten abgesehen von Mozart“ -beste Voraussetzungen also für einen Meilenstein der Dvorak-Interpretation. Die ungemein kraftvollen Einspielungen werden glasklar wiedergegeben; ein ausführliches Booklet rundet diese großartige Box wunderbar ab.
Limitiert und nummeriert auf 2000 Stück.
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Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Symphonien Nr.8 & 9 (180g)
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
3 LPs
+Legenden op. 59; Slawische Tänze Nr. 2, 6-8, 10
Künstler: Prague Symphony Orchestra (Symphonien, Legenden), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Slawische Tänze), Charles Mackerras
Label: Supraphon
Erscheinungstermin: 3.9.2021
Uneingeschränkte Liebe
Die Aufnahmen von Sir Charles Mackerras (1925–2010) mit tschechischem Repertoire zählen noch immer zu den unangefochtenen Referenzeinspielungen in der einschlägigen Diskografie, denen man die bedingungslose Liebe zu dieser Musik vom ersten bis zum letzten Ton anhört. Die ansprechend gestaltete Box bei SUPRAPHON vereint drei audiophil gefertigte Vinyl-LPs von Einspielungen mit Werken Dvořáks (die u. a. mit dem Cannes Classical Award 2003 ausgezeichnet wurden) mit Mackerras und der Tschechischen Philharmonie bzw. dem Prager Sinfonieorchester, die dem geneigten Musikfreund höchsten Genuss in Sachen Klang und Interpretation garantieren.
Tracklisting
LP
Legends, Op. 59, B 122
1
Allegretto non troppo, quasi andantino
2
Molto moderato
3
Allegro giusto
4
Molto maestoso
5
Allegro giusto
6
Allegro con moto
7
Allegretto grazioso
8
Un poco allegretto e grazioso
9
Andante con moto
10
Andante
Slavonic Dances, Series I., Op. 46, B.83
11
Furiant - Presto
LP
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B.163
1
Allegro con brio
2
Adagio
3
Allegretto grazioso
4
Allegro ma non troppo
Slavonic Dances, Series I., Op. 46, B.83
5
Dumka - Allegretto scherzando
6
Sousedská - Allegretto scherzando
7
Skocná - Allegro assai
LP
Symphony No. 9 in E minor From The New World, Op. 95, B.178
1
Adagio - Allegro molto
2
Largo
3
Molto vivace
4
Allegro con fuoco
Slavonic Dances, Series II., Op. 72, B.147
5
Mazur - Allegretto grazioso
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MACKERRAS’S SUPERB DVOŘÁK
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON VINYL
Catalogue number: SU 4301-1
24th August 2021
For Antonín Dvořák’s 180th birthday on 8 September, 2021 Supraphon is issuing a real treat for those who love his music and for admirers of the unique legacy of the conductor Sir Charles Mackerras. On Friday, 27 August, for the first time on vinyl, the Supraphon label is releasing a three-record album of acclaimed recordings of Dvořák’s Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9, Legends, and Slavonic Dances wonderfully performed by the Czech Philharmonic and the Prague Symphony Orchestra made between 1999 and 2005 under the baton of the unforgettable Sir Charles Mackerras, a great admirer and promoter of Czech music who was awarded the Artis Bohemiae Amicis medal in 2010.
„I love Dvořák’s music with all of my heart. Besides Mozart, I have always regarded him as the best composer. He wrote symphonies, symphonic poems, operas, chamber music, songs, large-scale sacred works, and everything else… He’s simply the greatest composer apart from Mozart perhaps.“ These words were spoken by Sir Charles Mackerras, who not only loved Dvořák and Czech music, as is shown by the quote above, but was of incalculably valuable service to that music as a world-famous conductor. Of the wonderful recordings of Dvořák’s greatest symphonies, were we to seek out the best for publication on vinyl, Mackerras’s would definitely be included among them, with technically perfect sound and such authentically “Czech” musicality and temperament that even many of Dvořák’s compatriots would envy. The recordings clearly show how much the young Mackerras managed to learn in Prague from his teacher Václav Talich. His recordings of the Eighth and Ninth Symphonies are exciting because of their liveliness, even in a literal sense – they are recordings of live concerts by the superb Prague Symphony Orchestra. Then the selection of Slavonic Dances and Legends (which received the 2003 Cannes Classical Award) has the air of nobility and the warmth of sound that are the unmistakable attributes of the Czech Philharmonic.
This set of three vinyl LP records is made to meet the top technical standards and is elegantly packaged to reveal true gems of the Dvořák discography with one of the world’s most important conductors.
180g vinyl / limited edition
DMM cutting and pressing by GZ Media
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