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Antonin Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 ''New World''; Scherzo Capriccioso / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Neumann / Crystal Collection / Supraphon Audio CD 1988 Stereo / 11 0629-2
UPC 8596911062920
The Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 (Czech: Symfonie č. 9 e moll "Z nového světa"), popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America from 1892 to 1895. It premiered in New York City on 16 December 1893. It has been described as one of the most popular of all symphonies. In older literature and recordings, this symphony was – as for its first publication – numbered as Symphony No. 5. Astronaut Neil Armstrong took a tape recording of the New World Symphony along during the Apollo 11 mission, the first Moon landing, in 1969. The symphony was completed in the building that now houses the Bily Clocks Museum in Spillville, Iowa.
The Scherzo capriccioso in D♭ major, Op. 66 (B. 131), is an orchestral work by Antonín Dvořák. Composed in 1883, it was premiered the same year at the National Theatre under Adolf Čech. A typical performance takes approximately 14 minutes.
As with the third piano trio, the Hussite Overture, the Ballade in D minor, and the seventh symphony, composed in the same period, the work is written in a more dramatic, dark and aggressive style that supersedes the carefree folk style of Dvořák's "Slavonic period". It also bears other notable features, including development occurring in the exposition, counterpoint creating dense structure, and the sound of the orchestra often being punctuated by the distinctive use of the cor anglais and bass clarinet.
| Label: | Supraphon – 11 0629-2 |
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| Series: | Crystal Collection |
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Released: |
1988 |
| Genre: | Classical |
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Tracklist:
ANTONIN DVORAK
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ''From the New World'' 40:55
1. I. Adagio. Allegro molto 9:18
2. II. Largo 12:17
3. III. Molto vivace 8:15
4. IV. Allegro con fuoco 11:12
5. Scherzo capriccioso for Large Orchestra 15:09
- Orchestra - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor - Vaclav Neumann
