Antonín Dvořák - Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 (Rafael Kubelík)

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Composer: Antonín Dvořák

• (01) Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
• (05) Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 - "From the New World"

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Date: 1966 (No. 8), 1972 (No. 9)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4474122

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Reviews

"Rafael Kubelik's performances of the last Dvorak symphonies are also among the finest ever recorded. They are superbly played, and the recordings sound admirably fresh, full yet well detailed, the ambience attractive."

-- PENGUIN GUIDE

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"Rafael Kubelik recorded Dvorak's Ninth Symphony something like four times, but it's never sounded better than it does here. In fact, when these performances were first released, they set new standards in symphonic cogency and beauty of orchestral execution. On this disc they have been carefully remastered and paired on a single midpriced CD. What a deal! One of the biggest problems in collecting classical music is that you're often faced with an embarrassment of riches--so many really fine performances of the great works. Some of these, however, stand out as classic recordings of classical music, and Kubelik's Dvorak recordings clearly belong in this elite category."

-- David Hurwitz

More reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Dvor%C3%A1k-Symphonies-Nos-8-9/dp/B000001GQ7

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Antonín Dvořák (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer. He was the second Czech composer to achieve worldwide recognition, after Bedřich Smetana. Following Smetana's nationalist example, many of Dvořák's works show the influence of Czech folk music, such as his  two sets of Slavonic Dances, the Symphonic Variations, and the overwhelming majority of his songs. Dvořák wrote in a variety of forms: nine symphonies, ten operas, three concertos, several symphonic poems, serenades for string orchestra and wind ensemble, more than 40 works of chamber music, and piano music.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k

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Rafael Kubelík (29 June 1914 – 11 August 1996) was a Czech-born conductor and composer. Kubelík was music director of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1941–48), the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1950–53), The Royal Opera, Covent Garden (1955–58), and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (1961–79). He was also a frequent guest conductor for leading orchestras in Europe and America. Kubelík's complete discography is enormous, with complete cycles of Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák, and Mahler symphonies. As a composer, Kubelík wrote 5 operas, 3 symphonies, chamber music, choral works, and songs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Kubel%C3%ADk

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