Reference Recordings
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Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Simon: Four Black American Dances

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Details

Composer
Antonin Dvorak, Carlos Simon
Artist
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Format
SACD
Discs
1
Label
Reference Recordings
Released
Jul 03, 2026
Catalog #
FR-769SACD
UPC
030911276928

About

Reference Recordings proudly presents the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performing Manfred Honeck's masterly interpretation of Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, (Op. 95) "From the New World." This album also features the first commercial release of Carlos Simon's "Four Black American Dances." The album was recorded live in February 2025 in beautiful and historic Heinz Hall, home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in superb audiophile sound.

Critic reviews

  • “I’m pleased to report that Honeck has worked his magic yet again with Dvořák’s New World Symphony, and as with the most successful of his previous recordings, his interpretative wizardry is largely achieved through a careful and imaginative consideration of a score’s details: its note values…”

    Gramophone, Recording of the month, August 2026

  • “Manfred Honeck’s performance of the first movement of Dvořák’s Ninth is not heavy. He conducts it briskly, and above all with a strikingly dance-like quality.”

    Pizzicato, Supersonic, July 2026

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  • “What an excellent recording this is, reminding us that this is a great work, and enough to revive the jaded palate of the most blasé of listeners.”

    MusicWeb International, Recommended, August 2026

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro molto 12:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro molto
    Duration
    12:05
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Manfred Honeck
  2. 2 II. Largo 13:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    13:10
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Manfred Honeck
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Molto vivace 07:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Manfred Honeck
  4. 4 IV. Allegro con fuoco 11:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    11:23
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Manfred Honeck
  5. 5 I. Ring Shout 04:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Ring Shout
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Ensemble
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Manfred Honeck
  6. 6 II. Waltz 03:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Waltz
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Ensemble
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Manfred Honeck
  7. 7 III. Tap 01:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Tap
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Ensemble
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Manfred Honeck
  8. 8 IV. Holy Dance 05:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Holy Dance
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Ensemble
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Manfred Honeck