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Vaclav Talich Special Edition Vol 13-dvorák: Symphonies 8-9
Supraphon

Vaclav Talich Special Edition Vol 13-dvorák: Symphonies 8-9

$20.99

Details

Composer
DVO?ÁK, ANTONIN
Artist
CZECH PHILHARMONI ORCHESTRA
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Mar 23, 2007
Catalog #
SU3833-2
UPC
099925383329

About

These performances still sound as fresh and lively as any available. The first movement of the Eighth in particular has striking vitality, and Talich's characterful treatment of the finale, which waits until the coda before really taking off, continues to serve as a model of how the music can be played most effectively. The New World Symphony has similar passion and fire, and a Largo to die for, though in this work there's very strong competition from Ancerl on this same label, in very good stereo. Throughout both performances the playing of the Czech Philharmonic is, as expected, magnificently idiomatic, and the early 1950s mono recordings sound perfectly fine in these latest transfers, perhaps a bit brighter than in their previous incarnation. If for some reason you don't know these performances, then by all means get this latest release, and treasure it.

--David Hurwitz

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro con brio 09:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    09:03
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Tschechische Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Václav Talich
  2. 2 II. Adagio 09:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    09:41
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Tschechische Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Václav Talich
  3. 3 III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace 06:30
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Tschechische Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Václav Talich
  4. 4 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 09:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    09:53
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Tschechische Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Václav Talich
  5. 5 I. Adagio - Allegro molto 09:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro molto
    Duration
    09:12
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Tschechische Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Václav Talich
  6. 6 II. Largo 12:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    12:42
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Tschechische Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Václav Talich
  7. 7 III. Molto vivace 08:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Molto vivace
    Duration
    08:06
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Tschechische Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Václav Talich
  8. 8 IV. Allegro con fuoco 11:21
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro con fuoco
    Duration
    11:21
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Tschechische Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Václav Talich