Symphony No. 8 / Serenade for Strings
Album by Antonín Dvořák & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Yehudi Menuhin
Symphony No. 8 / Serenade for Strings is a pairing of orchestral works by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1889 and 1875 respectively. Musically it juxtaposes the late-Romantic warmth and expansive orchestral colour of the later symphonic writing with the earlier intimate, string-only textures and dance-inflected melodies, representing key moments in Dvořák's development as a composer bridging folk-influenced lyricism and mature symphonic technique.
First released: 2001
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- 1.Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88: I. Allegro con brio9:44
- 2.Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88: II. Adagio11:41
- 3.Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88: III. Allegretto grazioso5:59
- 4.Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88: IV. Allegro ma non troppo8:44
- 5.Serenade for Strings, op. 22: I. Moderato4:22
- 6.Serenade for Strings, op. 22: II. Tempo di valse6:37
- 7.Serenade for Strings, op. 22: III. Scherzo4:57
- 8.Serenade for Strings, op. 22: IV. Larghetto5:29
- 9.Serenade for Strings, op. 22: V. Finale: Adagio vivace5:51
