Symphony no. 5 "New World" / Symphony no. 8

Album by Antonín Dvořák & London Symphony Orchestra & Leopold Ludwig

Symphonies No. 5 (composed 1875) and No. 8 (composed 1889) are orchestral works by Antonín Dvořák. No. 5 combines late-Romantic harmonic richness, lyrical Czech-inflected melodies and robust orchestration reflecting Dvořák's developing symphonic technique, while No. 8 offers a more pastoral, folk-inflected palette with inventive orchestral colour and formal clarity that consolidated his standing as a major symphonist of the late 19th century.
First released: 20th July 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": I. Adagio - allegro molto
    8:17
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
    13:02
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": III. Scherzo - molto vivace
    6:45
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
    9:59
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88: I. Allegro con brio
    9:46
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88: II. Adagio
    10:26
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88: III. Allegretto grazioso
    6:05
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    8:53

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