Symphonies nos. 7 & 8

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest & Sir Colin Davis

Symphonies nos. 7 and 8 are orchestral works by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1885 and 1889 respectively. They display late-Romantic orchestration and expansive melodic writing, blending robust symphonic architecture with folk-influenced rhythms and vivid orchestral colours that reflect a mature phase in Dvořák's symphonic output and his role in late nineteenth-century Central European music.

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  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 7 in D minor, op. 70: 1. Allegro maestoso
    10:06
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 7 in D minor, op. 70: 2. Poco adagio
    10:15
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 7 in D minor, op. 70: 3. Scherzo (Vivace)
    7:03
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 7 in D minor, op. 70: 4. Finale (Allegro)
    9:08
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 8 in G, op. 88: 1. Allegro con brio
    9:42
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 8 in G, op. 88: 2. Adagio
    11:09
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 8 in G, op. 88: 3. Allegretto grazioso
    6:34
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 8 in G, op. 88: 4. Allegro ma non troppo
    9:42

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