Antoniacuten Leopold Dvoaacutek Witold Rowicki London Symphony Orchestra - Dvork The Symphonies Overtures (39 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Antonín Leopold Dvoák, Witold Rowicki, London Symphony Orchestra
Dvorák: The Symphonies & Overtures
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Symphony No. 1 in C minor ('The Bells of Zlonice'), B9: 1. (Maestoso - Allegro)
2. Symphony No. 1 in C minor ('The Bells of Zlonice'), B9: 2. Adagio di molto
3. Symphony No. 1 in C minor ('The Bells of Zlonice'), B9: 3. Allegretto
4. Symphony No. 1 in C minor ('The Bells of Zlonice'), B9: 4. Finale: Allegro animato
5. Carnival (Karneval), concert overture, B. 169 (Op. 92)
6. My Home (Domov muj), concert overture (arr. from Josef Kajet?n Tyl, B. 125), B. 125a (Op. 62)
Track Listings (6) - Disc #2
1. Symphony No. 6 in D major, B. 112 (Op. 60) (first published as No. 1, Op. 58): 1. Allegro non tanto
2. Symphony No. 6 in D major, B. 112 (Op. 60) (first published as No. 1, Op. 58): 2. Adagio
3. Symphony No. 6 in D major, B. 112 (Op. 60) (first published as No. 1, Op. 58): 3. Scherzo (Furiant: Presto)
4. Symphony No. 6 in D major, B. 112 (Op. 60) (first published as No. 1, Op. 58): 4. Finale: Allegro con spirito
5. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, B. 12 (Op. 4): 1. Allegro con moto
6. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, B. 12 (Op. 4): 2. Poco adagio
Track Listings (6) - Disc #3
1. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, B. 12 (Op. 4): 3. Scherzo: Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, B. 12 (Op. 4): 4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
3. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, B. 41 (Op. 13): 1. Allegro
4. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, B. 41 (Op. 13): 2. Andante sostenuto e molto cantabile
5. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, B. 41 (Op. 13): 3. Scherzo: Allegro feroce
6. Symphony No. 4 in D minor, B. 41 (Op. 13): 4. Allegro con brio
Track Listings (7) - Disc #4
1. Symphony No. 3 in E flat, B. 34 (Op. 10): 1. Allegro moderato
2. Symphony No. 3 in E flat, B. 34 (Op. 10): 2. Adagio molto, tempo di marcia
3. Symphony No. 3 in E flat, B. 34 (Op. 10): 3. Allegro vivace
4. Symphony No. 5 in F major, B. 54 (Op. 76) (first published as No. 3): 1. Allegro, ma non troppo
5. Symphony No. 5 in F major, B. 54 (Op. 76) (first published as No. 3): 2. Andante con moto
6. Symphony No. 5 in F major, B. 54 (Op. 76) (first published as No. 3): 3. Andante con moto - Allegro scherzando
7. Symphony No. 5 in F major, B. 54 (Op. 76) (first published as No. 3): 4. Finale. Allegro molto
Track Listings (8) - Disc #5
1. Symphony No. 7 in D minor, B. 141 (Op. 70) (first published as No. 2): 1. Allegro maestoso
2. Symphony No. 7 in D minor, B. 141 (Op. 70) (first published as No. 2): 2. Poco adagio
3. Symphony No. 7 in D minor, B. 141 (Op. 70) (first published as No. 2): 3. Scherzo (Vivace)
4. Symphony No. 7 in D minor, B. 141 (Op. 70) (first published as No. 2): 4. Finale: Allegro
5. Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published as No. 4): 1. Allegro con brio
6. Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published as No. 4): 2. Adagio
7. Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published as No. 4): 3. Allegretto grazioso
8. Symphony No. 8 in G major, B. 163 (Op.88) (first published as No. 4): 4. Allegro ma non troppo
Track Listings (6) - Disc #6
1. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 1. Adagio - Allegro molto
2. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 2. Largo
3. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 3. Scherzo (Molto vivace)
4. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ('From the New World'), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): 4. Allegro con fuoco
5. Othello, concert overture, B. 174 (Op. 93)
6. Hussite Overture (Husitska dramaticka ouvertura) for orchestra, B. 132 (Op. 67)

Witold Rowicki leads the London Symphony Orchestra in this 6-CD set of the nine complete Symphonies and four additional overtures including Carnival, My Country, Othello and Husitská.

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All Artists: Antonín Leopold Dvoák, Witold Rowicki, London Symphony Orchestra
Title: Dvorák: The Symphonies & Overtures
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 3/30/2010
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 6
SwapaCD Credits: 6
UPC: 028947822967

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Album Description

Witold Rowicki leads the London Symphony Orchestra in this 6-CD set of the nine complete Symphonies and four additional overtures including Carnival, My Country, Othello and Husitská.

CD Reviews

Under-rated and almost forgotten Dvorak, reissued.

J. K. Davis MD | Cleveland, Ohio | 06/13/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I had to purchase three Decca "Duos" to get these; now comes a complete set. It's fascinating how some performances, such as the Kertesz, dominate the market for years while others virtually go into oblivion. It's hard to say what the finest recordings of symphonies 7-9 are, since these are great music to begin with and there TONS of excellent recordings. The first four symphonies require some advocacy by the conductor and orchestra, and these are terrific performances with better sound than the Kertesz or Kubelik of similar vintage. The only other set which comes close in the early symphonies in my view is that of Otmar Suitner, formerly hard to find but now available from Berlin Classics. My favorites are actually the fifth and sixth, because in part I haven't heard them as much as the last three

"great" symphonies, and Rowicki and Suitner score ahead of the two more famous sets there as well."

Great Dvorak

Russell Etzenhouser | 05/21/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rowicki contributes a very exciting and well balanced set. He is very well recorded and is not afraid to keep things moving along. I first heard this set on LP in the 1980's. His recording of the first symphony will always be the ideal for me. While Kertesz and Kubelik are often ranked ahead of Rowicki, I don't think that either one does the whole series as well as Rowicki."