New World Symphony / The Moldau

by Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k / Bed艡ich Smetana

New World Symphony / The Moldau cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1959
  • Label: Columbia Masterworks
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Length: 53:49
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pairing two of the most beloved and culturally significant orchestral works of the Romantic era, this release highlights the intense nationalism and folk-inspired melodies of Bohemian composers. The performances brilliantly capture the sweeping, majestic evocation of the American frontier in the symphony, alongside the lush, flowing programmatic depiction of the Czech river in the tone poem. It endures as a highly dramatic, dynamically rich entry in the early stereo classical catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, orchestral, instrumental, symphonic, melodic, long-form, nature

Tracklist

  1. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": I. Adagio - Allegro molto (9:38)
  2. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo (12:55)
  3. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": III. Molto vivace (8:09)
  4. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco (10:57)
  5. M谩 Vlast: II. Die Moldau (12:08)

Credits

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k - Primary Artist
  • Bed艡ich Smetana - Primary Artist
  • Wiener Symphoniker - Primary Artist
  • Karel An膷erl - Primary Artist

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