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Dvorák: Symphonies No 7 & 8 / Jansons, Oslo Po


Release Date: 11/22/2005 
Label:  Emi Classics Encore Catalog #: 86873   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Antonín Dvorák
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 14 Mins. 

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"[E]xcellent performances of the seventh and the eighth symphonies. The competition here is fierce, but you will not hear the development of the seventh's first movement surge with such wild energy elsewhere, and you will have to sift through a pile of discs to find such an explosively joyous rendition of the eighth's finale...In [both] of these performances Jansons is right on top of the score’s detail, pointing rhythms and hitting accents to maintain a surging momentum, but pulling back and phrasing expansively where necessary." -- Tim Perry, MusicWeb International Reviewing EMI 00878 "[E]xcellent performances of the seventh and the eighth symphonies. The competition here is fierce, but you will not hear the development of the seventh's first movement surge with such wild energy elsewhere, and you will have to sift through a pile of discs to find such an explosively joyous rendition of the eighth's finale...In [both] of these performances Jansons is right on top of the score’s detail, pointing rhythms and hitting accents to maintain a surging momentum, but pulling back and phrasing expansively where necessary." -- Tim Perry, MusicWeb International Reviewing EMI 00878 Read less

Works on This Recording

1. Symphony no 8 in G major, Op. 88/B 163 by Antonín Dvorák
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1889; Bohemia 
2. Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141 by Antonín Dvorák
Conductor:  Mariss Jansons
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1884-1885; Bohemia 

Sound Samples

Symphony No. 7 in D minor B141 (Op. 70): I. Allegro maestoso
Symphony No. 7 in D minor B141 (Op. 70): II. Poco adagio
Symphony No. 7 in D minor B141 (Op. 70): III. Scherzo (Vivace)
Symphony No. 7 in D minor B141 (Op. 70): IV. Allegro
Symphony No. 8 in G B163 (Op. 88): I. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 8 in G B163 (Op. 88): II. Adagio
Symphony No. 8 in G B163 (Op. 88): III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace
Symphony No. 8 in G B163 (Op. 88): IV. Allegro, ma non troppo

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Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 Recommended! May 27, 2012 By Kenneth Ng (Riverside, CA) See All My Reviews "Both interpretatively and sonically, these performances can hold their own. This set offers a good value. For a complete set of Dvorak symphonies, that conducted by Istvan Kertesz has long set the standard. It is also available in various sub-groupings." Report Abuse
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