Dvorak From The New World

Dvorak: Symphony "From the New World" - Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies 1 & 2 - Ferenc Fricsay
1953, 1956 | Ape, Cue, Scans | Mono | 59':18' | 153 MBs | 2 Files

A great and fiery recording of Dvorak's last symphony by Fricsay and the RIAS Symphony Orchestra. Not to be confused with his later stereo remake with the Berlin Philharmonic.

These accounts are quite magnificent, and their claims on the allegiance of collectors remain strong. Their freshness and vigour remind one of what it was like to hear these symphonies for the first time. The atmosphere is authentic in feeling and the sense of nature seems uncommonly acute. Kubelík has captured the enthusiasm of his players and generates a sense of excitement and poetry. The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic is marvellously eloquent and, as is often the case, a joy in itself. The woodwinds phrase with great poetic feeling and imagination, and all the departments of this great orchestra respond with sensitivity and virtuosity.

Antonin Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 “From the New World”; Carnival Overture, Op. 92; 2 Slavonic Dances Op. 46 -
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Classical | 1 CD | EAC Rip | 329 MB (3% recovery) | FLAC+LOG+Cue | Full scans
Publisher: Sony Classical | Recorded: 1963 | Published: 1998

There's no such thing as a "definitive" recording, but if there were, this one would come close to that imagined ideal. Its special qualities haven't dimmed a bit in the four decades since it was recorded, and every interpretive decision comes across with the inevitability of fate itself… If you don't own this performance in some form, then you don't know the "New World". –David Hurwitz