Orchestral, Symphonies, Dvořák (composer)
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New. Antonin Dvořák: Symphony No. 9; Carlos Simon: Four Black American Dances
RecommendedPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Honeck has that rare ability to make even the most well-worn works sound engagingly fresh...Simon's riotously colourful Four Black American Dances (2023) makes an apt coupling. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd July 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2026, Recording of the Month
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It is rare to be able to say that a performance forces one to listen to a work anew, but this is exactly what Alsop's reading achieves. Excellently recorded and with an elegant and witty performance... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2009, Orchestral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, Disc of the month
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Building a Library, November 2023, Also Recommended - Symphony No. 9
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Special offer. Dvořák - Symphonies Nos. 7-9 and Overtures
RecommendedCzech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov
There is, of course, a very real sense of ownership when the Czech Philharmonic play these pieces…And Bychkov’s skill – and indeed generosity – is to trust in his orchestra’s inheritance of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th September 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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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... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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[Shani] is leaving this fine orchestra in good shape. Their recording of Dvořák’s Symphony No 9 brings a natural freshness to this familiar work, offering no big surprises or grand gestures... —
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Dvorak - Requiem & Symphony No. 8
Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) & Thomas Quasthoff (bass)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, with Vienna Singverein, Mariss Jansons
[Jansons] clearly understands the dynamics of this strongly unified work and nearly everywhere his tempos are well judged. He is also very well served by superb choral singing and orchestral... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Choral
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, Editor's Choice
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He’s an exceptionally free, agile and fluent player, and youthful impetuosity powers the first and third movements, only occasionally marred by a rather hectic vibrato. There’s a sense of real... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2020
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2020, Concerto Choice
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Special offer. Manfred Honeck conducts Dvorak & Janacek
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Honeck's interpretation is rich in imagination and the playing of the Pittsburgh Symphony scales the heights...I would say that Manfred Honeck is one of the few remaining masters of the rostrum... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & 8 Hungarian Dances & Dvořák: Symphony No. 6
Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša
Hrůša, served by wonderfully refined orchestral playing from the Bamberger Symphoniker, has a great deal to say about all these works. The two Dvořák symphonies are particularly exciting. Hrůša... —
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Recording of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, November 2023, Recommended Recording - Symphony No. 9
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Building A Library, March 2025, Recommended Recording - Symphony No. 8
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