Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Claus Peter Flor
Flor's excellent account of Symphony No. 8 stresses its pastoral aspect. Sympathetic interpretations of The Golden Spinning Wheel and the rumbunctious Scherzo capriccioso.
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Claus Peter Flor
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Flor's excellent account of Symphony No. 8 stresses its pastoral aspect. Sympathetic interpretations of The Golden Spinning Wheel and the rumbunctious Scherzo capriccioso.
About
Following their recent recording of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7, Claus Peter Flor and the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra return with his Symphony No. 8
Symphony No.8 is a lighter work than his Seventh. Its roots are firmly planted in the composer’s beloved Czech folklore and, but it also has interesting parallels with Mahler’s First Symphony
The work is coupled with the symphonic poem The Golden Spinning Wheel, based on an epic poem by the Czech poet Karel Erben, and followed by the shorter Scherzo capriccioso.
Contents and tracklist
Work length37:05
- Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Claus Peter Flor
- Recorded: September 2010
- Recording Venue: Dewan Filharmonic PETRONAS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I. Allegro con brio
Track length10:18
II. Adagio
Track length10:40
III. Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace
Track length5:54
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length10:13
Work length27:14
- Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Claus Peter Flor
- Recorded: September 2010
- Recording Venue: Dewan Filharmonic PETRONAS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Work length15:06
- Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Claus Peter Flor
- Recorded: July 2011
- Recording Venue: Dewan Filharmonic PETRONAS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Awards and reviews
November 2012
Flor's excellent account of Symphony No. 8 stresses its pastoral aspect. Sympathetic interpretations of The Golden Spinning Wheel and the rumbunctious Scherzo capriccioso.
November 2012
Flor is an imaginative narrator for The Golden Spinning Wheel, focusing its various episodes with a keen understanding of the full picture and making play with the score's very Czech rhythmic elements...there's spirit and colour to spare and the SACD sound throughout the programme is excellent, with particular acknowledgement of the low brass.
