Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 8th Symphony in Building a Library with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor
Sarah Walker makes her pick of the best new releases and Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 8th Symphony, presented by Andrew McGregor
Andrew McGregor with the best new recordings of classical music.
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Sarah Walker makes her pick of the best new releases
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Building a Library
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 8th Symphony
Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 lyrical 8th Symphony, infused with the spirit of Bohemian folk music, was written between August and November 1889 and first performed on 2 Feb 1890 to mark Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 admission to the Czech Academy of Arts and Sciences. It has a very original symphonic structure, appearing to be in the usual four movements, but Dvo艡谩k said he wanted to handle themes in a 鈥榙ifferent way鈥� in this piece.
First choice:
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor)
Supraphon SU38482
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Maurice Ravel
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Gustav Mahler
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