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Symphony No.8
Symphony No.9, From the New World
Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
Tadaaki Otaka - conductor
"The lovely passage (tr 2, 3'00'') where the woodwind melody is accompanied by delicate descending scales on the strings is exquisitely done ... The finale is then measured and clean-cut with dramatically extreme dynamic contrasts ... the Largo with its haunting cor anglais melody is refined, with exceptionally clean textures... Clarity of texture is again an outstanding quality of the last two movements ... Altogether an excellent disc, generously filled"
Gramophone
"Otaka directs refreshingly straightforward accounts of two much-loved and recorded symphonies that have a tendency to collapse under the emotional weight of over-interpretation ... Eighth Symphony which flows by effortlessly, fresh-textured and with rhythms delightfully pointed ... The 'New World' is a rather different kind of piece, one which ... occasionally erupts with a visceral power"
Classic FM Magazine
Dvorak’s Symphony No.8 is a symphony that marks Dvorak’s first
proper venture into the profusion of ideas and effects that, after the
Ninth Symphony, became his home ground as a composer.
Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’, received a rapturous reception
at its Carnegie Hall premiere, a reception, which has been repeated
thousands of times across the globe. Enjoy an extraordinary performance of
two of Dvorak’s best known symphonies, beautifully performed by Japan’s
leading symphony orchestra.
The Sapporo Symphony Orchestra is based in the Sapporo Concert
Hall “Kitara” which boasts some of the finest acoustics in the world.
The orchestra is distinguished by its clear sound and dynamic powers of
expression, and has received glowing accolades from around the world.
