Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 from the new world in E Minor Op. 95
11/20/2012, 4 Tracks, 38:59
Featuring
Yuri Temirkanov
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Antonín Dvořák
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Performer Biography
Yuri Temirkanov, the conductor, became the Principal Conductor and Music Director of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra in 1988, succeeding the legendary Evgeny Mravinsky.
Compositional Technique
Dvořák's Ninth Symphony features imaginative sonic details, such as the melancholy cor anglais solo in the second movement and violent timpani strokes coupled with crystalline triangle calls in the Scherzo.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Dvořák considered his Symphony No. 9 to be a 'composition of an absolute tendency,' meaning it was pure and detached from any specific program, similar to works by Brahms or Bruckner.
Performer Biography
The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, featured on this recording, is the oldest orchestra in Russia, founded in 1882.
Composition History
Dvořák named his Ninth Symphony 'From the New World' because it was the first he composed in America, where he had moved to direct the National Conservatory of Music in New York.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in March 2011 at the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, with artistic direction by Anna Barry.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák, the composer, was widely recognized and admired in Europe as a composer, orchestral musician, and teacher before moving to New York.
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