This album was recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Göttinger Lokhalle, a spacious venue that allowed the orchestra to maintain social distancing.
Compositional Technique
Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 'From the New World' incorporates characteristics of 'Indian Music' such as the pentatonic scale, Mixolydian seventh, omission of the sixth degree, and dotted or syncopated rhythms.
Composition History
Antonín Dvořák, a Czech composer, began composing his 'American' symphony, Symphony No. 9 'From the New World', just three months after arriving in New York to lead the National Conservatory.
Composer Biography
Avner Dorman, an Israeli composer, combines diverse influences in his music, including Jewish, Arabic, African, East Asian, tango, salsa, and Cuban jazz.
Performer Biography
Nicholas Milton, the conductor, was appointed Australia's youngest concertmaster at 19 and initially pursued a successful career as a solo violinist and chamber musician before focusing on conducting.
Performer Biography
Sergey Mikhaylenko, the percussion soloist on this album, is the principal percussionist with the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra and also performs with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Avner Dorman views music history as a duty to create something new for the present by creatively engaging with past works.
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