Dvořák - Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
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Orchestral » Symphonies
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Special offer. Dvořák - Symphonies Nos. 7-9 and Overtures
RecommendedCzech Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov
There is, of course, a very real sense of ownership when the Czech Philharmonic play these pieces…And Bychkov’s skill – and indeed generosity – is to trust in his orchestra’s inheritance of... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th September 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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These accounts are quite magnificent, and their claims on the allegiance of collectors remain strong. Their freshness and vigour remind one of what it was like to hear these symphonies for the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Building a Library, November 2023, Recommended Recording - Symphony No. 9
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Building A Library, March 2025, Recommended Recording - Symphony No. 8
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Dvorak - Requiem & Symphony No. 8
Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor) & Thomas Quasthoff (bass)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, with Vienna Singverein, Mariss Jansons
[Jansons] clearly understands the dynamics of this strongly unified work and nearly everywhere his tempos are well judged. He is also very well served by superb choral singing and orchestral... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - Choral
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2010, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Manfred Honeck conducts Dvorak & Janacek
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
Honeck's interpretation is rich in imagination and the playing of the Pittsburgh Symphony scales the heights...I would say that Manfred Honeck is one of the few remaining masters of the rostrum... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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The CD transfers are of Decca's best quality, full-bodied and vivid...his readings give us fresh insights into these often inspired works...a magnificent memorial to a conductor who died sadly... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, October 2020, Also Recommended
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New. Nikolaus Harnoncourt & The Royal Concertgebouw: The Complete Teldec Recordings
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Tempi are relaxed and phrases are lovingly caressed, dabbed with generous applications of rubato…another virtue is the sheer beauty of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra’s playing, not only... —
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Care for detail is apparent...[Alsop's] sense of line is at its most impressive in the way in which the slow movement is sustained and the unfolding of the joyous second theme in the finale...as... —
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Building a Library, October 2020, Also Recommended
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