Browse: Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World'

It is rare to be able to say that a performance forces one to listen to a work anew, but this is exactly what Alsop's reading achieves. Excellently recorded and with an elegant and witty performance... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

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... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

the early symphonies sound as if they are ingrained into the Czech musicians’ DNA...The playing throughout has a transparency, with wonderfully woody woodwinds, and Belohlavek’s affectionate... — Sunday Times, 17th August 2014 More…

Dudamel’s performance of the Seventh’s first movement has marvellous lucidity, and the playing of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, excellently recorded, reflects every nuance of the score…[No. 9]... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Mackerras extols the Czech Philharmonic’s “national” sound. And that’s what we get, with rustic woodwinds, the brass a little tart, and passionate, light-fingered strings. Nothing is bland...they... — The Times, 17th December 2010 More…

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... — Penguin Guide, 2010 edition, 2 out of 4 stars/1 out of 4 stars More…