Dvorák: Symphonie Nr. 8; Josef Suk: Serenade (2016)

Prior to making this 2016 album for BR Klassik, Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra had recorded little of Antonín Dvorák's music and nothing by Dvorák's son-in-law, Josef Suk. However, this CD suggests that their lively works offer a promising direction for Jansons and his orchestra to pursue, especially after recording the blockbuster symphonies of Beethoven, Bruckner, and Mahler. The evident delight they found in playing Dvorák's joyous Symphony No. 8 in G major and the exuberant Carnival Overture ... Read More

Prior to making this 2016 album for BR Klassik, Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra had recorded little of Antonín Dvorák's music and nothing by Dvorák's son-in-law, Josef Suk. However, this CD suggests that their lively works offer a promising direction for Jansons and his orchestra to pursue, especially after recording the blockbuster symphonies of Beethoven, Bruckner, and Mahler. The evident delight they found in playing Dvorák's joyous Symphony No. 8 in G major and the exuberant Carnival Overture makes this live disc one of their most enjoyable albums, and the popularity of both works ensures that it will attract listeners. But the sleeper hit is Suk's cheerful Serenade for strings in E flat major, which was inspired by Dvorák's Serenade in E major and quickly became one of the young composer's first successes. It provides a sweet and refreshing interlude between the brilliant Dvorák selections, and listeners discovering it for the first time will be charmed by its... Read Less

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