Dvorák: Symphony No. 7; The Water Goblin; Nocturne for strings

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This is a rather gentle performance of Dvorák's most tersely argued, dramatic symphony, and while it's very beautifully played and recorded, it's not a first recommendation. With this same orchestra, Václav Neumann on Supraphon (at mid-price) makes a far more immediate impression. And yet it would be wrong to say that there is any lack of conviction or commitment from either the players or the conductor. If you know this work well and want an interesting second viewpoint, then this may be the disc for you, particularly as the coupling is very good too. If you're new to the Seventh, then go for Neumann, Szell, Davis, or Bernstein. --David Hurwitz

Dvorák: Symphony No. 7; The Water Goblin; Nocturne for strings, Music, Antonin Dvorak, Jiri Belohavek, Jirí Belohlávek, Orchestr Ceská Filharmonie, Classical, Classical Composers, Orchestral, Romantic Orchestral Music, Romantic Symphony, Romantic Tone Poem/Symphonic Poem for Orchestra, Symphonic
Dvorák: The Masterworks [Box Set]
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ASIN: B00062FLJW
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars breakdown by cd........2007-01-14

CD1-7:SYMPHONIES 1-9

CD8:PIANO CONCERTO

CD9:VIOLIN CONCERTO & CELLO CONCERTO

CD10-11:REQUIEM

CD12-13:STABAT MATER

CD14:PIANO TRIOS OP.90 "DUMKY" & 21

CD15:PIANO TRIOS OP.65 & 26

CD16:PIANO QUARTETS

CD17:PIANO QUINTETS

CD18:STRING QUINTETS

CD19-20:MUSIC FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

C21:SERENADE/HAUSMUSIK

CD22-31:THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS

CD32:SLAVONIC DANCES OP.46 & 72

CD33:PIANO DUET SLAVONIC DANCES

CD34:PIANO DUET LEGENDS FROM THE BOHEMIAN FOREST

CD35:PIANO WORKS

CD36-37:RUSALKA

CD38-40:SYMPHONIC POEMS

4 out of 5 stars I'm not a music expert.......2005-08-25

I don't know too much about music. I own over 700 cds, but I don't play music and I don't have much experience with this music. My only point of reference was the ninth symphony, seeing as every other piece in this box set was new to me. It sounds fine, nothing wrong with it as far as I can see.

Now, here's what you'll get in this box set, seeing as Amazon does not give it a description. 40 cds! no joke, you get 40 cds in this box set. It features:
1. Complete symphonies
2. Complete symphonic poems
3. Cello concerto
4. Piano concerto
5. Violin concerto
6. Requiem
7. Stabat Mater
8. Slavonic Dances
9. Complete String quartets
10. Chamber music
11. Piano Works (solo and duet)
12. Rusalka

As far as I can tell, the only things missing are The Spectre's Bride and Jacobin. Seeing as it is 40 cds, i have not had an opportunity to listen to it, however what i have heard i have been quite satisfied with.
Dvorák: Symphony No. 7; The Water Goblin; Nocturne for strings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 Dvorák: Symphony No. 7; The Water Goblin; Nocturne for strings

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000AXH
Release Date: 1995-10-17

Tracks:

  1. Symphony No.7, Op.70: Allegro maestroso
  2. Symphony No.7, Op.70: Poco adagio
  3. Symphony No.7, Op.70: Scherzo: Vivace
  4. Symphony No.7, Op.70: Finale: Allegro
  5. Nocturne Op.40 For String Orchestra In B Major - Molto adagio
  6. Vodnik Op.107 - The Water Goblin - Allegro Vivo

Amazon.com

This is a rather gentle performance of Dvorák's most tersely argued, dramatic symphony, and while it's very beautifully played and recorded, it's not a first recommendation. With this same orchestra, Václav Neumann on Supraphon (at mid-price) makes a far more immediate impression. And yet it would be wrong to say that there is any lack of conviction or commitment from either the players or the conductor. If you know this work well and want an interesting second viewpoint, then this may be the disc for you, particularly as the coupling is very good too. If you're new to the Seventh, then go for Neumann, Szell, Davis, or Bernstein. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars First choice.......2005-04-03

This must be a first choice for this symphony now, along with Szell and Mackerras versions. The symphony is performed with sympathy, understanding and care, and the orchestral playing is very good indeed.
Dvorák: The Complete Published Orchestral Works
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Dvorák: The Complete Published Orchestral Works

Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B0001FYRB2
Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio Molto
  3. Allegretto
  4. Finale: Allegreto
  5. Allegretto
  6. Molto Moderato
  7. Allegro Giusto
  8. Molto Maestoso
  9. Allegro Giusto

Tracks:

  1. Allegretto
  2. Poco Adagio
  3. Scherzo: Allegro Con Brio
  4. Finale: Allegreto Con Fuoco
  5. Allegro Con Moto
  6. Allegretto Grazioso
  7. Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
  8. Andante Con Moto
  9. Andante

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Moderato
  2. Adagio Molto, Temp Di Marcia
  3. Allegro Vivace
  4. Allegro Non Tanto
  5. Adagio
  6. Scherzo: Furiant: Presto
  7. Finale: Allegro Con Spirito

Tracks:

  1. Allegro
  2. Andante Sostenuto E Molto Cantabile
  3. Scherzo: Allegro Feroce
  4. Finale: Allegro Con Brio
  5. Allegro Con Brio
  6. Adagio
  7. Allegretto Grazioso - Molto Vivace
  8. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo

Tracks:

  1. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
  2. Andante, Con Moto
  3. Andante Con Moto, Quasi L'istesso Tempo - Allegro Scherzando
  4. Finale: Allegro Molto
  5. Allegro Maestoso
  6. Poco Adagio
  7. Scherzo Vivace - Poco Meno Mosso
  8. Finale: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. Adagio- Allegro Molto
  2. Largo
  3. olto Vivace
  4. Allegro Con Fuoco
  5. Sumphonic Variations, Op. 78

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Agitato - Jeno Jando
  2. Andante Sostenuto
  3. Allegro Con Fuoco
  4. The Water Goblin, Symphonic Poem, Op. 107

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Ilya Kaler
  2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Ilya Kaler
  3. Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo - Ilya Kaler
  4. Romance For Violin And Orchestra In F Minor, Op. 11 - Ilya Kaler
  5. Mazurka For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 49 - Alexander Trostianski

Tracks:

  1. Allegro - Maria Kliegel
  2. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Maria Kliegel
  3. Finale: Allegro Moderato - Andante - Allegro Vivo - Maria Kliegel
  4. Walderuhe For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 68/5 - Dmitry Yablonsky
  5. Rondo For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 94 - Dmitry Yablonsky

Tracks:

  1. No. 1 In C Major
  2. No. 2 In E Minor
  3. No. 3 In A Flat Major
  4. No. 4 In F Major
  5. No. 5 In A Major
  6. No. 6 In D Major
  7. No. 7 In C Minor
  8. No. 8 In G Minor
  9. No. 1 In B Major
  10. No. 2 In E Minor
  11. No. 3 In F Major
  12. No. 4 In D Flat Major
  13. No. 5 In B Flat Minor
  14. No. 6 In B Flat Major
  15. No. 7 In C Major
  16. No. 8 In A Flat Major

Tracks:

  1. Rhapsody, Op. 14
  2. No. 1
  3. No. 2
  4. No. 3

Tracks:

  1. The Noon Witch, Op. 108
  2. The Golden Spinning-Wheel, Op. 109
  3. The Wild Dove, Op. 110

Tracks:

  1. Moderato
  2. Tempo Di Valse
  3. Scherzo: Vivace
  4. Larghetto
  5. ale: Allegro Vivace
  6. Moderato, Quasi Marcia - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
  7. Minuetto - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
  8. Andante Con Moto - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
  9. Allegro Molto - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
  10. Notturno In B Major, Op. 40
  11. Five Prague Waltzes
  12. Polka In B Flat Major, Op. 53 A / 1

Tracks:

  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V
  6. VI
  7. VII
  8. Preludium (Pastorale)
  9. Polka
  10. Sousedska (Minuetto)
  11. Romance (Romanza)
  12. Fineal (Furiant)
  13. Andante Con Moto
  14. Adagio
  15. onderato (Alla Polacca)
  16. Andante
  17. Allegro
  18. Polonaise In E Flat Major
  19. Festival March, Op. 54

Tracks:

  1. King And Charcoal Burner, Overture
  2. Prelude To Act 1
  3. Prelude To Act 2
  4. Ballet Music From Act 3
  5. Overture
  6. Prelude To Act 2
  7. Infernal Dance From Act 2
  8. Prelude To Act 3
  9. Overture
  10. Polonaise
  11. Dmitrij, Overture
  12. Armida, Overture

Tracks:

  1. Vanda (Overture), Op. 25
  2. In Nature's Realm (Overture), Op. 91
  3. Carnival (Overture), Op. 92
  4. Othello (Overture), Op. 93
  5. My Home (Overture), Op. 62

Tracks:

  1. Hussite Overture, Op. 67
  2. Selma Seklak Overture, Op. 37
  3. Dramatic Overture, Op. Posth
  4. Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66
  5. A Hero's Son, Op. 111

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars 20 Hours of Dvorak at a Bargain Price.......2004-08-03

This 17-CD set collects together in one box all the published orchestral works of Antonin Dvorak. It's neatly done: each CD is in a paper envelope and there is a 51-page booklet (with knowledgable and helpful notes for each disc) all fitted into a cardboard box no thicker than that ordinarily used for a two-CD opera recording. All this music has been issued previously on separate discs or sets by Naxos and most of it is, if I'm not mistaken, still available that way. But this collection is one easy way to scoop up all of Dvorak's orchestral music at once. There is much music here that is almost never heard, certainly not in the concert hall and even on CD. For instance, I cannot recall ever seeing a recording (and I know I've never heard in performance) Dvorak's 'Intermezzi.' And the rarely-heard 'Legends' are nicely done here by Stephen Gunzenhauser and the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Of course, the name of the orchestra tells you something: some of these performances were recorded before the breakup of Czechoslovakia into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Yes, some of the recordings go back to the late 1980s. No matter - the sound is quite acceptable throughout.

There are numerous participants in these recordings, many of them orchestras in the Czecho-Slovak area, as well as the Polish National Radio Orchestra, the Russian Philharmonic and even London's Royal Philharmonic (in a smashing performance, with Maria Kliegel, sure one of our best current cellists, in the Cello Concerto). Conductors include Gunzenhauser, Antoni Wit, Camilla Kolchinsky, Dmitry Yablonsky, Michael Halasz, Zdenek Kosler, Libor Pesek, and Robert Stankovksy.

Obviously one wouldn't buy this set for the most familiar Dvorak pieces - the 'New World' Symphony, the Cello Concerto, the Slavonic Dances - if that was all one was interested in. There are too many fine performances of those already on the market. But how many of you have recordings of poorly known but top-drawer works like the 'Czech Suite,' the 'American Suite,' (it is fashionable to dismiss this suite, but it's actually one of Dvorak's best), or some of the orchestral music from his many operas--overtures to 'King and Charcoal Burner,' 'The Jacobin,' 'Kate and the Devil,' 'Rusalka'? All of these, and more, are here. I recently returned from a trip and the only music I took along was this box of Dvorak. I never got sated, or bored, by it.

I was also quite taken by the performance of one of my favorite pieces by Dvorak, his 'Wind Serenade,' here played by the Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists. And there are marvelous performances by Gunzenhauser and the Polish NRSO of 'The Noon Witch,' 'The Golden Spinning Wheel,' and (a particular favorite of mine) 'The Wild Dove.'

And then there's the super-bargain Naxos price. This is an easy recommendation for the music lover in the market for this specific collection of music.

Scott Morrison

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