Symphony No. 9 by Dvorak reviewed by Katy Hamilton Building a Library 12th November 2023

Symphony No. 9 (from the New World) by Dvorak reviewed by Katy Hamilton Building a Library 12th November 2023

With its beguiling blend of spontaneous-sounding and memorable American- and Bohemian-inspired folk-like melodies, nostalgia and drama, Dvořák's "New World" Symphony is perhaps one of the best-known works in the symphonic repertoire and certainly one of the most recorded. Undaunted, Katy Hamilton has found her favourite recording...
Katy's choice:
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Supraphon SU38482
Also recommended:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop
Naxos 8570714