Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphonies Nos 6-9 (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

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Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphonies Nos 6-9 (2024)
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Celebrating 25 years of LSO Live and the Year of Czech Music 2024: In 1924, the centenary of Bedřich Smetana’s birth was the impetus for establishing the tradition of the Year of Czech Music, commemorated every ten years since then. 2024 marks not only the 200th anniversary of Smetana’s birth, but also the 120th anniversary of Antonín Dvořák’s death and the 170th of Leoš Janáček’s birth. It also marks the 25th anniversary of LSO Live and its first recordings—the Ninth and Eighth Symphonies of Antonín Dvořák.

To celebrate these anniversaries, LSO Live decided to return to the original master tapes of its recordings of Dvořák, Smetana, and Janáček, to extract the highest-resolution audio available, and remaster these superb recordings using the latest technology. The recordings in this set were captured across various periods in the label’s history, but all are united in being recorded using the latest high-density recording technology of the time.Multiple-disc packages usually aren’t cheap, and sets of live performances recorded over several years are often risky propositions, because sound quality and performance values can be inconsistent from one disc to the next. Were it not for Sir Colin Davis’ reliable and solid interpretations and the generally high caliber playing of the London Symphony Orchestra in these concert recordings of Dvorák’s symphonies Nos. 6-9, this three-disc compendium could easily be dismissed for more trustworthy studio versions. The reproduction overall is a little stuffy and not remarkably vivid; the acoustics of the Barbican are not particularly resonant (especially with a full audience present); and sound levels vary between the somewhat muted 1999 recordings of the Symphony No. 8 in G major and the Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World,” and the much clearer 2001 recording of the Symphony No. 7 in D minor — the most riveting of the set — and the 2004 recording of the Symphony No. 6 in D major. Yet with some patience, and diligent adjustments of the volume, this collection is satisfactory for its competent music-making, and worthwhile as an introduction to Dvorák’s major symphonies. Davis’ Philips twofer with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (without the Symphony No. 6) might also suffice for beginners’ purposes, though, and at a considerable savings.

Tracklist:

1. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60, B. 112: I. Allegro non tanto (2024 Remastered Version) (15:23)
2. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60, B. 112: II. Adagio (2024 Remastered Version) (12:16)
3. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60, B. 112: III. Scherzo (Furiant). Presto (2024 Remastered Version) (08:00)
4. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60, B. 112: IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito (2024 Remastered Version) (10:36)
5. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Janáček: Sinfonietta, Op. 60, JW VI/18 “Sokol Festival”: I. Fanfare. Allegretto – Allegro – Maestoso (02:15)
6. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Janáček: Sinfonietta, Op. 60, JW VI/18 “Sokol Festival”: II. The Castle, Brno. Andante – Allegretto – Maestoso – Tempo I – Allegretto (05:51)
7. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Janáček: Sinfonietta, Op. 60, JW VI/18 “Sokol Festival”: III. The Queen’s Monastery, Brno. Moderato – Con moto – Tempo I – Prestissimo – Moderato (05:27)
8. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Janáček: Sinfonietta, Op. 60, JW VI/18 “Sokol Festival”: IV. The Street Leading to the Castle. Allegretto – Adagio – Presto – Andante – Presto – Prestissimo (02:55)
9. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Janáček: Sinfonietta, Op. 60, JW VI/18 “Sokol Festival”: V. The Town Hall, Brno. Andante con moto – Maestoso – Tempo I – Allegretto – Allegro – Maestoso – Adagio (06:54)
10. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141: I. Allegro maestoso (2024 Remastered Version) (11:11)
11. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141: II. Poco adagio (2024 Remastered Version) (11:22)
12. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141: III. Scherzo. Vivace – Poco meno mosso (2024 Remastered Version) (07:42)
13. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70, B. 141: IV. Finale. Allegro (2024 Remastered Version) (09:57)
14. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: I. Allegro con brio (2024 Remastered Version) (10:01)
15. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: II. Adagio (2024 Remastered Version) (11:21)
16. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: III. Allegretto grazioso – Molto vivace (2024 Remastered Version) (06:59)
17. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (2024 Remastered Version) (10:32)
18. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 “From the New World”: I. Adagio – Allegro molto (2024 Remastered Version) (12:11)
19. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 “From the New World”: II. Largo (2024 Remastered Version) (12:55)
20. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 “From the New World”: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (2024 Remastered Version) (07:56)
21. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 “From the New World”: IV. Allegro con fuoco (2024 Remastered Version) (10:58)
22. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Smetana: Má vlast, JB 1:112: I. Vyšehrad (The High Castle) (2024 Remastered Version) (15:01)
23. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Smetana: Má vlast, JB 1:112: II. Vltava (2024 Remastered Version) (12:38)
24. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Smetana: Má vlast, JB 1:112: III. Šárka (2024 Remastered Version) (10:11)
25. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Smetana: Má vlast, JB 1:112: IV. Z českých luhů a hájů (2024 Remastered Version) (12:09)
26. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Smetana: Má vlast, JB 1:112: V. Tábor (2024 Remastered Version) (11:27)
27. Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Smetana: Má vlast, JB 1:112: VI. Blaník (2024 Remastered Version) (13:47)