Only two short years separate the composition of Dvorák's Eighth and Ninth symphonies, yet those two years saw drastic changes in Dvorák's life circumstances. Going from an underpaid and sometimes criticized court composer in Prague to a highly paid, much sought-after, almost deified celebrity in the United States, Dvorák took his mission to capture American art music quite seriously in composing the Ninth Symphony. Although the degree of its "American-ness" is debatable, it is clear that Dvorák made great efforts to ...
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Only two short years separate the composition of Dvorák's Eighth and Ninth symphonies, yet those two years saw drastic changes in Dvorák's life circumstances. Going from an underpaid and sometimes criticized court composer in Prague to a highly paid, much sought-after, almost deified celebrity in the United States, Dvorák took his mission to capture American art music quite seriously in composing the Ninth Symphony. Although the degree of its "American-ness" is debatable, it is clear that Dvorák made great efforts to compose a symphony that embodied his new home. The result was one of the most frequently performed and easily recognized symphonies in the repertoire. Performing his final two symphonies is the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Tadaaki Otaka. What this orchestra brings to this recording is a great deal of rhythmic and technical precision, finely tuned balance, and generally very solid intonation. The same attention to rhythmic detail that is its strength also plays out to...
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