DVORAK - Symphony No. 9, From the New World (Siepmann)

Igor Stravinski

• Released on 01/07/2002 by Naxos
• Main artists: Jeremy Siepmann Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
• Genre: Classical

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1 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A quiet beginning: sorrow, syncopation, and sequence

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2 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Instrumental colour as a prime element: clarinets and bassoons, an outburst by the French horn

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3 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The opening tune again, with different instrumental colouring: now flutes and oboes

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4 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The first big surprise: strings, shattering drumbeats, shrieks from flutes, oboes, and clarinets

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5 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Cellos and basses take us into a new key while flutes and oboes dance in syncopation.

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6 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Horns, violas, and cellos introduce a new idea, soon to evolve into the main theme.

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7 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A tiny detail from the opening culminates in a wild drumming that heralds A Major event

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8 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Introduction complete

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9 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A solo horn introduces the main theme, perkily answered by bassoons and horns.

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10 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The theme moves to G Major; answering phrase from flutes, oboes, bassoons.

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11 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Long crescendo, tremolo strings, back to tonic and biggest statement yet of the main theme.

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12 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Transition to the secondary theme through the use of sequence. Sonata form; satability and flux

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13 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Three-bar groupings and again the use of sequence, spelling out a chord

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14 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The sequence continues to rise, and the four-bar phrase returns as the standard unit.

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15 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The first violins start off the next phrase, but the melodic shape is more compact.

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16 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The violins fall silent; the violas and cellos answer with a new figure

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17 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": So now we have a two-bar group, made up of statement and answer.

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18 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The same thing again (though not quite the same)

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19 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Transition complete. The secondary theme arrives, with French horns as 'bagpipes'.

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20 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The 'bagpipe drone' is taken over by cellos, with their insistently repeated G and D.

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21 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The tune is taken up by cellos and double-basses, 'shadowed' by the second violins.

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22 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The violins continue a pattern of steady pairs, and the cellos and basses introduce a new idea.

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23 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Unexpectedly, we find ourselves back with the secondary theme. A new idea emerges.

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24 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Again we hear the shortened version of the secondary theme

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25 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The suspense is heightened as everything slows down

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26 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": This beautiful flute tune is said to resemble 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot'.

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27 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A big crescendo leads to a final statement of the closing theme

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28 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The development section begins with a conversation between cellos, double-bases, and violins.

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29 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The beginning of the closing theme is taken up in turn by the horn, piccolo, and trumpet.

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30 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Sequential chirping from the oboes based on the 'answering' part of the main theme, now in thE Major

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31 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Much of the development comes from a diminution of the closing theme from the exposition.

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32 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A tiny detail becomes A Major ingredient, giving an agitated quality to an originally sunny tune.

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33 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Through a sequence of keys so quickly that it is hard to keep track of them

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34 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The main theme from massed cellos and double-basses, topped by two trumpets over tremolo violas

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35 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": After that major climax, we arrive at the threshold of the recapitulation

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36 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Dvorak flouts tradition by setting the secondary theme and the closing theme in unexpected keys.

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37 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The tumultuous convulsion of the coda brings the first movement to its epic close.

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38 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Humpty Dumpty: putting the bits back together again

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39 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": First movement (complete)

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40 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The very opening chords unmistakably herald the arrival of something special.

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41 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The role of instrumentation in setting the scene...

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42 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": ...and in enhancing the quality of one of the most famous tunes in symphonic history.

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43 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The cor anglais is joined by the clarinet, creating a fascinating change in the timbre.

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44 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": For the closing part of the tune, there is another new sonority: cor anglais plus bassoon.

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45 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The closing bar is repeated by clarinets and bassoons, the horn adding a new touch

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46 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": Back to the start to hear the whole of the story so far, this time without commentary

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47 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A change of scoring: the slow opening chords return, this time played by the winds alone.

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48 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The changes in scoring are just beginning.

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49 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": The flutes and oboes introduce a new tune, over hushed tremolo strings.

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50 An Introduction to … DVORAK Symphony No. 9, "From the New World": A memorable combination of continuous, asymmetrical melody with steady, march-like counterpoint.

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About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 111 track(s)
• Total length: 02:28:15
• 1 Digital booklet

• Main artists: Jeremy Siepmann Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
• Composer: Antonín Dvořák
• Label: Naxos
• Genre: Classical
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Digital booklet

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