Karl Böhm - Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Symphony No. 4 (1978) [2018 SACD Vintage Collection]

"From the New World" is Böhm's only session recording of this song. It tends to be perceived as a dull performance that expresses Böhm's style in his last years, but rather than being heavy, it makes the most of the beautiful tones of the Vienna Philharmonic while paying attention to detail. It is the world. In contrast to the ethnic and cutting-edge performances of Kubelik and the Berliner Philharmoniker, also of DG, Böhm interprets his score objectively and musically, but finishes it in a dignified performance as a whole. It is characteristic that In terms of performance, he grasps the characteristics of each movement, the passionate expression in the first movement, the nostalgic feeling that comes from the relaxed tempo in the second movement, and the tension in the third movement, followed by the fourth movement. You will be overwhelmed by its performance, such as complete combustion. Only No. 4 of Schumann was recorded as a solo conductor until that time. The performance is a magnificent performance full of tension in accordance with the melody, and not only is it sharp, but the center of gravity is low. This is also a valuable performance that contains the enthusiasm that can sometimes be seen in Böhm's live performances. In this reprint, you can enjoy the splendor of the recording along with "From the New World", especially the beautiful overlapping harmonies of the Vienna Philharmonic.
The recording by DG is excellent, especially with this SA-CD version, you will be able to feel the timbre of the Vienna Philharmonic more closely than the previous version. The reverberations and atmosphere of the Musikvereinsaal are well reproduced, and it is a famous recording that is excellent in the localization and sound image of each instrument in terms of audio. It is a reprint edition where you can enjoy the rare performance of Böhm in his later years, which is a rare combination of excellent performance, enthusiasm, and excellent recording.
In this reprint, we went back to the original multi-channel analog master tape, remixed it to 2ch, and digitized it with high sound quality. Not only this time, we used the top flat master, so we were able to get a very good presence.

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Tracks:

1. Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World"
2. Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120

Personnel:

Wiener Philharmoniker
conducted by Karl Böhm

Recorded: May 19 & 20, 1978 (1), November 27, 1978 (2), Musikvereinssaal, Wien