Dvořák: 8. Sinfonie ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Manfred Honeck

Antonín Dvořák:
8. Sinfonie ∙

(Auftritt) 00:00 ∙
I. Allegro con brio 00:28 ∙
II. Adagio 10:36 ∙
III. Allegretto grazioso – Molto vivace 22:05 ∙
IV. Allegro, ma non troppo 28:00 ∙

hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) ∙
Manfred Honeck, Dirigent ∙

Alte Oper Frankfurt, 27. März 2015 ∙

[knubir]

Dvorak the soul of czech culture. My defenite favorite country in Europe. Visiting Prague is like coming home. Taking a trip around in the bohemian landscape outside Prague. You can feel what created Dvorak and Smetanas emotions for their country, people and culture. Being a norwegian we have the same dejavu for Edward Griegs music. The 3.rd movement of this symphony is pinpointing the czech atmosphere.

[USMCVietnamVet]

A very outstanding performance. Everyone plays exceptionally well, and I’m particularly impressed with the principal flute player. She is a stunningly, beautiful woman, who plays like an angel. Such a blessing, the Lord gave her.

[julia-vbhh]

What I would give to be best version of Dvorak 8 I've found online so far. That principal flutist is amazing

[jesussanchezherrero]

Vielen Dank an das Orchester für diese schöne Interpretation. Grüsse aus Spanien.

[danielshumway]

Took a course on the history of the symphony. Dvorak essentially ignored. What a crock. No. 8 is among my top 5 favorite of ALL Symphonies. Antonin, you genius, you are NOT forgotten among all who truly love classical music. It occurs to me that it is also sadly overlooked due to the famous familiarity of the New World, great, of course, in it's own right. Oh, and 28:32, one of, if not, the greatest of all cello section writings ever conceived. Only Brahms can compete.

[damescholar]

This is simply the best interpretation of any work of Dvorak I have ever heard. Fantastic!

[plantocrate]

Immenso, immortale ANTONIN DVORAK (1841-1904). Meravigliosa sinfonia, finale straordinario ed eccellente esecuzione.

[wilhelmpitz]

How lucky the residents of Frankfurt are to have an orchestra of this calibre. I hope they all come to London soon - they would be mightily welcome.

[danielshumway]

Since I don't want to scroll all the way down and find my comments I guess I'll just do them again. This Symphony stands out in a way like no other romantic Symphony does. The incredible gorgeous Rich bounteous Beauty found within this along with the creative fun and joyful sounds are like no other. If Beethoven had lived to hear this he would have rejoiced. It makes me wish I could have known Dvorak personally. To have him as my best friend would have been a wonderful experience. I myself am a composer arranger and performer and who knows what I could have done with this kind of influence in my life

[DavidAbramskyCello]

One of the most expressive performances of this I've ever heard. And such attention to detail! ❤

[suitablepancake]

I am forever grateful to my orchestra conductor for showing us this piece. Sadly we never got to play it in concerts due to Corona, but man, those were some of my favorite rehearsal weeks ever.

[mariaherz]

In 1991 I was in the DePaul University Orchestra, we played this at Orchestra Hall and was recorded live for my last senior year concert. My favorite Symphony ever...Movement 4 has some of the best brass parts every written for orchestra. I think they played a bit fast here, but superb nonetheless. This is one of the finest symphonic compositions I've ever heard.

[andreabutler]

It is difficult to stop playing this ravishing and heart-stopping performance, on repeat!

This is the very soul of Dvorak's composition, laid out for anyone with even half an ear.

Stunning orchestra, superb woodwind section, lead flautist of complete genius.

Thus is why German regional and radio orchestras are (arguably) the best in the world!! I notice in passing on the most minor point that at 27:42 someone in the first violins hits a bad note - just discernible. Then again, this is rustic Bohemian music at its heart, where love and passion and expression trump neatness.

Love andrea

[petermyers]

The moments I treasure most, not just in this symphony but in all Dvorak, are the four minutes from 16:00 to 20:00. The dialogue is so emotionally evocative. What are they saying? It's in the distinct language of music that can never be translated into words, but I hear something like an invitation from the Godly flutes to the soulful clarinets to stop everything and journey back into the depths of the soul: Dvorak to the depths of his soul and all of us to the depths of our own. After the tumultuous churning in the mind we are transported to our own, half- forgotten, simpler and more joyous past in a quieter more natural world where we would, say, dance innocently in the rural village of our childhood.

[Oliwolf]

31:05 Love this part, just exciting, happy, and excellently written and played.

[timryan]

Wonderful!  My absolute favorite piece of music and I haven't heard it performed any better than this.  Thank you for posting

[guyfaux]

Thank God this was recorded. Absolutely stupendous, a genuine expression of the full range of emotion. Phenomenal execution. And without saying, Dvoraks profound ability to write such a piece. Bravo!

[ronaldbwoodall]

What impressed me most about this interpretation is Honeck's extreme contrasts in tempi between the meditative and energetic portions of the symphony. He captures the Bohemian fervor in the latter, but loses some of that dramatic urgency in the former. His enthusiasm for the work is evident however; he is very interesting to watch while conducting, and the orchestra responds marvelously, especially the horns and flute, so important in this work. This is a fine performance, and unlike any I've heard before, but none can equal that of Vaclav Talich and the Czech Philharmonic, whose Artia (Supraphon?) LP is a treasure in my collection.

[Jlouiseduffy]

I love this performance of this wonderful symphony!

[xingsphoto]

Excellent, perfect, superb.... What the other words I can express? The BEST performance and conducting!