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Dvorák: Symphony No. 7 in Bloomington, MN
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Many of the live performances led by conductor
Bernard Haitink
in the last years of his long life are surfacing on recordings, but this 2025 release from Bavarian Radio is something different. The performance of
Dvo¿ák
's
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
, dates back to 1981, and it is joined on physical versions by a studio recording from the same year of the composer's
Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66
. This work is not a scherzo nor particularly capriccioso, and
Haitink
's tense, compact reading makes it worth seeking out the CD all by itself. As for the
, it was one of those performances that marked a step forward for conductor and orchestra alike.
and his Dutch and British outfits were already world-renowned by that time for their precise readings, but here,
seemed to plunge into the great landscape of central European Romanticism. The collaboration with the
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
on the most dramatic of
's nine symphonies seemed to open him up. Hear the propulsive swing of the Scherzo, the direct elegance of the slow movement. One has the feeling that one is hearing the work as
wanted it done, and from the start, it was clear that
had a unique way with these musicians, one that would last until the conductor's death in 2021. A
album that belongs in any collection. ~ James Manheim
Bernard Haitink
in the last years of his long life are surfacing on recordings, but this 2025 release from Bavarian Radio is something different. The performance of
Dvo¿ák
's
Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
, dates back to 1981, and it is joined on physical versions by a studio recording from the same year of the composer's
Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66
. This work is not a scherzo nor particularly capriccioso, and
Haitink
's tense, compact reading makes it worth seeking out the CD all by itself. As for the
, it was one of those performances that marked a step forward for conductor and orchestra alike.
and his Dutch and British outfits were already world-renowned by that time for their precise readings, but here,
seemed to plunge into the great landscape of central European Romanticism. The collaboration with the
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
on the most dramatic of
's nine symphonies seemed to open him up. Hear the propulsive swing of the Scherzo, the direct elegance of the slow movement. One has the feeling that one is hearing the work as
wanted it done, and from the start, it was clear that
had a unique way with these musicians, one that would last until the conductor's death in 2021. A
album that belongs in any collection. ~ James Manheim
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