ANTONIN DVORAK: FROM THE NEW WORLD
New World Symphony, by name of Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95: From the New World, orchestral work by Bohemian composer Antonin Dvořák, a major milestone in the validation of American—or “New World”—music and lore as source material for classical composition. Written while Dvořák was living and working in New York City, the symphony purportedly incorporated the composer’s reflections on his American setting. The piece premiered at Carnegie Hall on December 16, 1893. Astronaut Neil Armstrong took a tape recording of the New World Symphony along during the Apollo 11 mission, the first Moon landing, in 1969.
ABOUT
Dvořák was interested in Native American Music and the African-American spitituals he heard in North America. While director of the National Conservatory he encountered an African-American student, Harry T. Burleigh, who sang traditional spirituals to him. Burleigh, later a composer himself, said that Dvořák had absorbed their 'spirit' before writing his own melodies.
Symphonie Nr. 9
Tracklist:
Side A:
1. Adagio - Allegro molto
2. Largo
Side B:
1. Scherzo: Molto vivace
2. Allegro con fuoco
Artist: Rafael Kubelik
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Media: 180g Vinyl