Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No 9 in E minor “From the New World”

 

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Performance: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

 

I. Adagio-allegro molto (00:35)

II. Largo (10:35)

III. Scherzo, molto vivace (23:29)

IV. Allegro con poco (32:06)

 

The Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”, Op. 95, B. 178 (Czech: Symfonie č. 9 e moll “Z nového světa”), popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák, while he was the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular of all symphonies. In older literature and recordings, this symphony was often numbered as Symphony No. 5. Dvořák was a master of the expressivity in music, with very beautiful sequences and compositions.