Symphony No. 9 in E minor 'From the New World'

Antonín Dvořák

Recordings

Top Choice

Istvan Kertész / Vienna Philharmonic

1961

Gil's top choice. 'It's just got a beautiful atmosphere about it, a beautiful feeling of occasion. Very exciting, very characterful, very charming.'

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Rafael Kubelik / Berlin Philharmonic

1972

'Beautifully played, wonderfully recorded, and Kubelik just knew all the spots to hit.'

Kirill Kondrashin / Vienna Philharmonic

1979

'Wonderful' recording quality. 'Just has great character and great excitement... a thrill.'

Karel Ančerl / Czech Philharmonic

1961

'Idiomatic... has all this character that's irreplaceable... this vibrancy to it.'

Ferenc Fricsay / Berlin Philharmonic

c. 1950s

'A really dramatic, almost kind of like a dark, menacing version... an emotional conductor.'

Václav Talich / Czech Philharmonic

1954

Gil's 'Desert Island Dvořák 9th.' 'In really good sound' for 1954 mono. 'Paced just right. It has that character, that unique Czech character... and just so exciting.'