Duration
40 Min
Karajan conducts Dvořák: Symphony No. 8
Concert
Wiener Philharmoniker
Production Date: 11/01/1985
40 Min
Standing between the tragedy of the Seventh Symphony and the epic drama of the Ninth, Dvořák's Eighth Symphony is one of the happiest moments in his entire symphonic cycle: music that positively glows with the sunshine, birdsong and lilting melodies of Dvorak's beloved Bohemian countryside. Outside of Prague itself, it's hard to imagine a great orchestra better suited to the warmth and freshness of Dvorak's music than the Vienna Philharmonic. Herbert von Karajan always cherished a special love for this symphony, and under his baton this performance from 1985 has both tenderness and a masterly, symphonic sense of purpose.
- Ensemble:
- Wiener Philharmoniker
- Conductor:
- Herbert von Karajan
