Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 / Cello Concerto

"The performances of both works are very fine, and the coupling of Dvořák's best concerto with his best-loved symphony is apt"
(MusicWeb Nov 2006)

This coupling presents Heinrich Schiff and Colin Davis' mellow reading of Dvorák's Cello Concerto, recorded in 1980, with Dorati's earlier 1959 Concertgebouw traversal of the 'New World' Symphony - a veritable fire and brimstone reading of this popular work. Both works were recorded in the fabled Concertgebouw's main hall.

'Schiff ... matches the superb accompaniment of Sir Colin Davis in combining a measure of individual poetry with a generally fresh and direct approach. So the second subject with Schiff is easy and songful...it is Schiff who implies deeper emotions, as he does too in the slow movement.' Gramophone