Symphonies Nos, 7, 8, : Mackerras / Philharmonia Orchestra

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Symphony No. 7
1 Allegro maestoso 10.25
2 Poco adagio 9.42
3 Scherzo: Vivace 7.31
4 Finale: Allegro 9.18

Symphony No. 8
5 Allegro con brio 10.00
6 Adagio 10.28
7 Allegretto grazioso 6.08
8 Allegro ma non troppo 10.15
Total timings 73.52

Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor

Recorded live at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall Hall, London
Symphony No. 7 - 9 October 2008, Symphony No. 8 - 12 October 2008
Engineer - Jonathan Stokes, Classic Sound Ltd
Producer - Misha Donat

Today, the Philharmonia has the greatest claim of any orchestra to be the UK’s National Orchestra. It is committed to presenting the same quality, live music-making in venues throughout the country as it brings to London and the great concert halls of the world. In 2009/10 the Orchestra is performing more than 150 concerts, as well as presenting chamber performances by the Soloists of the Philharmonia Orchestra, and recording scores for films, CDs and computer games. Recording and broadcasting both continue to play a significant part in the Orchestra’s activities, notably through its partnership with Signum Records, releasing new live recordings of Philharmonia performances with its key conductors. (Signum)