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Dvorak - Symphonies, Symphonic Poems, Overtures, Requiem, etc. (CD + Blu-ray Audio) | Decca 4830744

Dvorak - Symphonies, Symphonic Poems, Overtures, Requiem, etc. (CD + Blu-ray Audio)

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4830744

Barcode: 0028948307449

Format: CD + Blu-ray Audio

Number of Discs: 10

Release Date: 11th November 2016

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Kertész’s recordings with the London Symphony Orchestra of the Dvořák symphonies are widely regarded as the definitive interpretation of the Dvořák cycle and their recording of the Requiem in 1968 is held in the same regard.

50 years since the completion of the symphonies, Decca are celebrating these unrivalled recordings and have returned to the original tapes to make this definitive transfer and present this audiophile edition on two formats: 9 traditional CDs and 1 single High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray disc, enabling true 24-bit playback of the entire audio contents on a single disc at the highest-possible audio quality.

One hardback book contains the 9 CDs in the original iconic Brueghel covers. A second hardback book includes artist photos, an introduction by musicologist Andrew Stewart, repertoire notes by Jan Smaczny and recollections of the recording sessions by producer Ray Minshull, all in English, French and German, coupled with the Blu-ray disc. Both hardback books are presented in a slipcase with the original Brueghel cover art.

“István Kertész’s 1960s performances with the LSO are not just the most consistently excellent of all sets, but offer readings of the early symphonies that are full of insight.” - Jan Smaczny

“... this cycle continues to set the standard by which others are judged.”
- Gramophone Good CD Guide

“The maestro excels in the symphonic poems ... and gives a beautiful reading of ‘Requiem’” - Diapason (Paris)

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