Brahms Fourth and Dvořák's Ninth prove a powerful combination

‘Hearing these two E minor symphonies side by side proved far more stimulating than I anticipated. The orchestral playing is absolutely first-class and Hrůša’s conception of the music is totally compelling. This outstandingly recorded first instalment in a projected cycle pairing all four of Brahms’s symphonies with the last four by Dvořák has set the bar really high.’

Brahms/Dvořák

Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 ‘New World’

Bamberger Symphoniker/Jakub Hrůša

Tudor 1744 (hybrid CD/SACD)   86:33 mins (2 discs)

Freya Parr

Published: February 11, 2019 at 4:08 pm

‘Hearing these two E minor symphonies side by side proved far more stimulating than I anticipated. The orchestral playing is absolutely first-class and Hrůša’s conception of the music is totally compelling. This outstandingly recorded first instalment in a projected cycle pairing all four of Brahms’s symphonies with the last four by Dvořák has set the bar really high.’

Brahms/Dvořák

Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 ‘New World’

Bamberger Symphoniker/Jakub Hrůša

Tudor 1744 (hybrid CD/SACD) 86:33 mins (2 discs)

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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