Dvořák / Smetana / George Szell / Cleveland Orchestra - Three Great Symphonies

Tracklist

Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 (stereo)
1-1	I. Allegro maestoso	10:11
1-2	II. Poco Adagio	9:27
1-3	III. Scherzo. Vivace—Poco meno mosso	7:35
1-4	IV. Finale. Allegro	8:21
1-5	Dvořák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92 (stereo)	9:18
1-6	Smetana: Overture to "The Bartered Bride" (mono)	6:16
Smetana: Quartet in E minor "From My Life" (Orchestral version by George Szell) (mono)
1-7	I. Romantic longing, and foreboding of misfortune: Allegro vivo appassionato	7:40
1-8	II. The merriment of youth; my love of dancing and dance music: Allegro moderato alla Polka	5:17
1-9	III. Memories of the happiness of my first love: Largo sostenuto	8:52
1-10	IV. Joy in discovering how to treat Bohemian national elements in music; the catastrophe of deafness, reminiscences of happier days, and resignation: Vivace—Meno mosso	6:07
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 (stereo)
2-1	I. Allegro con brio	10:04
2-2	II. Adagio	10:08
2-3	III. Allegretto grazioso—Molto vivace	6:22
2-4	IV. Allegro, ma non troppo	9:04
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" (stereo)
2-5	I. Adagio. Allegro molto	8:41
2-6	II. Largo	12:11
2-7	III. Scherzo. Molto vivace	7:53
2-8	IV. Allegro con fuoco	10:54

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Severance Hall
• Recorded At – Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland

Credits

• Art Direction – Allen Weinberg
• Composed By – Antonín Dvořák (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 2-1 to 2-8), Bedřich Smetana (tracks: 1-6 to 1-10)
• Conductor – George Szell
• Design [Package] – Mirko Ilić Corp.*
• Edited By – Cynthia Elliott, Richard Haney-Jardine
• Engineer [Reissue] – Andreas Meyer*
• Executive Producer [Senior] – Thomas Frost
• Liner Notes – Joseph Wechsberg, Michael Charry
• Orchestra – Cleveland Orchestra*
• Other [Project Director] – Warren Wernick
• Other [Series Consultant] – Dennis D. Rooney, Sedgwick Clark
• Photography – Dan Weiner, Don Hunstein, Sony Music Photo Archives*
• Producer [Original] – Howard H. Scott (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-1 to 2-8), Thomas Frost (tracks: 1-5)
• Reissue Producer – Louise De La Fuente

Notes

Original releases of Dvořák symphony recordings had previous numbers for the works: #7 was 2, #8 was 4, #9 was 5.

Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 recorded on March 18-19, 1960, in Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio; Stereo.
Track 1-5 recorded on January 4-5, 1963, in Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio; Stereo.
Track 1-6 recorded on March 15, 1958, in Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio; Mono.
Tracks 1-7 to 1-10 recorded on April 26, 1949, in Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio; Mono.
Tracks 2-1 to 2-4 recorded on October 24-25 & 31 and November 1, 1958, in Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio; Stereo.
Tracks 2-5 to 2-8 recorded on March 20-21, 1959, in Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio; Stereo.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 7464 63151 2 5

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MH2K 63151	Dvořák* / Smetana* -- Cleveland Orchestra* / George Szell	Dvořák* / Smetana* -- Cleveland Orchestra* / George Szell - Three Great Symphonies ‎(2xCD, Album, Mono, RE, RM)	Sony Classical	MH2K 63151	UK, Europe & US	1998

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