Bob Dubois writes:

>I'm looking for quite a long time for a very good performing of the 9th
>Symphony of Antonin Dvorak.  I heard already many recordings, but up to
>now I didn't find a good one.

If you've already tried the Kondrashin with the Vienna Philharmonic on
Decca,then I can be of no further help.A propos of Dvorak symphonies, on
Saturday I heard his 7th, as rehearsed by the Munich Philharmonic under
Ivan Fischer.  I cannot remember hearing it played better (Fischer asked
for only one replay of a fairly short passage).  Another item on the
program, the Opus 53 Violin Concerto, as fiddled by Pamela Frank, was also
impressive.  Fischer has a way with the lilt of central European rhythms,
which are a mark of Dvorak's style.  And Pamela Frank has a bow and an
instrument which produce color that shines right through an orchestra.

Denis Fodor                     Internet:[log in to unmask]