For some, this Symphony can seem overplayed and overexposed, but not for me, every time i listen to it, the beautiful feelings come flooding back, each and every movement is delight, how can anyone get 'used' to this music?, this is the very first time that i've played this disc, i have quite a number of Dvorak Ninths, and this is another good one to add to the stack, Jansons paces things really well, there's tension and drama there, the sound is a little shrill, but i soon got used to it, another satisfying days music listen.
Mariss Jansons is Latvian, he's now 69 years old, he recorded this disc in 1988, the front cover photo [by Paul Huf] is an excellent studio portrait of Jansons, nice and sharp and clear, nice dark background which makes the lettering stand out, but too many different types of font in the lettering creates a garbled look, though good use of colours.
What a lovely experience, the first movement was dynamic, and of course the second movement is beautiful and touching, but it's the third movement Scherzo i liked the best, boisterous and loud, and yet still has touches of introspective poetry,.
Here's Herbert Von Karajan conducting the third movement Scherzo on YouTube.
Here's Herbert Von Karajan conducting the third movement Scherzo on YouTube.
