Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra- Dvorak Compilation

This CD was released in 2004, although the notes suggest that it was recorded in 1989. It features the New World Symphony and the American Suite, both written by Anotnin Dvorak in the mid-1890s.

My uncultured taste in orchestral music is pretty much limited to the fire and brimstone style of war music. Cue Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries and Dvorak's New World Symphony.

The Adagio movement features a pretty mean key "riff", but I find the rest of it to be forgettable orchestral fluff (at least in CD form). But the Allegro movement is brilliant- exploding with the power of a thousand suns. I also find the quieter parts between choruses more engaging, although perhaps this is simply due to anticipation for the next hit of that epic (orchestrally-headbanging) riff!

(Yes, this is probably one of the worst ever classical music reviews...)

Favourite songs

New World Symphony- Adagio