I. Allegro con brio – [0:06]
II. Adagio – [9:57]
III. Allegretto grazioso, molto vivace – [21:28]
IV. Allegro ma non troppo – [27:05]
Wiener Philharmoniker –
Herbert von Karajan, Leitung –
Großer Musikvereinssaal Wien –
Januar/Februar 1985
Symphony No. 8 | |
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by Antonín Dvořák | |
![]() Title page of the autograph score
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Key | G major |
Catalogue |
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Style | Romantic |
Composed | 26 August 1889 – 8 November 1889 –Vysoká u Příbramě |
Dedication | Bohemian Academy of Science, Literature and Arts |
Published | 1890 |
Movements | 4 |
Premiere | |
Date | 2 February 1890 |
Location | Prague |
Conductor | Antonín Dvořák |
Performers | Orchestra of the National Theatre |
The Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163, is a symphony by Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1889 at Vysoká u Příbramě, Bohemia, on the occasion of his election to the Bohemian Academy of Science, Literature and Arts. Dvořák conducted the premiere in Prague on 2 February 1890. In contrast to other symphonies of both the composer and the period, the music is cheerful and optimistic.