Dvořák's Symphony No. 8: UMD University Orchestra

A piece poetic in nature and rife with elements of Czech folk music, Dvořák’s eighth symphony draws inspiration from the natural world, providing pastoral reflections on the cycles of life and death. Written just four years before his ninth and final symphony, the eight symphony evokes the pastures, woods and countryside of Bohemia, with particular inspiration drawn from Dvořák’s time spent at his country home in Vyoská during the summer of 1889....