Instrumentation: 1. Flute, 2. Flute (Piccolo flute), 1. Oboe (Cor anglais), 2. Oboe, Clarinet (in B) (2), Bassoon (2), Horn (4), Trumpet (2), Trombone (3), Tuba, Timpani, Violin (2), Viola, Violoncello, Double bass

The performance material available up till now for Dvorák’s sun-filled cheerful Symphony no. 8 has been notorious for its myriad mistakes. The challenge of correcting it has now been taken over by the editor Jonathan Del Mar. He has taken into account the engraver’s copy, which was...