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5 Facts About Dvořák's New World Symphony on Stereo

  1. The stereo release of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor (From the New World) was catalogued as Columbia Masterworks MS 6066.
  2. This recording was issued by Columbia Masterworks, a label known for classical releases.
  3. The MS prefix indicates it was a stereo LP, as opposed to mono releases with an ML prefix.
  4. The symphony is commonly referred to as the New World Symphony, though its official title is Symphony No. 9 in E Minor.
  5. This stereo version was part of Columbia’s transition to stereo recordings in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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