Originally Posted by
stlukesguild
Dvorak's 7th is an epic work but the definitive recorded performance is Pierre Monteux with the London Symphony Orchestra. It quite simply blows all of the opposition clean out of the water in one the most brilliant and dynamic performances ever committed to record. The nerve tingling brass entry at 37.11 is one of the highlights of all orchestral music.
I'll have to look into picking up a copy... although I tend to lean toward Pierre Monteaux for French music. With Dvorak the Eastern Europeans seem to "get" him the best: István Kertész, Rafael Kubelik, and most recently, Otmar Suitner, a student of Clemens Krauss.