Description
Dvořák: Symphonies No. 3, Op. 10 & No. 6, Op. 60 – Gunzenhauser, Naxos (CD)
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Product Details
- UPC: 0730099526821
- Catalogue Number: 8.550268
- Brand/Label: Naxos
- Composer: Antonín Dvořák
- Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
- Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
- Release Year: 1991 (recorded 4–9 May 1990)
- Genre: Classical – Symphony
- Country of Producing: [confirm] (this section of the back cover is covered by a sticker in the provided photos)
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD, DDD (fully digital recording), Stereo
- Total playing time: 78:00
- Cover artwork: Prague in 1840 (Topographikon)
Overview
Pairing an early Dvořák symphony with his first genuinely mature one makes for a genuinely instructive listen. Symphony No. 3 is still early Dvořák working through heavy Wagnerian influence — the long central Adagio molto is explicitly marked "tempo di marcia," giving the whole symphony an unusually processional, weighty character quite different from the folk-inflected Dvořák most listeners know. Symphony No. 6, by contrast, is the work that essentially established Dvořák as a major symphonic voice internationally, written not long after Brahms had personally championed his music, and it shows — genuine confidence, a real command of large-scale symphonic argument, and a "Furiant" scherzo that draws directly on Czech folk-dance rhythm rather than the generic scherzo forms of his earlier work. Stephen Gunzenhauser and the Slovak Philharmonic bring real weight to No. 3's marchlike slow movement and genuine rhythmic snap to No. 6's Furiant. Recorded at the orchestra's own concert hall in Bratislava, this is a well-chosen pairing that traces Dvořák's development from Wagnerian apprentice to confident, internationally recognized symphonist.
Interesting Facts
- Symphony No. 3 shows strong Wagnerian influence, a phase in Dvořák's development before he found his more distinctly Czech folk-inflected voice.
- The second movement of Symphony No. 3 is marked "Adagio molto, tempo di marcia," giving it an unusually processional, funeral-march character.
- Symphony No. 6's third movement is a "Furiant," a Czech folk dance rhythm that became one of Dvořák's signature scherzo types.
- Symphony No. 6 was composed shortly after Brahms began actively promoting Dvořák's music internationally, and it marks Dvořák's arrival as a mature, internationally recognized symphonist.
- This recording was made at the Slovak Philharmonic's own concert hall in Bratislava, the orchestra's home venue.
Track Listing
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 10
- Allegro moderato – 10:03 · 2. Adagio molto, tempo di marcia – 14:58 · 3. Allegro vivace – 8:34
Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Op. 60
- Allegro non tanto – 12:32 · 5. Adagio – 12:41 · 6. Scherzo: Furiant: Presto – 8:02 · 7. Finale: Allegro con spirito – 10:39
Publishers
Naxos, part of the Naxos Music Group, recorded at the Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava (producer Martin Sauer, music notes Keith Anderson). Distributed by MVD Music and Video Distribution GmbH, Unterhaching/Munich, Germany.
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