BaL 21.12.13 - Dvorak Symphony no. 6

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

9.30am
Building a Library
Jan Smaczny with a personal recommendation from recordings of Dvorak's 6th Symphony in D major Op. 60

Available versions:-

Baltimore SO, Marin Alsop
Czech PO, Karel Ancerl
Slovak Radio SO, Ivan Anguelov
Stockholm PO, Yuri Ahronovich
Czech PO, Jiri Belohlakev
Prague PO, Jiri Belohlakev
VPO, Myung-Whun Chung
Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard
Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis
LSO, Sir Colin Davis
SLovak PO, Stephen Gunzenhauser
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi
LSO, Istvan Kertesz
Netherlands OI, Yakov Kreizberg
Bavarian Radio SO, Rafael Kubelik
BPO, Rafael Kubelik
Philadelphia Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf (download)
Czech PO, Zdenek Macal
Czech PO, Sir Charles Mackerras
Czech PO, Vaclav Neumann
RPO, Grzegorz Nowak
Czech PO, Libor Pesek
LSO, Wotold Rowicki
Bournemouth SO, Jose Serebrier
Seattle SO, Gerard Schwarz
Czech PO, Karel Sejna
Dortmund PO, Jac van Steen
Czech PO, Vaclav Talich
Czech Radio SO of Prague, Vladimir Valek

[muzzer]

Marvellous. I understand the received wisdom is Kertesz, but I have several others - LSO Live with Sir Colin, RLPO under Libor Pesek. I await with interest.

[Barbirollians]

Sejna and Kertesz for me .

[amateur51]

Contribution by proxy, I believe that this work is one of salymap's favourites and that her preferred performance is by the RLPO with Libor Pesek.

I'd better have that right

[muzzer]

PS more excuses to spend money before Christmas.

PPS does anyone ever listen to the first four......?

[LeMartinPecheur]

Couldn't this be a Kubelik double-whammy after this week's Parsifal??

(I'd be quite happy with this as I have his DG performance, on LP and CD...)

[Alison]

Philharmonia/Davis (A) and SNO/Jarvi in my collection.

I bought the Davis for the timpani playing which is outstanding. Not played these discs in years; a good choice for BaL.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

The list seems rather short. I suspect I've missed a few. There's one with the Stockholm PO, but I don't know who's conducting it.

[Thropplenoggin]

Dvorak is a composer I don't care for at all. One to miss for me.

[teamsaint]

Dvorak is a composer I don't care for at all. One to miss for me.

I despair of you , @noggo.
Dvorak's the kiddy.
Top man.
The business.
If you don't like the Scherzo from the 6th you cannot have ears.
your post has made me and I think we must try to set you on a path to enjoying the great man's wonderful music.......I feel a thread coming on.....

[makropulos]

Thanks for another terrific list, Eine Alpensinfonie.
I've got Ancerl, Kertesz, Kubelik, Mackerras, Rowicki, Sejna and Talich - it's a real favourite piece of mine, and I seem to hoard recordings... Still, I'm very happy with the ones I have.

[Petrushka]

This is a symphony I've not got at all (apart from a BBC MM CD) so I'd be in the market for a recommended version. Good to see that in Jan Smaczny they have the ideal reviewer for this music.

[antongould]

I despair of you , @noggo.
Dvorak's the kiddy.
Top man.
The business.
If you don't like the Scherzo from the 6th you cannot have ears.
your post has made me and I think we must try to set you on a path to enjoying the great man's wonderful music.......I feel a thread coming on.....

Agreed TS - I never thought Throppers would have a blind spot, a wonderful symphony IMHO - I have Sir Colin and return to it regularly. As a saddo with Terry Collier tendencies I am sure I shall have the winner downloaded by Christmas Day....

[Tony Halstead]

in Jan Smaczny they have the ideal reviewer for this music.

Why?

[Tony Halstead]

PS more excuses to spend money before Christmas.

PPS does anyone ever listen to the first four......?

Yes of course, nos 2 in Bb and 4 in D minor are lovely!