DVOŘÁK Symphonies Nos 3 & 6
Serebrier’s south-coast Dvořák cycle continues
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Composer or Director: Antonín Dvořák
Label: Memoir
Magazine Review Date: 01/2013
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: 2564 65775-3
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Symphony No. 3 |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra José Serebrier, Conductor |
Symphony No. 6 |
Antonín Dvořák, Composer
Antonín Dvořák, Composer Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra José Serebrier, Conductor |
Author: Rob Cowan
Right from the opening bars, the Third Symphony enjoys a warm blend of instrumental sonorities, though Václav Smetáček’s premiere stereo recording captures more of the music’s Mendelssohnian lightness. By the time they reach the last three or so minutes of the first movement, Serebrier and his players seem just a little weighed down by what are admittedly some of Dvořák’s least compelling arguments, though in the Symphony’s most blatantly awkward passage (involving brass and woodwinds flailing around uncomfortably at 7'02" and a little beyond into the finale, where Válek, at a significantly slower tempo, rather loses the thread), they sensibly keep up the pace. Still, what a rich trove of loveable ideas this symphony is and anyone learning the work from this recording will certainly enjoy its sunniest side. A good CD, the Sixth possibly the best performance so far in Serebrier’s evolving Dvořák symphony cycle.
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