IDAGIO | Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 - Suk: Serenade für Streicher, Op. 6 4035719001457

Featuring

Mariss Jansons
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Antonín Dvořák
Josef Suk

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Composition History

Josef Suk's Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 6, written when he was 18, was modeled after Dvořák's Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, and was recommended for publication by Johannes Brahms.

Composer Biography

Josef Suk, a highly talented student of Antonín Dvořák, married Dvořák's eldest daughter, Otylka, in 1898.

Compositional Technique

Dvořák's Eighth Symphony departs from traditional forms, featuring a free, rhapsodic sequence of motivic ideas and an associative juxtaposition of natural moods.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Dvořák's Eighth Symphony was conceived as a bright and cheerful counterpart to his earlier, more serious Seventh Symphony, influenced by the natural beauty of his summer residence.

Composer Biography

Antonín Dvořák, a composer of the first rank, owned a country estate in Vysoká, a village in southern Bohemia, where he found peace and inspiration for composing.

Critical Reception

Dvořák's Eighth Symphony received a mixed reception at its 1890 Prague premiere; Johannes Brahms found it too fragmentary, while George Bernard Shaw dismissed it as 'promenade music'.

Performer Biography

Mariss Jansons, the conductor on this album, was awarded the prestigious Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in June 2013 for his life's work as a conductor.