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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 - Dvořák: Rusalka Fantasy

5/13/2016, 5 Tracks, 1:07:01

Featuring

  • Manfred Honeck
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Antonín Dvořák

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Composition History

Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony was written between February 4 and March 24, 1893, more than half a year before his death on October 25, 1893.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tchaikovsky dedicated his Sixth Symphony to his beloved nephew, Vladimir Bobik Davydov, and described it as having a subjective program that would remain an enigma.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Manfred Honeck has served as Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since the 2008-2009 season and regularly presents the orchestra to European audiences.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Manfred Honeck, the conductor on this album, received his musical training at the Academy of Music in Vienna and was a member of the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The Sixth Symphony's finale is not a 'noisy Allegro' but a long, drawn-out Adagio, a new formal element Tchaikovsky was excited about.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording features Concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley playing the violin solo in Rusalka's 'Song to the Moon,' marking his last recording with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra before joining the Berlin Philharmonic.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tchaikovsky considered the Sixth Symphony to be 'the best, and in particular, the most sincere of all my creations,' loving it more than any other musical work he had composed.

Source: Booklet

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