Utwory na płycie:

• Symphony No. 6: I. Allegro non tanto
• Symphony No. 6: II. Adagio
• Symphony No. 6: III. Scherzo: Presto
• Symphony No. 6: IV. Finale: Allegro con spirito
• Slavonic Dances, Series 2: Slavonic Dances, Series 2, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 3 in F Major
• Slavonic Dances: Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor

Symphony No.6
Slavonic Dance Op. 72, No. 3
Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No. 8

Antonín Dvo ř á k dedicated his Symphony No. 6 in D major to Hans Richter, who was the director of the Vienna Philharmonic and who had asked him to write the symphony. When Dvo ř á k finished the symphony in October 1880, Richter seemed to be very enthusiastic about the work. However, the planned premiere in December 1880 got postponed several times and out of frustration Dvo ř á k had the symphony premiered in Prague by a different orchestra in March 1881. Only to be performed by the conductor it was dedicated to in 1882 in Lond on, where it became a great favorite with the English public. The symphony combines elements of the symphonic tradition of Brahms, whom Dvo ř á k admired greatly, with influences of Czech folk music. The same Czech folk music which earlier on inspired Dvo ř á k to write the Slavonic Dances op. 46 and op. 72 which brought him as well as Czech music world fame. On this album Dvo ř á k ’ s Symphony No. 6 is paired with Slavonic Dance op. 72, No. 3 and Slavonic Dance op. 46, No. 8, recorded in September 2015 by the Houston Symphony under the direction of Colombian conductor Andr é s Orozco - Estrada, the orchestra’s music director since 2014.