Favourite Dvorak symphony!!

Started by madaboutmahler, January 27, 2014, 09:56:10 AM

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1 in C Minor 'The Bells of Zlonice'
3 (4.8%)
2 in Bb major
1 (1.6%)
3 in Eb major
2 (3.2%)
4 in D Minor
3 (4.8%)
5 in F Major
4 (6.5%)
6 in D Major
7 (11.3%)
7 in D minor
21 (33.9%)
8 in G Major
23 (37.1%)
9 in E Minor
30 (48.4%)

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Cato

#20
March 20, 2014, 04:41:54 PM
The Fourth Symphony is a favorite of mine from waaaay back: the dance-like theme in the opening movement grafted itself onto my soul by being linked with a girl.

Long story!   :D
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North Star

#21
March 20, 2014, 10:51:06 PM
Nos. 8 & 9.
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Brahmsian

#22
March 21, 2014, 02:35:01 AM
Quote from: Cato on March 20, 2014, 04:41:54 PM
The Fourth Symphony is a favorite of mine from waaaay back: the dance-like theme in the opening movement grafted itself onto my soul by being linked with a girl.

Long story!   :D

The 4th is my favourite also, Cato.  Along with the 8th.

Brian

#23
March 21, 2014, 05:03:42 AM
Quote from: Cato on March 20, 2014, 04:41:54 PM
The Fourth Symphony is a favorite of mine from waaaay back: the dance-like theme in the opening movement grafted itself onto my soul by being linked with a girl.

Long story!   :D
We have some time.  ;)

IfULikeMyPeruqPlizTellMe

#24
March 21, 2014, 04:37:06 PM
8 & 9

NJ Joe

#26
March 22, 2014, 11:07:38 AM
8 and 9 for me. I imprinted on 9 at an early age and it never gets old.

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Pat B

#27
March 28, 2014, 07:27:41 PM
6 and 9.

BeefOven!

#28
April 07, 2025, 08:32:26 AM Last Edit: April 07, 2025, 08:34:34 AM by BeefOven!
I voted 7 & 8 - 11 years late  :o

Symphonic Addict

#30
April 20, 2025, 10:34:41 AM
Recently I attended a live concert of his Symphony No. 8 (my second time listening to it live). The experience cemented my admiration for this unabashedly exhilarating and insistently memorable creation. I don't like (always) to overthink about music, but this symphony sounds perfect to me, and it's not the first time I have these feelings regarding Dvorak as his Cello Concerto is another work that fits that category. This gentleman was born to provide happiness to people and I'm eternally grateful for that.
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arpeggio

#31
April 20, 2025, 10:50:14 AM
I have performed the Seventh, Eighth and the Ninth.

For me the best was the Ninth.

Der lächelnde Schatten

#32
April 20, 2025, 08:34:01 PM
The 8th gets my vote. For me, this is easily one of the great Romantic symphonies and as @Symphonic Addict points out, you simply don't have to think when you're listening to this symphony. It presents everything to the listener in such a straightforward, unfussy fashion. Beauty is at every turn in this music and this is why it's my favorite amongst the Dvořák symphonies. 
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DaveF

#33
April 21, 2025, 01:10:00 AM
I'd be interested to know who (there's only one) has no.2 as their favourite.  While it can't really be mine (no.8 must top them all), it's a beautiful symphony which I love to bits.
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vandermolen

#34
April 28, 2025, 10:27:38 PM
Quote from: Der lächelnde Schatten on April 20, 2025, 08:34:01 PMThe 8th gets my vote. For me, this is easily one of the great Romantic symphonies and as @Symphonic Addict points out, you simply don't have to think when you're listening to this symphony. It presents everything to the listener in such a straightforward, unfussy fashion. Beauty is at every turn in this music and this is why it's my favorite amongst the Dvořák symphonies. 
Mine too
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#35
April 29, 2025, 02:10:53 AM
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ChamberNut

#36
April 29, 2025, 03:05:32 AM
Quote from: Brahmsian on March 21, 2014, 02:35:01 AMThe 4th is my favourite also, Cato.  Along with the 8th.

Well, times have changed a bit. 6th and 8th are clear favourites now.
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Cato

#37
April 29, 2025, 04:56:54 AM
Quote from: Cato on March 20, 2014, 04:41:54 PMThe Fourth Symphony is a favorite of mine from waaaay back: the dance-like theme in the opening movement grafted itself onto my soul by being linked with a girl.

Long story!   :D


The story remains as long as ever!   ;D

But the Fourth Symphony of Dvorak remains my Number One!


Quote from: DaveF on April 21, 2025, 01:10:00 AMI'd be interested to know who (there's only one) has no.2 as their favourite.  While it can't really be mine (no.8 must top them all), it's a beautiful symphony which I love to bits.


Yes, Dvorak's Second Symphony and the Third Symphony are near the top of my list.  (I might have a "tie" in certain spots!   ;)   )
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kyjo

#38
Today at 05:51:15 AM
The 8th will forever have a special place in my affections, as it was the first substantial orchestral work I ever played (back when I was 13 or 14 years old). I've played it a few more times since, and its perennial freshness hasn't worn off. I agree with Cesar that it's a nearly perfect work - sunny, tuneful, concise, characterful, marvelously orchestrated, ingeniously developed, etc. I love the 7th nearly as much with its gripping drama and seriousness of purpose, but it doesn't lack in characteristically Dvorakian folksiness and good tunes either. For some reason, I've never really been too fond of the omnipresent (on concert programs) 9th - it feels strangely "simplistic" and unsatisfying to me, two adjectives I would rarely use to describe Dvorak's music. The middle symphonies (Nos. 3-6) are also very dear to me, above all the seriously underperformed and underrated 3rd. Nos. 1 and 2 contain some "dead spots" IMO but are still better works than their reputations may suggest - the scherzo of the 2nd is particularly memorable and original and could almost be a standalone work!
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foxandpeng

#39
Today at 06:11:15 AM
Predictably, eating Hovis bread dictated my preference. Dvorak was one of the first composers that I listened to when discovering classical music, but I confess to having lost him a long time ago in the mix and with my taste changes.
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