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The celebrations for the centenary of Dvorak's death are certainly good news for the early symphonies, which have always been regarded as the poor relations of the final three. That is unfair at least as far as the Sixth is concerned, for Charles Mackerras' performance, with the orchestra that must know this music better than any, is a reminder of how consistently tuneful and exuberant a piece it is. The real treat here is the account of the symphonic poem, The Golden Spinning Wheel, for which the orchestral playing seems to move on to another level altogether, and which Mackerras marks out in bold, crisply dramatic paragraphs. 4 stars Andrew Clements, Friday August 6, 2004. The Guardian