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In the Finale the symphony reaches its peak with an unceasing pulse and sense of ecstatic joy. Both the first and second themes are truly frenzied and contagious, forcefully driving to a remarkable coda of inimitable invention. It is an exuberant climax to a work of great power, beauty and charm. It is ironic that this joyful, sunny and impetuous whirl of motion, which many after Wagner have called “The Apotheosis of the Dance,” was written during one of the darkest and most difficult periods in the composer’s life. © 1997 Columbia Artists Management Inc. RAFAEL FRÜHBECK DE BURGOS, PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Born in Burgos (Spain) in 1933. He studied violin, piano, theory, and composition at the Conservatories of Bilbao and Madrid, followed by conducting classes at the Munich Hochschule für Musik, where he received a summa cum laude graduation. From 1958 to 1962, Rafael Frühbeck was Chief Conductor of the Bilbao Orchestra, then for sixteen consecutive years from 1962 to 1978, of the Spanish National Orchestra of which, since December 1998, he has been Emeritus Conductor. From 1966 to 1971 he was Music Director ofthe Düsseldolf Symphony Orchestra, and Chief Conductor of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1974 to 1976. For ten years, Principal Guest Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C., and of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra , of which he became Honorary Conductor in 1991. He was Chief Conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from 1991 to 1997. From 1992 to 1997, he was Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and from 1994 to 2000 he served as Chief Conductor of the Berlin Rundfunk Sinfonie orchestra. Since September 2001, he has been Chief Conduc tor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Torino, and the Music Director of the Dresden Philharmonie Orchestra from the 2004-05 season. As guest conductor he has appeared with most of the major orchestras throughout the world, including the Berlin Philharmonie, Munich Philharmonie Orchestras, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, various German Radio Orchestras, the Israel Philharmonie Orchestra, all the major American Orchestras and the five big London Orchestras. He also frequently guest conducts in Italy, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Japan, as well as at opera houses and prestigious festivals.
