Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák

Nicholas Boulton

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1 Introduction

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2 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147 : No. 1 in B Major (Excerpt) (Version for Orchestra)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Zdenek Kosler, Conductor, MainArtist - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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3 Bits and pieces are all we may know about the music of Antonín Dvořák

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4 10 Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 4, Hospodin jest můj pastýř (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Manuel Lange, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Iwona Sakowicz, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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5 The fourth of Dvořák's Ten Biblical Songs, titled "The Lord is my shepherd" and set to a well-known Psalm text from the traditional Czech translation of the Kralice Bible

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6 10 Biblical Songs, Op. 99, B. 185: No. 6, Slyš, ó Bože, volání mé (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Manuel Lange, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Iwona Sakowicz, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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7 Antonín Leopold Dvořák was born on 8 September 1841 in the village of Nelahozeves, near Kralupy, in Bohemia, approximately 28km north of Prague

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8 Symphony No. 6 in G Major, Op. 116 "Historische Symphonie im Styl und Geschmack vier verschiedener Zeitabschnitte": IV. Allerneueste Periode, 1840. Allegro vivace (Excerpt)

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Alfred Walter, Conductor, MainArtist - Louis Spohr, Composer - Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Orchestra, MainArtist

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9 Reflecting on this period of the composer's life, Zubatý (the Czech writer mentioned previously) wrote…

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10 Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, B. 9 "The Bells of Zlonice": II. Adagio molto (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stephen Gunzenhauser, Conductor, MainArtist

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11 Dvořák's first symphony, composed between February and March 1865, began life as a submission to a German composition competition…

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12 Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, B. 9 "The Bells of Zlonice": I. Maestoso - Allegro (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stephen Gunzenhauser, Conductor, MainArtist

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13 In early 1865, Dvořák started teaching piano to the daughters of a Prague goldsmith: one of the two, Anna Čermáková would later become his wife…

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14 String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, B. 19: I. Assai con moto ed energico (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Fine Arts Quartet, Ensemble, MainArtist

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15 Before he left the Provisional Theatre orchestra in the summer of 1871, Dvořák was the subject of an announcement in a leading local music journal

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16 Král a uhlíř, B. 21, Act I Scene 9: Jaký zvuk to jest? (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Gerd Albrecht, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Mikulas, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dalibor Jenis, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Prague Chamber Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Michelle Breedt, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Bernard Guldener, Lyricist - Václav Juda Novotný, Lyricist

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17 It seems that Dvořák's revision of the opera between 1873 and 1874 was but part of a larger stylistic renovation being undertaken by the composer at the time

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18 Moravské dvojzpěvy, Op. 32, B. 62: No. 2, Veleť vtáčku (Excerpt)

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Traditional, Lyricist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Ladislava Vondrackova, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hana Dobešová, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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19 In response to Dvořák's multi-composition submission for the 1877 stipendium, Brahms singled out the Moravian Duets for special praise

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20 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C Major (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Zdenek Kosler, MainArtist - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist

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21 While this style of music might be regarded, somewhat cynically, as a kind of opportunistic "tourist nationalism" (to quote a recent historian), listeners in Dvořák's time thought the very opposite…

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22 Piano Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65, B. 130: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Joachim Trio, Ensemble, MainArtist

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23 In August 1883, Dvořák received a prestigious invitation: the London Philharmonic Society requested his presence as conductor (of his own orchestral works) in their forthcoming concert season

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24 Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B. 71 : Stabat mater dolorosa (Excerpt) (1876 Version)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Washington Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Robert Shafer, Conductor, MainArtist

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25 Dvořák left Prague for London on 5 March 1884: eight days later he was conducting the Stabat Mater in the Royal Albert Hall

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26 Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky": I. Lento maestoso - Allegro vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Tempo I (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Ilya Kaler, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Amit Peled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alon Goldstein, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - G. Henle Verlag, MusicPublisher

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27 In 1891, the same year Dvořák completed the "Dumky" Trio, he took up the position of professor of composition and instrumentation at the Prague Conservatory

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28 Te Deum, Op. 103, B. 176: Te Deum laudamus (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Barenreiter, MusicPublisher - Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Orfeón Pamplonés, Choir, MainArtist

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29 The premiere of the Te Deum within the celebratory concert, which took place on 21 October 1892 at New York's Carnegie Hall, was preceded by a concert address by the American musical patron…

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30 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stephen Gunzenhauser, Conductor, MainArtist

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31 Following the premiere of his Ninth Symphony, Dvořák may well have looked forward to a prosperous and productive period in New York

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32 Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, B. 191: III. Finale. Andante - Allegro vivo (Excerpt)

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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Maria Kliegel, Soloist, MainArtist - Michael Halasz, Conductor, MainArtist

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33 The next - and, indeed, the penultimate - phase in Dvořák's compositional journey seems to have emerged from his previous interest in music's extra-musical associations…

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34 The Water Goblin, Op. 107, B. 195 (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Antoni Wit, Conductor, MainArtist - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

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35 During his final years, Dvořák became the recipient of various honours…

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36 Armida, Op. 115, B. 206, Act I Scene 1: Jak z dervišových prstů řinou (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gerd Albrecht, Conductor, MainArtist - Prague Chamber Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Jaroslav Vrchlicky, Lyricist - Roman Janal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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37 Dvořák is said to have departed the theatre early on the evening of 25 March 1904, during the premiere of Armida at the National Theatre in Prague…

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38 Hymnus ad laudes in festo Sanctae Trinitatis, B. 82 (Excerpt)

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Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Anonymous, Lyricist - Iwona Sakowicz, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Frisée, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

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