Music #382 - Antonin Dvorak

Antonín Dvořák  

/ ˈdvɔrʒɑːk / di-vor-zhak /

(Czech, 1841-1904)

Following the nationalist example of Smetana, Dvořák frequently employed features of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia (then parts of the Austrian Empire and now constituting the Czech Republic).

Among Dvořák's best known works are his 
* New World Symphony (see below)
* "The American" String Quartet (25m) chamber music 
* fairy-tale opera Rusalka (2h) -- overview (3.5m)

     - Song to the Moon (5m)
* Cello Concerto in b (47m)

The Symphony No. 9  

"From the New World"
- aka the "New World Symphony"

It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular in the modern repertoire.

(  0:37) Mvt.1 - Adagio – Allegro molto
(10:42) Mvt.2 - Largo  ..... "Going Home" 
(23:30) Mvt.3 - Scherzo: Molto vivace – Poco sostenuto
(32:07) Mvt.4 - Allegro con fuoco

(L) "Going Home"

 

Among his smaller works:

(L) the seventh Humoresque **

 

(R) the song 'Songs my mother taught me' 

are also widely performed and recorded. 

And the Slavonic Dances - a series of 16 orchestral pieces:
* Nos.1 - 8
* Nos. 9 - 16


"Nature, Life and Love" trilogy of concert overtures:
1. In Nature's Realm  ("Nature")
2. Carnival  ("Life")
3. Othello  ("Love")

Source: Wikipedia