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Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák

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Nicholas Boulton

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Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák

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Songwriters (2)

Composer

Antonín Dvořák

Lyricist

Jaroslav Vrchlický

Bernard Guldener

Vaclav Juda Novotny

Musicians (9)

Misc Vox

Nicholas Boulton

Instrumentation

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Washington Orchestra

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra

Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Piano

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Conductor

Stephen Gunzenhauser

Zdeněk Košler

Michael Halász

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Songwriters (2)

Composer

Antonín Dvořák

Lyricist

Jaroslav Vrchlický

Bernard Guldener

Vaclav Juda Novotny

Producers (1)

Conductor

Stephen Gunzenhauser

Zdeněk Košler

Michael Halász

Musicians (9)

Misc Vox

Nicholas Boulton

Instrumentation

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Washington Orchestra

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra

Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Piano

Engineers (0)

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1

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

2

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

Zdeněk Košler, Antonín Dvořák, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

3

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

4

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

Manuel Lange, Iwona Sakowicz, Antonín Dvořák

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

6

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

Manuel Lange, Iwona Sakowicz, Antonín Dvořák

7

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

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)

Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice, Alfred Walter, Louis Spohr

9

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

10

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

Stephen Gunzenhauser, Antonín Dvořák, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

11

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

12

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

Stephen Gunzenhauser, Antonín Dvořák, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

14

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

Fine Arts Quartet, Antonín Dvořák

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

16

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

Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gerd Albrecht, Prague Chamber Chorus, Dalibor Jenis, Cologne West German Radio Chorus, Peter Mikulas, Michelle Breedt, Antonín Dvořák

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

18

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

Michaela Rózsa Růžičková, Ladislava Vondráčková, Antonín Dvořák, Hana Dobešová

19

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

20

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

Zdeněk Košler, Antonín Dvořák, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

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…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

22

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

Joachim Trio, Antonín Dvořák

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

24

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

Washington Orchestra, Robert Shafer, Antonín Dvořák

25

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

26

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

Amit Peled, Alon Goldstein, Ilya Kaler, Antonín Dvořák

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

28

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

Orfeón Pamplonés, Antoni Wit, Antonín Dvořák, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra

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…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

30

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

Stephen Gunzenhauser, Antonín Dvořák, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

31

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

32

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

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Maria Kliegel, Michael Halasz, Antonín Dvořák

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…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

34

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

Antoni Wit, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antonín Dvořák

35

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

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

36

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

Gerd Albrecht, Prague Chamber Chorus, Czech Philharmonic, Antonín Dvořák, Roman Janál

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…

Nicholas Boulton, Davinia Caddy

38

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

Peter Frisée, Iwona Sakowicz, Antonín Dvořák