Antonín Dvořák (composer)

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Legal name: Antonín Leopold Dvořák

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Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( d(ə-)VOR-zha(h)k; Czech: [antoˈɲiːn ˈlɛopold dvoˈr̝aːk] ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predecessor Bedřich Smetana. Dvořák's style has been described as "the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them," and he himself has been described as "arguably the most versatile... composer of his time".

Dvořák displayed his musical gifts at an early age, being an apt violin student. The first public performances of his works were in Prague in 1872 and, with special success, in 1873, when he was 31 years old. Seeking recognition beyond the Prague area, he submitted scores of symphonies and other works to German and Austrian competitions. He did not win a prize until 1874, with Johannes Brahms on the jury of the Austrian State Competition. In 1877, after his third win, Brahms recommended Dvořák to his publisher, Simrock, who commissioned what became the Slavonic Dances, Op. 46. The sheet music's high sales and critical reception led to his international success. A London performance of Dvořák's Stabat Mater in 1883 led to many other performances in the United Kingdom, the United States, and eventually Russia in March 1890. The Seventh Symphony was written for London in 1885.

In 1892, Dvořák became the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York City. While in the United States, Dvořák wrote his two most successful orchestral works: the Symphony From the New World, which spread his reputation worldwide, and his Cello Concerto, one of the most highly regarded of all cello concerti. On a summer vacation in Spillville, Iowa in 1893, Dvořák also wrote his most famous piece of chamber music, his String Quartet in F major, Op. 96, the American. While he remained at the Conservatory for a few more years, pay cuts and an onset of homesickness led him to return to Bohemia in 1895.

All of Dvořák's ten operas, except his first, have librettos in Czech and were intended to convey the Czech national spirit, as were some of his choral works. By far the most successful of the operas is Rusalka, premiered in 1901. Among his smaller works, the seventh Humoresque and the song "Songs My Mother Taught Me" are also widely performed and recorded. The Dvořák Prague International Music Festival is a major series of concerts held annually to celebrate Dvořák's life and works.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2001Symphony No. 8 / Serenade for StringsAntonín Dvořák; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin3
2001String Quartet "American"Dvořák, Talich Quartet1
2001Slavonic Dances, op. 46 & 72Antonín Dvořák; Wiener Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelík1
2001String Quartet no. 13 in G major, op. 106 / String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 97Dvořák; Pacifica Quartet, Michael Tree1
2001Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88 / Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”Dvořák; Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell2
2002Serenade, op. 44 / Bagatelles / Czech SuiteAntonín Dvořák; National Chamber Players, Lowell Graham1
2002Symphonic Variations / Scherzo capriccioso / LegendsDvořák; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras1
2002Dvořák & Tchaikovsky: Serenades for Strings / Grieg: Holberg SuiteDvořák, Tchaikovsky, Grieg; Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner1
2002Slavonic DancesAntonín Dvořák; The Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt2
2002Cello Concerto / Dumky TrioDvořák; Yo‐Yo Ma, Berlin Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel1
2002Piano ConcertoDvořák; Rudolf Firkušný, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, László Somogyi1
2002Stabat MaterAntonín Dvořák; Brewer, Simpson, Aler, Gao, The Washington Chorus and Orchestra, Robert Shafer21
2002BBC Music, Volume 10, Number 11: The Golden Spinning-Wheel / Symphony no. 8Dvořák; BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda1
2002Concerto in A major / Polonaise / Rondo / Silent Woods / Slavonic DanceDvořák; Jiří Bárta, Jan Čech2
2002String Quintet, op. 77Dvořák; Vlach Quartet Prague, Jakub Waldmann1
2002Piano Quintets, opp. 5 and 81Dvořák; Vlach Quartet Prague, Ivan Klánský1
2002Piano ConcertosSchumann, Dvořák; Paolo Giacometti, Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, Michel Tilkin1
2002Dvořák: Symphony 9 / Ravel: Ma mère l'oyeDvořák, Ravel; Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Carlo Maria Giulini2
2002Janáček: Lachian Dances / Dvořák: Suite in A majorJanáček, Dvořák; Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman1
2002Las Quatro Estaciones Portenas / Trio op. 90 "Dumky"Piazzolla, Dvořák; Trío Argentino1
2002Romantische SerenadenPeter Tschaikowsky, Antonín Dvořák1
2002Symphony no. 9 "From the New World" / In Nature's Realm / Carnival / OthelloAntonín Dvořák; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy1
2002Schumann, Dvořák: Violin ConcertosSchumann, Dvořák; Yehudi Menuhin, New York Philharmonic, Sir John Barbirolli1
2002The Spectre's BrideAntonín Dvořák; Westminster Symphonic Choir, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Flummerfelt, Zdeněk Mácal1
2003Symphony no. 8 in G major / Symphony no. 9 "From The New World"Dvořák, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer3
2003SerenadesDvořák; Wiener Philharmoniker, Myung-Whun Chung1
2003Violin Concerto / Piano QuintetDvořák; Sarah Chang, Leif Ove Andsnes1
2003BBC Music, Volume 11, Number 11: Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 / Novák: Eternal LongingDvořák, Novák; BBC SO, Jiří Bělohlávek1
2003Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Brahms: Double ConcertoDvořák, Brahms; Paul Tortelier, Yehudi Menuhin2
2003Dvořák: Symphonie Nr. 5 F-Dur, op. 76 / Fibich: Roman und die Waldfee, op. 49 / Sturm, op. 46Antonín Dvořák, Zdeněk Fibich; Martin Turnovský, Bamberger Symphoniker1
2003Dvořák: Symphony no. 9 "New World" / Tchaikovsky: Ouverture "Romeo and Juliet"Dvořák, Tchaikovsky; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam, Yakov Kreizberg1
2003Grieg: Holberg Suite, op. 40 / Dvořák: Serenade for Strings, op. 22 / Elgar: Serenade for Strings, op. 20Grieg, Dvořák, Elgar; Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra, Conrad van Alphen2
2003Grieg / Glazounov / DvořákGrieg, Glazunov, Dvořák; Quatuor Habanera1
2003Konzert für Violine und Orchester a-Moll, op. 53 / Romanze, op. 11 / Mazurka, op. 49Antonín Dvořák; Ruggiero Ricci, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Süsskind1
2003Mozart: Divertimento / Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Violinkonzert / Couperin: Pièces en concert / Dvorak: Waldesruhe / Hartmann: Concerto funebreMozart, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Couperin, Dvořák, Hartmann; Deutsches Musikschulorchester, Hanns‐Martin Schneidt1
2003Piano Concerto / The Golden Spinning WheelDvořák; Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt2
2003Sinfonía nº 9 “Del Nuevo Mundo”Dvořák; Kurt Masur, New York Philharmonic Orchestra1
2003Trii Per Pianoforte E Archi Op. 21 E Op. 90 "Dumky"Dvořák, Trio Matisse1
2004Symphony No. 8 / Cello ConcertoDvořák; Gregor Piatigorsky, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch1
2004Romantic PiecesDvořák, Janáček, Smetana; James Ehnes, Eduard Laurel1
2004Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Liszt: Mephisto Waltz / Dvořák: Carnival Overture / Weinberger: Polka and Fugue from Schwanda / Smetana: The Bartered Bride OvertureTchaikovsky, Liszt, Dvořák, Weinberger, Smetana; Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra1
2004Piano Quintet, op. 81 / String Quintet, op. 97Antonín Dvořák; Leipziger Streichquartett, Christian Zacharias1
2004LiederAntonín Dvořák; Bernarda Fink, Roger Vignoles2
2004Complete Solo Piano MusicAntonín Dvořák; Stefan Veselka1
2004Eight Humoresques / Silhouettes / Six MazurkasAntonín Dvořák; Stefan Veselka1
2004Poetic Tone Pictures / Two Little PearlsAntonín Dvořák; Stefan Veselka1
2004Suite in A / Scottish DancesAntonín Dvořák; Stefan Veselka1
2004Six Pieces / Four Eclogues / Two FuriantsAntonín Dvořák; Stefan Veselka1
2004Theme with Variations / Eight Waltzes / Two MinuetsAntonín Dvořák; Stefan Veselka1
2004String Quartets Vol. 7: No. 1 in A major, op. 2 / No. 6 in A major, op. 12Dvořák; Vlach Quartet Prague1
2004Čzeska suita, op. 39 / String Quintet, op. 77Dvořák; Ensemble Acht1
2004American Suite / Silent Woods / Prague Waltzes / MazurkaDvořák; Dmitri Yablonsky, Alexander Trostianski, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra1
2004Piano QuintetsDvořák, Schumann; Jan Panenka, Smetana Quartet1
2004Complete Piano TriosDvořák; Grieg Trio1
2004Concerto pour violon et orchestre op.53 / Trio op.65Dvořák; Isabelle Faust, Jean‐Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov, Prague Philharmonia, Jiří Bělohlávek1
2004Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto / Dvořák: Violin ConcertoSamuel Coleridge-Taylor, Antonín Dvořák; Philippe Graffin, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Hankinson1
2004Dvorák: String Quartet No. 13 / Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 3Dvořák, Tchaikovsky; Vlach Quartet1
2004Mendelssohn: Trio No. 1 / Dvorák: Dumky TrioDvořák, Mendelssohn; Beaux Arts Trio1
2004Piano Masterpieces, Klassische Meisterwerke großer KomponistenChopin, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, Dvořák, Scarlatti1
2004Slavonic DancesAntonín Dvořák; Kristina Krkavcová, Martin Kasík1
2004Symphony no. 6 / The Golden Spinning WheelDvořák; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras1
2004String Quintet in G, op. 77 / String Sextet in A, op. 48 / Waltz no. 1 & 4, op. 54Antonín Dvořák; Uppsala Kammarsolister1
2004Symphony No. 5 / Othello / Scherzo capricciosoAntonín Dvořák; Oslo‐Filharmonien, Mariss Jansons41
2004Stabat MaterDvořák; Woytowicz, Soukupová, Žídek, Borg, Prague Philharmonic Choir, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Václav Smetáček1
2004Slawische Tänze, op. 46 & 72Antonín Dvořák; NDR Sinfonieorchester, István Kertész1
2005Works for Cello and OrchestraAntonín Dvořák, Josef Suk; Staatskapelle Dresden, Michael Helmrath, Peter Bruns1
2005Dvořák: Slavonic Dances, op. 46 / Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 1 “Winter Reveries”Dvořák, Tchaikovsky; Kiril Kondrashin, NHK Symphony Orchestra1
2005Favourite Cello ConcertosHaydn, Dvořák, Schumann, Elgar, Tchaikovsky; Mischa Maisky2
2005Piano Concerto / Violin ConcertoAntonín Dvořák; Rustem Hayroudinoff, James Ehnes, BBC Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda2
2005Tone PoemsDvořák; Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle2
2005Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 / Martinů: Symphony No. 2Antonín Dvořák, Bohuslav Martinů; Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra1
2005Cello Concerto / Dumky TrioDvořák; Jean‐Guihen Queyras, Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov, The Prague Philharmonia, Jiří Bělohlávek2
2005Piano & Cello ConcertosDvořák; Václav Talich, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, František Maxián, Mistislav Rostropovich1
2005BBC Music, Volume 14, Number 2: Smetana: Ma Vlast / Dvořák: The Noonday Witch / The Wood DoveSmetana, Dvořák; National Youth Orchestra, Sir Roger Norrington1
2005Complete Piano MusicDvořák; Inna Poroshina2
2005Dvořák: Piano Trio no. 2 in G minor, op. 26 / Suk: Elegie, op. 23 / Smetana: Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15Dvořák, Suk, Smetana; The Rogeri Trio1
2005Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos do JordãoBarber, Mahler, Brahms, Dvořák, Mussorgsky, Ravel, Almeida Prado, Carlos Gomes; Kurt Masur, Roberto Minczuk, Orquestra Acadêmica1
2005Symphonies Nos. 8, 9Antonín Dvořák; Prague Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras1
2005Symphony Nos. 9 "New World", 8Dvořák; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras1
2005Symphonies 5-7-8-9Dvořák; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons1
2005Symphony no. 5 / Slavonic RhapsodiesDvořák; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Šejna1
2005The Secrets of Dvořák’s Cello ConcertoDvořák; Jan Vogler, New York Philharmonic, David Robertson, Angelika Kirchschlager, Helmut Deutsch1
2006Symphonic PoemsDvořák; Václav Talich, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra1
2006Quatuor op. 96 « Américain » / Quintette avec piano op. 81Dvořák; Jerusalem Quartet, Stefan Vladar1
2006Symphonic Poems / OverturesDvořák; Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar1
2006Bohemian RhapsodySmetana, Dvořák; István Kertész, Israel Philharmonic1
2006Serenades for StringsDvořák, Suk, Strauss, Brahms; Hungarian Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Rogers Radcliffe1
2006Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 & Op. 72Dvořák; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi1
2006"Dumky" Piano Trio Op. 90, Piano Trio Op. 97 "Archduke"Antonín Dvořák, Ludwig van Beethoven; Guarneri Trio Prague1
2006Dvořák: Suite in A / Suk: Serenade / Scherzo FantastiqueAntonín Dvořák, Josef Suk; Jakub Hrůša, Prague Philharmonia1
2006Violin WorksDvořák, Suk; Pavel Šporcl, Petr Jiříkovský1
2006Piano Trios: no. 4 “Dumky” & no. 3 in F minorDvořák; Smetana Trio1
2006Piano TriosAntonín Dvořák; Dumky Trio1
2006String QuartetsDvořák, Janáček; Artemis Quartet1
2006Symphony no. 2 / Scherzo CapricciosoDvořák; Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Zdeněk Mácal1
2006Symphony no. 3 / The Hero’s SongDvořák; Zdeněk Mácal, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra1
2006Symphony no. 5 and The Golden Spinning WheelDvořák; Zdeněk Mácal, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra1
2006Symphony no. 6 and HusitskáDvořák; Zdeněk Mácal, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra1
2006Symphony no. 7 and Wild DoveDvořák; Zdeněk Mácal, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra1
2006Slawische Tänze op. 46 & 72Antonín Dvořák; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur1

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