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Life and Works: DVORAK (Siepmann)
One of the best-loved composers of all time, Dvořák rose from rural origins to become not only a great but an influential composer. The first composer to put his native Bohemia on the musical map of the world, he was invited to do the same for America. One result was the famous 'New World' Symphony, which made him a household name across the globe. Writing music of irresistible colour, lilt and peasant vitality, he was also a melodist-in-a-million. This portrait-in-sound follows a lovable and in many ways a very simple man from haycart to imperial palace, from tragic loss to heart-warming joy, from pigeon-raising to world celebrity.
This series presents the life and work of major composers. The recording is illustrated with quotations from the composer and his contemporaries, enhanced by extended extracts from representative works. In the companion booklet are essays and notes on the composer and his times.
Tracklist
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1 | Slavonic Dance in G Minor, Op. 46 No. 8 | 13:50 |
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2 | Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88 (mvt 3: Allegretto grazioso - Molto vivace) | 01:39 |
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3 | A secret life: early manhood, determination and first love | 07:34 |
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4 | Cypresses, B. 152 (No. 3: When thy sweet glances) | 02:36 |
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5 | A change of job, marriage and increasing success | 05:55 |
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6 | Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 10 (mvt 1: Allegro moderato) | 03:34 |
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7 | Hope, grief and sublimation - Stabat mater, Op. 58 (Quando corpus morietur) | 07:18 |
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8 | International celebrity and a deceptive simplicity | 03:18 |
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9 | Serenade in E for strings, Op. 22 (mvt 2: Walzer) | 02:21 |
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10 | A new championing, a new friendship: Brahms weighs in | 07:06 |
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11 | String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 34 (mvt 1: Allegro) | 09:23 |
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1 | A populist commission | 00:42 |
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2 | Slavonic Dance in C, Op. 46 No. 1 | 01:38 |
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3 | An amateur pianist's dream | 00:27 |
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4 | Slavonic Dance in A, Op. 46 No. 5 | 02:58 |
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5 | A token of gratitude | 03:42 |
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6 | Serenade for wind instruments, Op. 44 (mvt 1: Moderato, quasi marcia) | 03:50 |
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7 | An explosion of popularity - on both sides of the Atlantic | 02:01 |
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8 | Romance in F Minor for violin and orchestra, Op. 11 | 03:10 |
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9 | Personal glimpses: the outer man | 03:52 |
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10 | Symphony No. 6 in D, Op. 60 (mvt 1: Allegro non tanto) | 04:28 |
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11 | The anti-Czech stance of Vienna | 04:39 |
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12 | Piano Trio in F Minor, Op. 65 (mvt 3: Poco adagio) | 04:45 |
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13 | Dvorak in London | 04:49 |
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14 | Vysoka: a new home, a simple life | 07:11 |
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15 | The second London visit | 01:28 |
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16 | Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70 (mvt 1: Allegro maestoso) | 05:08 |
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17 | Dvorak the conductor | 03:37 |
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18 | Czech Suite, Op. 39 (Preludium: Pastorale) | 01:15 |
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19 | London, Brimingham - and Brighton Belles | 05:02 |
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20 | Dvorak the Czech | 04:27 |
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21 | Symphony No. 6 in D, Op. 60 (mvt 3: Scherzo: Furiant) | 03:31 |
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1 | Discord with Simrock | 05:36 |
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2 | Slavonic Dance in A for piano duet, Op. 72 No. 15 | 03:13 |
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3 | 'Orchestrate!' | 00:41 |
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4 | Slavonic Dance in B, Op. 72 No. 1 | 03:44 |
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5 | Dvorak in Leeds | 04:06 |
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6 | Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81 (mvt 3: Finale: Allegro con brio) | 04:05 |
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7 | Dvorak and Tchaikovsky | 03:17 |
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8 | Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Act III: Polonaise) | 01:33 |
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9 | Dvorak in Russia | 04:59 |
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10 | Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 | 05:21 |
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11 | Dvorak the teacher | 08:41 |
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12 | Mozart: Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201 (mvt 4: Allegro con spirito) | 04:43 |
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13 | Dvorak in Cambridge | 02:27 |
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14 | Dvorak in New York | 07:21 |
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15 | String Quartet in F, Op. 96 ('American' - mvt 1: Allegro ma non troppo) | 07:43 |
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1 | Dvorak in Iowa | 03:20 |
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2 | Sonatina in G for violin and piano, Op. 100 (mvt 2: Larghetto) | 01:04 |
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3 | Niagara Falls | 00:37 |
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4 | Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 ('From the New World' - mvt 1: Adagio - Allegro molto) | 04:44 |
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5 | The dark side | 08:25 |
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6 | Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 (mvt 3: Finale: Allegro moderato - Andante - Allegro vivo) | 05:32 |
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7 | Home again | 03:32 |
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8 | Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 ('From the New World' - mvt 4: Allegro con fuoco) | 02:24 |
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9 | The death of Brahms and a change of direction | 05:14 |
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10 | A Hero's Song, Op. 111 | 02:23 |
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11 | The return to opera | 11:07 |
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12 | Rusalka (Act I: Song to the Moon) | 05:50 |
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13 | Distraction, disappointment and death | 11:19 |
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14 | Symphony No. 6 in D, Op. 60 (mvt 4: Finale: Allegro con spirito) | 04:20 |