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Antonín Dvořák composed over 200 works, most of which have survived. They include nine symphonies, ten operas, four concertos and numerous vocal, chamber and keyboard works.
B. Op. Date Czech title (original title) English title Scoring Remarks / recordings 1 – 1854: Polka pomněnka C dur: Forget-me-not Polka in C major: Piano: 2 – 1857-58
Antonín Leopold Dvořák (/ d (ə) ˈ v ɔːr ʒ ɑː k,-ʒ æ k / d(ə-)VOR-zha(h)k; Czech: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈlɛopold ˈdvor̝aːk] ⓘ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia , following the Romantic-era nationalist example of ...
The Wild Dove (also known as The Wood Dove; Czech: Holoubek), Op. 110, B. 198 (1896), is the fourth orchestral poem composed by the Czech composer, Antonín Dvořák. Composed in October and November 1896, with a revision in January 1897, the premiere was given on 20 March 1898 [ 1 ] in Brno under the baton of Leoš Janáček . [ 2 ]
Ismen disguised as an old man tries to destroy the palace. When he finds his powers no match for Armida's sorcery, he goes to Rinald's companions and claims to be a convert to their Christian faith. Glad to have his help, they accept from him the Archangel Michael 's diamond shield, which they use to bring Rinald out of the palace.
Humoresques (Czech: Humoresky), Op. 101 (B. 187), is a piano cycle by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, written during the summer of 1894.Music critic David Hurwitz says "the seventh Humoresque is probably the most famous small piano work ever written after Beethoven's Für Elise."
move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The title page of the autograph score of Dvořák's Saint Ludmila with inscription in the author's hand: "I conducted the first performance of ‘Saint Ludmila’ at the music festival in Leeds on October 16, 1886."
Biblical Songs (Czech: Biblické písně) is a song cycle which consists of musical settings by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák of ten texts, selected by him, from the Book of Psalms. It was originally composed for low voice and piano (1894, Op. 99, B. 185). The first five songs were later orchestrated by the composer (1895, B. 189).