Antonín Dvořák
Notable works by Antonín Dvořák.
A Hero's Song
A Hero's Song (), Op. 111, B. 199, also called Heroic Song for Orchestra, is a symphonic poem for orchestra composed by Antonín Dvořák between August 4 and October 25, 1897. It was premiered in
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Alfred (B. 16) is a heroic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. It was Dvořák's first opera and the only one he composed to a German text. The libretto, by Carl Theodor Körner,
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The American Suite in A major (), Op. 98b, B. 190, is an orchestral suite written in 1894–95 by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. Dvořák initially wrote the Suite in A major for piano, Op. 98, B. 184,
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Antonín Dvořák's Andante appassionato for string quartet in F major B. 40a is a section of music taken from the original version of his string quartet B. 40, No. 6. With minimal editing, the Andante
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Armida is an opera by Antonín Dvořák in four acts, set to a libretto by Jaroslav Vrchlický that was originally based on Torquato Tasso's epic La Gerusalemme liberata. Dvořák's opera was first
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Biblical Songs () 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
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The concert overture Carnival (), Op. 92, B. 169, was written by Antonín Dvořák in 1891. It is part of a "Nature, Life and Love" trilogy of overtures, forming the second part, "Life". The other two
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Antonín Dvořák's Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191, is his last solo concerto. It was written in 1894 for his friend, the cellist Hanuš Wihan, but was premiered in London on March 19, 1896,
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Antonín Dvořák wrote his first Cello Concerto in A major, B. 10 in
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In 1887, Antonín Dvořák selected 12 of the 18 love songs from his collection Cypresses (Czech: Cypřiše), B. 11, of 1865, and arranged them for string quartet, B. 152. He also named these 12 pieces
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Dimitrij is a Czech-language grand opera in four acts by Antonín Dvořák (Op. 64, B. 127), set to a libretto by Marie Červinková-Riegrová, with a plot derived from Ferdinand Mikovec's Dimitr Ivanovič,
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Humoresques (), 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
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King and Charcoal Burner (; sometimes translated as "King and Collier" ), Op. 14 (B. 21, revised under B. 151), is a Czech comic opera in three acts, divided into 23 scenes, with music by Antonín
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Legends (), Op. 59, B. 117, is a 40-minute group of ten pieces by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. They were written in early 1881 for piano duet and reset later that year for a reduced orchestra
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The Mass in D major (), Op. 86, is a mass composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1887. It is also called Lužanská mše (Lužany Mass) after the chapel in Lužany for which it was written. It was first a work for
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Moravian Duets (in ) by Antonín Dvořák is a cycle of 23 Moravian folk poetry settings for two voices with piano accompaniment, composed between 1875 and 1881. The Duets, published in three volumes,
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My Home (), Op. 62, B. 125a, is an overture in C major by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. He wrote this symphonic poem between December 1881 and January 23 of the next year as one of nine numbers
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The Nocturne in B major, Op. 40 (B. 47), is a single-movement composition for string orchestra by Antonín Dvořák, published in
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The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 33, is the only piano concerto by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. Written in 1876, it was the first of three concertos that Dvořák completed,
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Antonín Dvořák's Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81, B. 155, is a quintet for piano, 2 violins, viola, and cello. It was composed between August 18 and October 8, 1887, and was premiered in Prague
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Antonín Dvořák's Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26 (B. 56), is a chamber composition, written in 1876. The trio was written shortly after the death of his eldest daughter Josefa, and although
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The Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B. 130), is a piano trio by Antonín Dvořák. As with the Scherzo capriccioso, the Hussite Overture, the Ballade in D minor, and the Seventh Symphony, composed
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The Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, B. 166 (also called the Dumky trio from the subtitle Dumky) is a composition by Antonín Dvořák for piano, violin and cello. It is among the composer's
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The Quartet Movement in F major, B. 120, is the first movement of a planned string quartet in F major by Antonín Dvořák composed in early October 1881 to fulfill a commission from the Hellmesberger
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Antonín Dvořák's Requiem in B minor, Op. 89, B. 165, is a funeral Mass scored for soloists, choir and orchestra. It was composed in 1890 and performed for the first time on 9 October 1891, in
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The Romance in F minor, Op. 11, (B. 39) is a single-movement work for violin and orchestra by Antonín Dvořák, published in
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Antonín Dvořák composed his cycle of four Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150, (), for violin and piano in January 1887. These four pieces are arranged from his previous composition, a trio for two
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The Rondo for Cello and Orchestra in G minor, Op. 94, is a composition by Antonín Dvořák. Originally written for cello with piano accompaniment in 1891, it has been performed in recent years by the
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Rusalka (), Op. 114, is an opera ('lyric fairy tale') by Antonín Dvořák. His ninth opera (1900–1901), on Karel Jaromír Erben's and Božena Němcová's fairy tales. The rusalka is a water sprite from
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Antonín Dvořák composed his oratorio Saint Ludmila (Czech: Svatá Ludmila () for soloists, choir and orchestra, between September 1885 and May 1886. The oratorio (Op. 71, B. 144) was written to a text
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Antonín Dvořák's Serenade for Strings in E major (), Op. 22 (B. 52), is one of the composer's most popular orchestral works. It was composed in the first two weeks of May
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Serenade for wind instruments, cello and double bass in D minor (), Op. 44, B. 77, is a chamber composition by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. The work is dedicated to the music critic and
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Silent Woods () is the translated title of the composition by Antonín Dvořák initially published under the German title Waldesruhe. It is the fifth part of the cycle for piano four-hands, Ze Šumavy
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The Slavonic Dances () are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Op. 46 and Op. 72 respectively. Originally written for piano four
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"Songs My Mother Taught Me" (; ) is a song for voice and piano written in 1880 by Antonín Dvořák. It is the fourth of seven songs from his cycle Gypsy Songs (), B. 104, Op. 55. The Gypsy Songs are
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Antonín Dvořák's Stabat Mater, Op. 58 (B. 71), is an extended setting for vocal soloists, choir and orchestra of the 20 stanzas of the Stabat Mater sequence. Dvořák sketched the composition in 1876
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Antonín Dvořák finished the composition of his String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 2, (B. 8), one of his earliest chamber works, in March
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Antonín Dvořák wrote his String Quartet No. 10 in E major, Op. 51 (B. 92), in 1879 at the request of Jean Becker, the leader of the Florentine Quartet. It is sometimes nicknamed the Slavonic Quartet
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Antonín Dvořák composed his String Quartet No. 11 in C major, Op. 61, B. 121, between late October and early November 1881 to fulfill a commission from the Hellmesberger
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The String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 (B. 179), nicknamed the American Quartet, is the twelfth string quartet composed by Antonín Dvořák. It was written in 1893, during Dvořák's time in the
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Antonín Dvořák composed the String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106 (B. 192), between November 11 and December 9, 1895. It was first performed by the Bohemian Quartet in Prague on 9 October
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The String Quartet No. 2 in B major, B. 17, was probably composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1869, early in his compositional career. It was one of three (together with Nos. 3, and 4) which Dvořák later
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At over an hour's duration, Dvořák's String Quartet No. 3 in D major B. 18 is the longest of his compositions for this medium. It was written early in his career, probably at some stage in the years
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Antonín Dvořák composed String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, B. 19 at some stage in the years 1869 and 1870. It was one of three (together with the quartets numbers 2, and 3) which Dvořák later believed
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Antonín Dvořák composed his String Quartet No. 6 in A minor, B. 40 Op. 12, in November and December 1873, finishing it on 5 December. He later revised it, but at this stage left the work unfinished.
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Antonín Dvořák finished the composition of his String Quartet No. 9 in D minor, Op. 34, (B. 75) on 18 December 1877, having probably started it in July of that
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Antonín Dvořák's String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 77 (B. 49), was originally composed in early March 1875 and first performed on 18 March 1876 in Prague at the concert of the Umělecká beseda. The
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The String Quintet No. 3 in E major, Op. 97, B. 180, was composed by Antonín Dvořák during the summer he spent in Spillville, Iowa in 1893. It is a "Viola Quintet" in that it is scored for string
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Antonín Dvořák´s String Sextet in A major, Op. 48, (B. 80) for two violins, two violas and two cellos was composed for the most part in May 1878. It was Dvořák's first work to be premiered outside
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Antonín Dvořák's Symphonic Variations on the Theme “I am a fiddler” () for orchestra, Op. 78, B. 70, were written in 1877. They are played fairly commonly, much like Johannes Brahms's Variations on a
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The Symphony No. 1 in C minor, B. 9, subtitled The Bells of Zlonice (), was composed by Antonín Dvořák during February and March 1865. It is written in the early Romantic style, inspired by the works
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The Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 4, B. 12 was composed by Antonín Dvořák between August and October 1865. Dvořák sent the score to be bound, but could not pay the binder, who kept the score. A
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The Symphony No. 3 in E major, Op. 10, B. 34, is a classical composition by Antonín Dvořák. It is not known precisely when the work was created (Dvořák scratched out the note on the title page with a
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The Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 13, B. 41, is a classical composition by Antonín Dvořák composed in
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The Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76, B. 54, is a classical composition by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. It was originally published as Symphony No.
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Antonín Dvořák composed his Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112, in 1880. It was premiered on 25 March 1881. It was originally published as Symphony No. 1 and is dedicated to Hans Richter, who
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Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141, was completed on 17 March 1885 and first performed on 22 April 1885 at St James's Hall in London. It was originally published as Symphony
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The Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163, is a symphony by Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1889 at Vysoká u Příbramě, Bohemia, on the occasion of his election to the Bohemian Academy of Science,
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The Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 (), also known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 while he was the director of the National
Read → WorkTerzetto in C major (Dvořák)
The Terzetto in C major, Op. 74 (B. 148), is a chamber work for two violins and viola by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, published in
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The Cunning Peasant () is an opera by Antonín Dvořák. The Czech libretto is by Josef Otakar
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The Devil and Kate, Op. 112, B. 201, (Čert a Káča in Czech) is an opera in three acts by Antonín Dvořák to a Czech libretto by Adolf Wenig. It is based on a farce by Josef Kajetán Tyl, and the story
Read → WorkThe Golden Spinning Wheel (Dvořák)
The Golden Spinning Wheel (), Op. 109, B. 197, is a symphonic poem for orchestra by Antonín Dvořák, composed from January to April 1896. The work is inspired by the poem of the same name found in
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Jakobín, or The Jacobin, is an operatic pastoral comedy in three acts by Antonín Dvořák, his Op. 84 (B. 159). Its Czech libretto by Marie Červinková-Riegrová employs characters from Alois Jirásek's
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The Noon Witch (or The Noonday Witch; ), Op. 108, B. 196, is a symphonic poem written in 1896 by Antonín Dvořák which was inspired by the Karel Jaromír Erben poem Polednice from the collection
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The Spectre's Bride (; literally "The Wedding Shirt") is a cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra Op. 69 by Antonín Dvořák based on a literary model by Karel Jaromír Erben
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The Stubborn Lovers (), Op. 17, is a one-act comic opera in 16 scenes by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. It was written in 1874 to the libretto of the Czech lawyer and writer Josef Štolba (1846–1930).
Read → WorkThe Water Goblin
The Water Goblin (; initially published by N. Simrock with the English title The Water-Fay) is a symphonic poem, Op. 107 (B. 195), written by Antonín Dvořák in 1896. The source of inspiration for The
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The Wild Dove (also known as The Wood Dove; ), 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
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Vanda is an early opera by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák about the legendary Polish (Kraków) princess Vanda, which was literarised in the movement of the national revival by Julian Surzycki from
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The Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (B. 96 / B. 108), is a violin concerto composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1879. It was premiered in Prague on 14 October
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The Violin Sonatina in G major (), Op. 100, B. 183, was written by Antonín Dvořák between November 19 and December 3, 1893, in New York City. It was the last chamber composition he wrote during his
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