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Antonín Dvorak (Dvořák)
Antonín Dvorak (Dvořák)

Born
08.09.1841 in Nelahozeves (Mühlhausen an der Moldau - Böhmen), Tschechien

Died
01.05.1904 in Prag

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Antonín Dvořák was born in Nelahozeves on September 8. 1841. His father was a musician and abandoned the family business - a guest-house with butchery - to earn his living as a zither player. At the age of six, young Antonín had his first violin lessons, with 12 years he also learned to play piano and organ. After he graduated from the organ school in Prague, Dvořák did not find a job as organist, but played the viola in Karl Komzak's private orchestra and gave piano lessons. At this time he already coposed music but did not make it public.

It was the beginning of the 1870's when Dvořák dared to go public with his music and quit his orchestral post to have more time for writingmusic. The patriotic hymn "The Heirs of the White Mountain" for choir and orchestra was his national breakthrough. And Johannes Brahms finally gave Dvořák his international break when convincing his publisher Fritz Simrock to publish Dvořáks duets, which later became famous as "Slavonic Dances".

Dvořák traveled to Moscow, St. Petersburg and several times to London. In 1890, he became professor at the Prague Conservatory. Only two years later, he went to New York as the Director of the National Conservatory of Music. He studied spirituals of the black plantation workers and Indian melodies. We find elements of this music in his famous Symphony No. 9 "From The New World", combined with music from the immigrants' native countries.

In 1895, Dvořák came back to Prague and dedicated his musical work mainly to symphonic poems. In his last years, beginning from 1898, he composed mainly operas.

On May 1, 1904 Antonín Dvořák died from a stroke within the family circle. Thousands of people accompanied the funeral procession.

Dvořák's music stands out due to elements of folk music. Mainly between 1876 and 1891 his works were characterized by Czech folk music and significantly contributed to Czech musical identity.

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Festival March op. 54

Festival March op. 54

Largo

Largo

Largo

Largo

Three Little Pieces

Three Little Pieces

Slawischer Tanz Nr. 1

Slawischer Tanz Nr. 1

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Sinfonie No. 9 "Aus der neuen Welt"
from New World Symphony (No. 9)

The second movement LARGO from the "New World Symphony" (9th Symphony) is undoubtedly one of the most moving works by the Czech composer Antonín Dvorák. The original English horn theme is probably one of the best-known classical melodies. With the current edition of the popular eXplora series, this touching music is now also playable for youth wind orchestras. The arranger Alfred Bösendorfer has succeeded in creating a practice-oriented adaptation that precisely deals with the requirements and circumstances of a young wind ensemble, while remaining close to the original. This band version of the famous LARGO is also perfect for any orchestra's fundamental training on phrasing, sound, intonation and interaction - and...

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Festival March op. 54

Festival March op. 54

The “Festival March” was first heard on April 23, 1879 during the performance of Shakespear’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” On the occasion of the visit of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I with his...
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explora disc 18

explora disc 18

Mini-Rock 'n' Roller-Skates (Kraas) - Largo (Dvorak / Boesendorfer) - African Memories (Ziller) - 2 Minuets (Petzold / J.S.Bach / Boesendorfer) - Lucky Lady (Ghisallo)
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Largo

Largo

The second movement LARGO from the "New World Symphony" (9th Symphony) is undoubtedly one of the most moving works by the Czech composer Antonín Dvorák. The original English...
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Classics Goes Pop

Classics Goes Pop

The Nut Rocker - Anna Magdalena's Song - The Young Amadeus - Beethoven's Romance - Toselli's Serenata - The New World's Largo - Pachelbel's Canon - Boccherini's Melody -...
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T94203
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American Suite

This new arrangement contains all five movements of this gorgeous orchestral suite, written in the same period as his famous New World Symphony, and containing the same American folk song elements...
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Fellini

Echoes of San Marco - American Suite - Sinfonia Espansiva (Movement I) - Fellini (Omaggio a Federico Fellini) - Fantasia Napoletana
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T8147
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New Compositions for Concert Band Vol.67

Western Rapsody - Intermezzo Sinfonico - Two Songs from Porgy and Bess - Overture La Poupée de Nuremberg - Une Vida, un Dia - American Suite - Lascia ch'io - Pianga - Sarabande - Pie Jesu
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T8170
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Naohiro Iwai Collection Vol. 3

- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Kutsu ga Naru - Under The Double Eagle - Night On Bald Mountain - American Patrol - Moonlight Serenade - Dreaming of Home and Mother - Dark Eyes - Hooked On America - For...
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Song to the Moon

Dvorak composed the great Czech national opera, 'Rusalka' in a single burst of inspiration between April 21 and November 27, 1901, to a text by Jaroslav Kvapil based on Hans Christian...
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Andante e Alla Marcia

Dvorak's Symphony No.4 (1874) was a pivotal work in the career of this famous Bohemian composer. In the work Dvorák is finally freed from the influence of other composers and succeeds in producing a...
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The Slavonic Dances

This monumental suite is one of the most impressive transcriptions ever published. Every note comes from the original Dvorak work, including the transitions from one dance to the next. Written for...
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Dvorak - Slavonic Dances

- NO LONGER AVAILABLE - 8 Slawische Tänze op. 46 No. 1 in C, Presto - No. 2 in e, Allegretto scherzando - No. 3 in A flat, Poco allegro - No. 4 in F, Tempo di Minuetto - No. 5 in A, Allegro...
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T8509
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Largo

The 9th symphony of the Czech composer Antonín Dvorák marks both the endpoint and the climax in his symphonic musical production. His best known and most popular work, which he composed...
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Three Little Pieces

Ensemble Time (Die Musizierstunde) MZ 207 (Woodwind Trio / Clarinet Trio) Content: 1. Round Dance 2. Grandparents Dance 3. Humoresque Set of Parts: Score C Part 1 (Oboe - ossia:...
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Slawischer Tanz Nr. 1

The two series of »Slavonic Dances« (op.46 and 72), each of them consisting of eight numbers, belong to the most famous works of Antonín Dvorák. The eight dances with "opus 46" were first composed...
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Legende No. 4

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) composed his Legend No. 4, op. 59, like his Slavonic Dances, first for the piano in 1880, but scored them shortly afterwards. The cycle of ten smaller pieces with an...
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Antonin's New World

Antonin’s New World is an excellent piece of musical theatre featuring a comedy act for triangle soloist and band. The music itself does not sound comical, being based on Anton Dvorak’s Symphony in E...
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Portrait of Pavel Stanék

RUNDEL | audio | compact disc | CD | 20 Moravian Suite - Minimusic Fantasy - A.DVORAK - Legende No.4 op.59 (1882) - F.SCHUBERT - Sonatine No.3, op.137 (1816) - F.X.DUŠEK – Andante - A Long Mile -...
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Festive Music of Prague

RUNDEL | audio | compact disc | CD | 15 Towards a New Life - Slavonic Dance No.1 - Aus dem Studentenleben - Galop Bajadérek - Saint Hubert (Overture) - Intermezzo from A Thousand and One...
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Klarinettenbuch Nr. 1

Ensemble Time (Die Musizierstunde) MZ 245 (Clarinet Quartet) Compositions and Arrangements for 4 Bb Clarinets Content: 01. Largo (G.F. Händel 1685-1759) 02. Bourrée (G.F....
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Largo

This hauntingly beautiful melody is probably the mostfamous to come from the pen of Czech composer,Antonin Dvorák. Stephen Bulla’s transcription of‘Largo’ from the ‘New...
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Slawischer Tanz Nr. 8

The two series of »Slavonic Dances« (op.46 and 72), each of them consisting of eight numbers, belong to the most famous works of Antonín Dvorák (born 8. Sep. 1841 in Muehlhausen/Moldau, † 1. May 1904...
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Concertino

RUNDEL | audio | compact disc | CD | 7 Libussa Fanfare - Serenada für zwei Trompeten - Slawischer Tanz Nr. 8 - Concertino für Posaune - Moravian Impressions - Ave Maria - Kleines...
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Musica Sacra per Trombone e Organo

Unsere Auswahl umfaßt Originalwerke und Transkriptionen, die einen geschichtlichen Bogen von der Gotik bis zur Gegenwart spannen. Neben Stücken neutraleren Charakters stehen solche mit deutlichem...
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Slawischer Tanz Nr. 4

Die zwei Reihen der „Slawischen Tänze" (op.46 und op.72) von je acht Nummern gehören zu den bekanntesten Kompositionen von Antonín Dvorák. Die ersten acht Tänze unter „Opus 46“ entstanden im Jahr...
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Polonaise

Antonín Dvorák (* 8. Sep. 1841 in Mühlhausen/Moldau, † 1. May 1904 in Prague) composed the Polonaise in E-flat major in 1879 to promote the idea of a „Reform of dance...
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Prager Panorama

RUNDEL | audio | compact disc | CD | 9 Marsch zur Shakespeare-Feier - Polonaise Es-Dur - Polka aus der Oper »Die verkaufte Braut« - Slawischer Tanz Nr. 4 - Altböhmischer Hl....
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Drei Polkas aus Böhmen

Ensemble Time (Die Musizierstunde) MZ 155 (Woodwind Trio - Oboe / Flute / Clarinet / Bassoon / Bass Clarinet) Content 1. Louisen-Polka (Louisina-Polka) - Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) 2. Augen...
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Festlicher Marsch

This festive march was composed for the Bohemian Regional Theater in 1879 and was premiered in Prague on April 23, 1879 at the performance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's...
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First Movement (from Serenade, Op. 44)
for Saxophone Sextet (AAATTB)

Instrumentation: Full Score 1st Eb Alto Saxophone 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone 3rd Eb Alto Saxophone Bb Tenor Saxophone 1 Bb Tenor Saxophone 2 Eb Baritone...
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