Antonin Dvorak

The first of four late tone poems inspired by "Bouquet", a collection of ballads by Karel Jaromir Erben based upon Czech folklore, the Water Goblin was composed from January 6 to February 11 of 1896. ...

Dvorak had long refused the repeated requests for a cello concerto from his friend, the renowned cellist Hanus Wihan (1855-1920) until he attended the premiere of Victor Herbert's second concerto in N...

Dvorak received a commission for this work in 1877 for a benefit concert to raise funds for the construction of a new church in Prague. Composed between August 6 and 28 September, it was first perform...

Comissioned by the Committee for the Completion of the National Theatre, Dvorak composed this work in exactly one month (August 9 to September 9) of 1883. The original plan was as an introduction to a...

Dvorak composed this deservedly popular work 1878 shortly after the premiere of his opera "The Cunning Peasant". Scored for a 'harmonie' ensemble of 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 3 horns and contr...

Composed over the space of just 12 days (May 3-14, 1875), Dvorak's five-movement serenade has been a favorite since its first performance was given in Prague under the baton of Adolf Cech with the com...

Dvorak's "Stabat Mater" is a work deeply inspired by personal tragedy in the composer's life. Originally sketched between February and May of 1876 as a delayed response to the death of his daughter Jo...