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I had sight read some duets back in college and remembered the Dvorak being very unusual and very folkish.I found this edition that has both complete works and I love it.
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Antonin Dvorák made his famous trip to the United States one hundred years ago, but despite an enormous amount of attention from scholars and critics since that time, he remains an elusive figure. Comprising both interpretive essays and a selection of fascinating documents that bear on Dvorák's career and music, this volume addresses fundamental questions about the composer while presenting an argument for a radical reappraisal.

The essays, which make up the first part of the book, begin with Leon Botstein's inquiry into the reception of Dvorák's work in German-speaking Europe, in England, and in America. Commenting on the relationship between Dvorák and Brahms, David Beveridge offers the first detailed portrait of perhaps the most interesting artistic friendship of the era. Joseph Horowitz explores the context in which the "New World" Symphony was premiered a century ago, offering an absorbing account of New York musical life at that time. In discussing Dvorák as a composer of operas, Jan Smaczny provides an unexpected slant on the widely held view of him as a "nationalist" composer. Michael Beckerman further investigates this view of Dvorák by raising the question of the role nationalism played in music of the nineteenth century.

The second part of this volume presents Dvorák's correspondence and reminiscences as well as unpublished reviews and criticism from the Czech press. It includes a series of documents from the composer's American years, a translation of the review of Rusalka's premiere with the photographs that accompanied the article, and Janácek's analyses of the symphonic poems. Many of these documents are published in English for the first time.

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Although Dvorák's cello concerto is enormously popular, no extended study of it has been undertaken hitherto. This book is a comprehensive study intended for concertgoers and students of this well-loved work. It considers aspects of historical background, form, virtuosity, performance and the concerto's rich personal content. This guide sees the work as a crucial means of exploring the composer's emotional life and links it intimately to the woman who was probably his first love.Download Description
Dvor·k's Cello Concerto, composed during his second stay in America, is one of the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire. This guide explores Dvor·k's reasons for composing a concerto for an instrument which he at one time considered unsuitable for solo work, its relationship to his American period compositions and how it forms something of a bridge with his operatic interests. A particular focus is the concerto's unique qualities: why it stands apart in terms of form, melodic character and texture from the rest of Dvor·k's orchestral music. The role of the dedicatee of the work, Hanus Wihan, in its creation is also considered, as are performing traditions as they have developed in the twentieth century. In addition the guide explores the extraordinary emotional background to the work which links it intimately to the woman who was probably Dvor·k's first love. ... Read more

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Antonin Dvorak From the New World with Lyrics is a fully illustrated library quality book with a CD. It includes Dvorak's portrait and the author's kid-friendly biography of Dvorak in prose and in lyrics for the twelve themes ofThe New World Symphony. The CD contains two tracks for each of the themes, a track of the music only followed by a track of the lyrics sung to the music. The last four tracks of the CD contain the complete orchestratedsymphony.The volume celebrates Dvorak's Centennial (1841 - 1904). ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Czech Music, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2006. The length of the article is 526 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Antonin Dvorak.
Author: Petr Budin
Publication: Czech Music (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Issue: 2Page: 42(1)

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MINIATURE SCORE 196 + PP PRAGUE, INCLUDES NOTES IN 4 LANGUAGES BY SOUREK ... Read more