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Nelahozeves, Czechia (1841 – 1904)
Antonín Leopold Dvořák (September 8, 1841, Nelahozeves, Czechia – May 1, 1904, Prague) was a Czech composer of romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. His works include operas, symphonic, choral and chamber music. His best-known works include his symphonic works (above all “New World Symphony”), Slavonic Dances, String Quartets, Concertos for cello (Concerto in B minor) and violin, oratorial compositions Requiem, Stabat Mater and Te Deum.
Dvořák was born on 8th September 1841 in Nelahozeves near Prague, where he spent most of his life. He studied music in Prague’s only Organ School at the end of the 1850s, and slowly developed himself as an accomplished violinist and violist. Throughout the 1860s he played viola in the Bohemian Provisional Theater Orchestra, which was from 1866 conducted by Bedřich Smetana. The need to supplement his income by teaching left Dvořák with limited free time, and in 1871 he gave up the orchestra in order to compose. He fell in love with one of his pupils and wrote a song cycle, Cypress Trees, expressing his anguish at her marriage to another man. However, he soon overcame his despondency, and in 1873 married her sister, Anna Čermáková.
In 1891 he wrote the famous Requiem Mass, similarly as Stabat Mater and Te Deum his major sacred work. Composition is a reflection of generally alarming questions of human being. The opus shows much of the tonal colour, original instrumentation, impressiveness and purity of composer´s mature work.
Dvořák was born on 8th September 1841 in Nelahozeves near Prague, where he spent most of his life. He studied music in Prague’s only Organ School at the end of the 1850s, and slowly developed himself as an accomplished violinist and violist. Throughout the 1860s he played viola in the Bohemian Provisional Theater Orchestra, which was from 1866 conducted by Bedřich Smetana. The need to supplement his income by teaching left Dvořák with limited free time, and in 1871 he gave up the orchestra in order to compose. He fell in love with one of his pupils and wrote a song cycle, Cypress Trees, expressing his anguish at her marriage to another man. However, he soon overcame his despondency, and in 1873 married her sister, Anna Čermáková.
In 1891 he wrote the famous Requiem Mass, similarly as Stabat Mater and Te Deum his major sacred work. Composition is a reflection of generally alarming questions of human being. The opus shows much of the tonal colour, original instrumentation, impressiveness and purity of composer´s mature work.
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diegooMZ wrote:
Just a master.
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lordcthulhu wrote:
Solti's interpretation of Symphony 9 is THE BEST
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VK1990 wrote:
Tempo di Valse
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fred_fm wrote:
Suis-je le seul a aimer Stabat Mater...incontestablement le plus beau morceau du répertoire de A. Dvorak et sans doute l'un des plus beaux du classique réunit.Tearing, especially when you know the real story of this opus. http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Anton%C3%ADn+Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k/_/Stabat+Mater%2C+Op+58+%3A+Stabat+Mater+Dolorosa
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Erudite music group: http://www.last.fm/group/Erudite+Music
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Torelli wrote:
I recommend String Quartet No.13 by Pavel Haas Quartet (recording of the performance in Adelaide). http://www.last.fm/music/Anton%C3%ADn+Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k/String+Quartet+No.13%2C+Waltz+No.1++%28Pavel+Haas+Quartet+in+Adelaide%29
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VyacheslavN wrote:
Славянский танец №7 это что-то!
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Biscuit1978 wrote:
Come along and join the group Orchestral Composer of the Week. Nominate your 5 favourite composers each week and see who gets into the Hall of Fame.
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FishyFishyBoo wrote:
Love his music, but listening this via last.fm is impossible.. :( Just like CountWasilij says, out of reach.. Only on my record, but that doesn't do it for me, me wants to hear moreeeee :) Going to try and download what i want now.
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jiveraptor wrote:
"o_O Look, I'm not one of the idiots who says "LOL ON TOUR" but what the fuck...?" I want to believe
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CountWasilij wrote:
how to tag this motherfucker? Seems like classical composers will always be out of reach for any last.fm purist.
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ulyssestone wrote:
Antonín Dvořák: Complete Chronological Catalogue in one Spotify playlist. http://www.spotifyclassical.com/2011/11/antonin-dvorak-complete-chronological.html Plus two Naxos Educational audiobooks - Life And Works: Dvorak, and Classisc Explained: New World Symphony.
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classical_more wrote:
5 composers (from 133) are characteristic for classic(al) last.fm groups, Antonín Dvořák is one of those 5, read more here: http://www.last.fm/user/classical_more/journal
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Sooto wrote:
The care-taker of this page probably put them up.
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maxson924 wrote:
"Selected by This Artist"? o_O Look, I'm not one of the idiots who says "LOL ON TOUR" but what the fuck...?
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StarfishSeastar wrote:
i just discovered this genius..thanks 2 my lovely music friends :D i <3 LastFm
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Dima_Filth wrote:
awesome!!!!
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timish wrote:
sometimes I think he's my favorite composer
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mudandbleach wrote:
parts of the first movement of symphony no. 2 sound like the music from psycho. lots of energy.
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DarkGoba wrote:
slavonic dances are awesome!
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