Kathryn Stott, one of Britain's most versatile pianists, has a special interest in contemporary music, leading to many world premières, and is also a remarkable exponent of tango and other Latin dance music.
Composition History
Almost all of Dvořák's completed cello works were specifically composed for his cellist friends.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák initially had reservations about the cello as a solo instrument, considering it more suitable for chamber music or orchestral tutti.
Composition History
Dvořák composed the Rondo in G minor, Op. 94, and arranged other pieces for cello and piano during Christmas 1891 for a farewell tour before his departure to New York.
Composition History
Dvořák's great Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, composed in the USA in 1894-95, was dedicated to cellist Hanuš Wihan and surpassed Dvořák's own expectations.
Composer Biography
Hanuš Wihan, considered the finest Czech cellist of his generation, was a member of the Bilse'sche Kapelle (forerunner of the Berlin Philharmonic) and played in the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.
Composition History
The publisher Simrock changed the title of Dvořák's piece 'Klid' (Rest) to 'Silent Woods' (Waldesruhe) because he found the original title insufficiently evocative.
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