Johannes Brahms was instrumental in arranging the publication of Dvořák's Moravian Duets and commissioning his Slavonic Dances, which introduced Dvořák's music to a wider public.
Performer Biography
The Vlach Quartet Prague continues the tradition of Czech chamber music, succeeding the famous Vlach Quartet led by Josef Vlach, father of the current ensemble's violinist Jana Vlachová.
Composer Biography
Dvořák supported himself as a viola-player in a band that later formed the nucleus of the Czech Provisional Theatre Orchestra, where Bedřich Smetana (a Czech composer) was appointed conductor.
Composition History
Dvořák's music gained wider recognition when an Austrian government award brought it to the attention of Johannes Brahms (a German composer) and the critic Eduard Hanslick.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Dvořák's time in America, where he was invited to help foster a national American musical style, resulted in works like his Symphony From the New World that combined European tradition with American melodies and rhythms.
Composer Biography
Antonin Dvořák, the composer, was the son of a butcher and innkeeper and was initially expected to follow the family trade.
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