Dvorak: Complete Sacred Choral Music

Featuring

Antoni Wit
Robert Shafer
Gerd Albrecht
Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
The Washington Chorus

National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.)
Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra
Chorus
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Antonín Dvořák

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Critical Reception

Dvořák's Stabat Mater was overwhelmingly received at its second London performance in 1884, with England's strong choral tradition creating anticipation for the work.

Composition History

Dvořák composed his Requiem, Op. 89, for the Birmingham Music Festival, which premiered the work on October 9, 1891.

Composition History

Dvořák's Stabat Mater, Op. 58, was composed after the deaths of three of his children, giving it a deeply personal resonance.

Composition History

Dvořák composed his Mass in D, Op. 86, for the consecration of a private chapel belonging to his architect friend Josef Hlávka at Lužany Castle.

Composer Biography

Antonín Dvořák, born in Nelahozeves, was the eldest of nine children and initially pursued music after his father, an innkeeper and butcher, consented to it.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Dvořák's uncomplicated Catholic faith, in which he was nurtured, is central to all his sacred works.

Compositional Technique

In his Requiem, Dvořák's setting is generally restrained and awe-inspiring, not aiming for the same level of apocalyptic terror as Berlioz or Verdi in their settings of the 'Tuba mirum' section.