Dvořák: Piano Trios Nos. 3 & 4, "Dumky", Vol. 1

Featuring

Ilya Kaler
Amit Peled
Alon Goldstein
Antonín Dvořák

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Composition History

Brahms, impressed by Dvořák's 'Moravian Duets', arranged for their publication and commissioned 'Slavonic Dances', which introduced Dvořák's music to a wider public.

Composer Biography

Dvořák's musical abilities were encouraged by his father, who later abandoned his trade to become a zither player.

Composer Biography

Dvořák earned a living as a viola-player in a band that formed the nucleus of the Czech Provisional Theatre Orchestra, where Bedřich Smetana (a Czech composer known for operas like 'The Bartered Bride') later became conductor.

Composer Biography

Dvořák served as director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York, where he aimed to foster American music, following his own example of developing Czech national music.

Composition History

Dvořák's application for an Austrian government award in 1874 brought his music to the attention of Johannes Brahms (a renowned German composer) and critic Eduard Hanslick.

Composer Biography

Antonín Dvořák, born in 1841, was the son of a butcher and innkeeper, and was initially expected to follow the family trade.

Performer Biography

The Tempest Trio, comprising pianist Alon Goldstein, violinist Ilya Kaler, and cellist Amit Peled, has been compared to the legendary 'Million Dollar Trio' of Arthur Rubinstein, Gregor Piatigorsky, and Jascha Heifetz.