Dvorak: Suite in A Major, Op. 98 / Scottish Dances, Op. 41
11/1/2004, 11 Tracks, 38:27
Featuring
Stefan Veselka
Antonín Dvořák
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Composition History
Johannes Brahms, impressed by Dvořák's Moravian Duets, arranged for their publication and commissioned the popular Slavonic Dances, which introduced Dvořák's music to a wider public.
Composition History
Dvořák's music gained wider recognition when his application for an Austrian government award brought it to the attention of critic Eduard Hanslick and composer Johannes Brahms.
Composer Biography
Dvořák's musical abilities were encouraged by his father, who later abandoned his trade to earn a living as a zither player.
Composer Biography
Dvořák earned his living as a viola-player in a band that later formed the nucleus of the Czech Provisional Theatre Orchestra, where Bedřich Smetana, a prominent Czech composer, was appointed conductor.
Performer Biography
Stefan Veselka, the pianist on this recording, was born in Norway to Czech parents and is related to the composer Leoš Janáček.
Composer Biography
Dvořák was invited to become director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York in 1891, an institution intended to foster American music.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák, the composer, was born in 1841 as the eldest son of a butcher and innkeeper, and was initially expected to follow the family trade.
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