Antonín Dvořák, the composer of these symphonies, was initially expected to follow his father's trade as a butcher and innkeeper before his musical talents became apparent.
Composer Biography
Dvořák played viola in an orchestra that became the nucleus of the Czech Provisional Theatre Orchestra, where Bedřich Smetana, a famous Czech composer, later became conductor.
Composer Biography
Dvořák served as the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York, an institution intended to foster American music, and his work there influenced his 'From the New World' Symphony.
Performer Biography
Marin Alsop, the conductor on this album, made history in 2005 by becoming the first woman to lead a major American orchestra as the 12th music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Recording & Production
This album features live recordings of Dvořák's Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8, captured at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore in 2008 and 2009.
Composer Biography
Dvořák's music gained wider recognition after Johannes Brahms and critic Eduard Hanslick noticed his work through an Austrian government award application, leading to publication and commissions.
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