Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
10/7/2016, 4 Tracks, 40:52
Featuring
Volker Hartung
Junge Philharmonie Köln
Antonín Dvořák
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Dvořák believed that great music stemmed from the everyday songs and sounds of people, encouraging musicians to listen to street singers and organ grinders for melodic themes.
Notable Performances
The world premiere of Dvořák's Symphony 'From the New World' took place in Carnegie Hall, New York, on December 15th, 1893, conducted by Anton Seidl, to enthusiastic ovations.
Composer Biography
Dvořák's career as a composer gained success after Friedrich Smetana, a great Czech composer, began playing and performing his pieces.
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms, a renowned composer, supported Dvořák after being one of the judges for a grant Dvořák received in 1874, and they remained friends until Brahms' death.
Compositional Technique
Dvořák's themes in his American compositions, including the 'New World' Symphony, feature pentatonic scales, pedal points on tonic or dominant, and frequent dotted notes and syncopations.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák, the composer, was born in Nelahozeves, a village near Prague, and his father was a butcher and innkeeper who also played violin and sang.
Composition History
Dvořák was invited to New York by Mrs. Jeanette Thurber to direct the National Conservatory and help establish a national style of music in America.
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