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Great Composers in Words & Music: Antonín Dvořák

Gerd Albrecht, Czech Philharmonic, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, Fine Arts Quartet, Joachim Trio, Orfeón Pamplonés, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia NOSPR, Prague Chamber Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice, The Washington Orchestra, Alon Goldstein (Piano), Amit Peled (Violoncello), Dalibor Jenis (Baritone), Hana Dobešová (Mezzo Soprano), Ilya Kaler (Violin), Iwona Sakowicz (Mezzo Soprano), Ladislava Vondráčková (Piano), Manuel Lange (Piano), Maria Kliegel (Violoncello), Michaela Rózsa Růžičková (Soprano), Michelle Breedt (Mezzo Soprano), Nicholas Boulton (Speaker), Peter Frisée (Organ), Peter Mikuláš (Bass), Roman Janál (Bass), Ralph Evans (Violin), Efim Boico (Violin), Gil Sharon (Viola), Niklas Schmidt (Violoncello), Rebecca Hirsch (Violin), Caroline Dearnley (Violoncello), John Lenehan (Piano)
℗ 2023
38 Tracks, 1:13:32
    • Introduction
      00:08
    • Slavonic Dances op. 72 B. 147 (Version for Orchestra): No. 1 in B major (Excerpt)
      01:16
    • Bits and pieces are all we may know about the music of Antonín Dvořák
      04:04
    • Biblical Songs op. 99 B. 185: No. 4 Hospodin jest můj pastýř (Excerpt)
      01:32
    • The fourth of Dvořák's Ten Biblical Songs, titled "The Lord is my shepherd" and set to a well-known Psalm text from the traditional Czech translation of the Kralice Bible
      02:57
    • Biblical Songs op. 99 B. 185: No. 6 Slyš, ó Bože, volání mé (Excerpt)
      00:57
    • Antonín Leopold Dvořák was born on 8 September 1841 in the village of Nelahozeves, near Kralupy, in Bohemia, approximately 28km north of Prague
      02:48
    • Symphony No. 6 in G major op. 116 "Historische Symphonie im Styl und Geschmack vier verschiedener Zeitabschnitte": IV. Allerneueste Periode, 1840. Allegro vivace (Excerpt)
      00:38
    • Reflecting on this period of the composer's life, Zubatý (the Czech writer mentioned previously) wrote
      02:31
    • Symphony No. 1 in C minor B. 9 "The Bells of Zlonice": II. Adagio molto (Excerpt)
      00:49
    • Dvořák's first symphony, composed between February and March 1865, began life as a submission to a German composition competition
      01:34
    • Symphony No. 1 in C minor B. 9 "The Bells of Zlonice": I. Maestoso - Allegro (Excerpt)
      01:48
    • In early 1865, Dvořák started teaching piano to the daughters of a Prague goldsmith: one of the two, Anna Čermáková would later become his wife
      01:24
    • String Quartet No. 4 in E minor B. 19: I. Assai con moto ed energico (Excerpt)
      01:04
    • Before he left the Provisional Theatre orchestra in the summer of 1871, Dvořák was the subject of an announcement in a leading local music journal
      03:57
    • Král a uhlíř, B. 21, Act I Scene 9: Jaký zvuk to jest? (Excerpt)
      00:42
    • It seems that Dvořák's revision of the opera between 1873 and 1874 was but part of a larger stylistic renovation being undertaken by the composer at the time
      02:06
    • Moravské dvojzpěvy op. 32 B. 62: No. 2, Veleť vtáčku (Excerpt)
      00:45
    • In response to Dvořák's multi-composition submission for the 1877 stipendium, Brahms singled out the Moravian Duets for special praise
      02:16
    • Slavonic Dances op. 46 B. 83: No. 1 in C Major (Excerpt)
      00:54
    • While this style of music might be regarded, somewhat cynically, as a kind of opportunistic "tourist nationalism" (to quote a recent historian), listeners in Dvořák's time thought the very opposite
      02:47
    • Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor op. 65 B. 130: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Excerpt)
      00:58
    • In August 1883, Dvořák received a prestigious invitation: the London Philharmonic Society requested his presence as conductor (of his own orchestral works) in their forthcoming concert season
      01:22
    • Stabat Mater op. 58 B. 71 (1876 Version): Stabat mater dolorosa (Excerpt)
      00:53
    • Dvořák left Prague for London on 5 March 1884: Eight days later he was conducting the Stabat Mater in the Royal Albert Hall
      03:13
    • Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor op. 90 B. 166 "Dumky": I. Lento maestoso - Allegro vivace, quasi doppio movimento - Tempo I (Excerpt)
      02:00
    • In 1891, the same year Dvořák completed the "Dumky" Trio, he took up the position of professor of composition and instrumentation at the Prague Conservatory
      03:20
    • Te Deum op. 103 B. 176: Te Deum laudamus (Excerpt)
      01:32
    • The premiere of the Te Deum within the celebratory concert, which took place on 21 October 1892 at New York's Carnegie Hall, was preceded by a concert address by the American musical patron
      03:11
    • Symphony No. 9 in E minor op. 95 B. 178 "From the New World": III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (Excerpt)
      01:28
    • Following the premiere of his Ninth Symphony, Dvořák may well have looked forward to a prosperous and productive period in New York
      03:37
    • Cello Concerto in B minor op. 104 B. 191: III. Finale. Andante - Allegro vivo (Excerpt)
      01:14
    • The next - and, indeed, the penultimate - phase in Dvořák's compositional journey seems to have emerged from his previous interest in music's extra-musical associations
      02:59
    • The Water Goblin op. 107 B. 195 (Excerpt)
      01:38
    • During his final years, Dvořák became the recipient of various honours
      03:50
    • Armida op. 115 B. 206, Act I Scene 1: Jak z dervišových prstů řinou (Excerpt)
      01:40
    • Dvořák is said to have departed the theatre early on the evening of 25 March 1904, during the premiere of Armida at the National Theatre in Prague
      02:33
    • Hymnus ad laudes in festo Sanctae Trinitatis B. 82 (Excerpt)
      01:07