When it comes to symphonies, very few composers have all of their symphonic utterances consistently performed. Of course, Beethoven sits atop the heap even if his First, Second, Fourth, and Eighth ...

Seattle Symphony’s first three program offerings in its Masterworks series are a double delight. Each concert presents a young guest virtuoso performing a classic from the orchestral repertoire. And ...

Czech composer Antonin Dvorak came to the US to be Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City for three years in the 1890s. During the summer of 1893 he chose to vacation in ...

In 1892, on an invitation from Jeanette Thurber, the wife of a wealthy New York businessman, Antonin Dvorak arrived in the city to head the newly established National Conservatory of Music. The ...

Sometimes it takes an outsider to point out what's great about a culture. That's exactly what Czech composer Antonin Dvorak was when he came to the U.S. At the end of the 19th century. He was an ...

The “Enigma” Variations was written as a set of musical character sketches of Edward Elgar’s friends, with the first variation cast as a tender tribute to his wife and the finale as a rousing ...

Houston Symphony's classical series begins with two visions of “The Heavenly Life.” Imbued with the rhythms of Czech folk music, Dvorák’s Te Deum evokes a rustic spirituality and features an ...

Thierry Fischer conducts the Utah Symphony. The Symphony is based in Salt Lake City and usually performs at Abravanel Hall. (Utah Symphony) The Utah Symphony performed Antonin Dvorak's famous New ...

Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 (Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, cond. EMI Angel). Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8 (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Talich, cond. Koch International ...

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra music director Marin Alsop says Antonin Dvorak's symphony "From the New World" was one of the first big orchestral works to incorporate indigenous American musical ideas.

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. Sometimes it takes an ...

Living at a time when the German language and culture dominated the arts in his native Czech homeland, Dvorák sought a judicious balancing act. His symphonies often use folk-like Czech themes but ...