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Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings | NCO · Tønnesen

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Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Terje Tønnesen, artistic director Recorded at Sentralen, Oslo, 11 January 2021. I. Moderato 0:00 II. Tempo di Valse 4:45 III. Scherzo: Vivace 11:19 IV. Larghetto 16:38 V. Finale: Allegro vivace 21:53 Stay connected with us!

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 From the New World

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It is one of the most popular symphonies ever: Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World.” Here, the masterpiece is performed by the Verbier Festival Orchestra under the baton of Neeme Järvi at the Verbier Festival 2012. ( 00:00 ) Coming on stage ( 00:27 ) I. Adagio. Allegro molto ( 12:16 ) II. Largo ( 23:29 ) III. Scherzo: Molto vivace ( 31:34 ) IV. Allegro con fuoco Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World” is the musical testimony of a fusion of sounds from home and abroad. Although Dvořák composed the world-famous Ninth Symphony “in the spirit of American folk songs” during a stay in the USA, he actually invented the themes and motifs to be reminiscent of Bohemian folk tunes. Dvořák (1841-1904) had left his homeland of Bohemia (in what is today the Czech Republic) in 1892 for New York, where he was the Director of the National Conservatory of Music until 1895. Dvořák named the symphony he wrote in New York in 1893 “F...

Dvořák Cello Concerto: how a heartbroken composer’s lost love inspired his greatest work

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A yearning for his homeland and the devastating loss of a beloved friend give the Czech’s work an almost unbearable pathos, explains Jo Talbot Antonín Dvořák © Getty Images Jo Talbot Published: September 29, 2025 at 5:00 pm Who was Antonín Dvořák? In September 1892, the 51-year-old  Antonín Dvořák  arrived in New York to take up the position of director of the National Conservatory – a move that would not only swell his bank account but also see him fêted as something of a celebrity in his adopted home. On top of his teaching duties, Dvořák also performed and travelled widely, absorbing much of the local culture. His compositions from his period in the US are among his most famous, including his  Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ , ‘American’ String Quartet No. 12 and, shortly before returning back to his Czech homeland in 1895, his Cello Concerto.   Dvořák Cello Concerto: the work Discovering the cello's potential As Robert Hausmann played Dvořák’s Cello Conc...

Dvořák: 9. Sinfonie (»Aus der Neuen Welt«) ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester

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9,305,755 views Jun 6, 2018 Antonín Dvořák: 9. Sinfonie (»Aus der Neuen Welt«) ∙ (Auftritt) 00:00 ∙ I. Adagio – Allegro molto 00:24 ∙ II. Largo 13:01 ∙ III. Scherzo. Molto vivace 26:23 ∙ IV. Allegro con fuoco 34:06 ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester – Frankfurt Radio Symphony ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Dirigent ∙ hr-Sinfoniekonzert ∙ Alte Oper Frankfurt, 25. Mai 2018 ∙

10 More Dazzling and Awe-Inspiring Piano Quartets

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by Hermione Lai , Interlude A couple of years ago,   Interlude   published a blog on the   10 most beautiful piano quartets . Once again, featuring just 10 works in that particular genre is simply not enough. So, we decided to present a follow-up, highlighting 10 more dazzling and awe-inspiring piano quartets. As a quick recap, you get a piano quartet when you add a piano to a string trio. The standard instrument lineup for this type of chamber music pairs the violin, viola, and cello with the piano. In its development, the piano quartet had to wait for technical advances of the piano, as it had to match the strings in power and expression. © serenademagazine.com Piano quartets are always special because the scoring allows for a wealth of tone colour, occasionally even a symphonic richness. The combined resources of all four instruments are not easy to handle, and the number of works in the genre is not especially large. However, a good many of the extant piano quartets a...