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'This book seems really excellent to me.' -- Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor Emeritus of the Welsh National Opera and Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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This is the first biography of the famous Czech composer Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) to be published in English in more than a decade, released on the centenary of his death. Kurt Honolka weaves the story of Dvorák's life into the rich tapestry of the political and social tensions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the twilight of its power. Honolka sets the scene for Dvorák's 'American' music and his return from the United States, providing a fascinating context for his most famous work, the Ninth Symphony from the New World.
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'This book seems really excellent to me.' -- Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor Emeritus of the Welsh National Opera and Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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This is the first biography of the famous Czech composer Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) to be published in English in more than a decade, released on the centenary of his death. Kurt Honolka weaves the story of Dvorák's life into the rich tapestry of the political and social tensions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the twilight of its power. Honolka sets the scene for Dvorák's 'American' music and his return from the United States, providing a fascinating context for his most famous work, the Ninth Symphony from the New World.
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Smetana and Dvorak - to a certain extent the musical world pronounces these two great names in one breath, as undisputedly the most outstanding representatives of Czech music, who occupy an assured place in the 'classical' category of world music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, The Bartered Bride, Provisional Theatre, Stabat Mater, Hans Richter, Josef Suk, Moravian Duets, Organ School, Ninth Symphony, Prague Conservatory, String Quintet, Hans von Billow, Philharmonic Society, Eduard Hanslick, Karel Jaromir Erben, The Cunning Peasant, Adolf Heyduk, Biblical Songs, Karel Bendl, Richard Strauss, Slavonic Rhapsodies, The Golden Spinning Wheel, The Stubborn Lovers, Eighth Symphony, Johannes Brahms New!
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Smetana and Dvorak - to a certain extent the musical world pronounces these two great names in one breath, as undisputedly the most outstanding representatives of Czech music, who occupy an assured place in the 'classical' category of world music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, The Bartered Bride, Provisional Theatre, Stabat Mater, Hans Richter, Josef Suk, Moravian Duets, Organ School, Ninth Symphony, Prague Conservatory, String Quintet, Hans von Billow, Philharmonic Society, Eduard Hanslick, Karel Jaromir Erben, The Cunning Peasant, Adolf Heyduk, Biblical Songs, Karel Bendl, Richard Strauss, Slavonic Rhapsodies, The Golden Spinning Wheel, The Stubborn Lovers, Eighth Symphony, Johannes Brahms New!
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- The Bartered Bride: Vocal Score (G. Schirmer Opera Score Editions) by Marian Farguhar on 13 pages
- Antonin Dvorak by Otaker Sourek on page 152, and page 153
- Boris Godunov in Full Score (Rimsky-Korsakov Version) by Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky on page 52, and page 113
- Boris Godunov by Alexander Pushkin on page 52, and page 113
- A Season in Hell by Arthur Rimbaud on page 135
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