There's actually two Dvorak threads. One I created in the Classical Discussion section titled "I'm Addicted To Dvorak" and the other one which Chi_Town points out is in the Composer Guestbook. It takes a little digging, but nobody has forgotten about Dvorak.
Sorry about that then, I looked through all pages of this particular sub forum but must have missed it.
Anyway MI why dont you show some appreciation for Dvorak?
Isnt it amazing weston when the themes from the first movement return in the climax of the second?
I created a whole thread about him. What more appreciation do I need to give?Originally Posted by emiellucifuge
The I'm Addicted To Dvorak Thread
I particularly like the 9th symphony (unsurprisingly) and the Piano Quintet in A (Op. 81). Great music!
Op. 109
Yes it is amazing - everything seems to foreshadow everything else, like a great novel. Maybe it's time I dusted off some Dvorak. I was wondering what to listen to in earnest tonight. Maybe I'll look into another one of his symphonies (Well, the 3rd and 6th are the only others I have.)
Okay, I will say a few things about Dvorak since I'm a fan of his work. I never tire of his symphonies, especially 7-9. I adore his symphonic poems, the Slavonic Dances, and his concerti. I haven't got around to listening to his chamber works yet.
He had a remarkable style. He's almost like a Czech Brahms in a sense that his music has this very rustic or old world quality, but at the same time it was modern and forward-looking for its time. Dvorak, Smetana, Suk, and Janacek are, at least in my mind, the greatest Czech composers of their time.
You also missed that you contributed to that thread, too. In fact, the most recent post to it was yours!!!
Whoops!
Ive been away and am not up to date
MI I would really recommend the chamber music if you havent yet got any. The 12th String Quartet is particularly famous as is the Dumky Trio. There are plenty more, such as the Bagatelles and also some solo piano pieces.
Weston! Only 6, 3, and 9?! IT is required listening to hear the 8th and particularly the 7th and a little know gem I would very much recommend you try the 4th as well.
Ah, you see, as I have told many members here, I'm not much into chamber works. The only chamber works I have heard that made any kind of impression on me were those of Saint-Saens, Poulenc, Debussy, Ravel, and Bax. I just don't get to into chamber music for whatever reason. I find much more enjoyment in hearing what a composer can do for a whole orchestra.
Ok sorry,
I generally prefer orchestral too but I can still enjoy chamber music a lot.
The Water goblin is my favourite dvorak piece - wonderfully colourful and gory
I always think too that he has the most consistently enjoyable symphonic cycle of anyone - every one to me is warm and fresh in its honesty and openness - right from 1 - though 8 and 7 are my favourites, 4 is a must lisdtenwork i always find once you get to know them all. but as is 3, and 5, and 2 and 1..
I just got the Slavonic Dances - I love that lively Slavic music. These are more than just showpieces. They are clever symphonic treatments of some great folk melodies and brilliant rhythms. This is very raw Dvorak.
Piano quintet--wow. I got to see it live this summer, possibly my favorite piano quintet along with Schnittke's (which I also got to see live... trend?).
You get a frog in your throat, you sound hoarse.
live = favorite?
I'm fan of Antonín Dvořák just from listening to Symphony No. 9 and Slavonic Dances. This weekend I'm going to listen to other works in his repertoire.
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