Articles related to "Antonin Dvorak"

Czech composer Anton Dvorak spent several years in New York City in the 1890s, but he was always homesick and longed for the fields and forests of Bohemia.

Rusalka, a Czech melodic fairy tale opera by Antonin Dvorak: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Dvorak opera information.

Brief biography of Czech composer Antonin Dvorák - his life and works. He is best known for Symphony No.9, 'From the New World,' use of folk music, and opera Rusalka.

A brief look at Antonin Dvorak's first summer in America, when he vacationed at the Czech colony in Spillville, Iowa.

Brief biography of Franz Lehár, leading composer of light operettas, extremely famous for The Merry Widow. His waltz 'Gold and Silver' is also often recorded.

Connecticut was the home of two of the most celebrated and performed composers of the nineteenth century in the persons of Dudley Buck and Harry Rowe Shelley.

Women have been composing for centuries but some were more successful than others. History should remember these women and their musical works.

Maestro Slatkin took time before rehearsal at the Aspen Music Festival to discuss what to expect at Orchestra Hall and at the recording studio in the coming year.

A brief look at Czech composers as seen through the eyes of concert pianist Rudolf Firkusny.

Short biography of Bedrich Smetana, first national composer of Bohemia (Czech Republic), famous for his patriotic 'Ma Vlast' ('My Country') symphonic poem.

Leo Janácek's biography - his life and works. He was recognized and became famous after the performance of his opera 'Jenufa' in Prague.

Florence Price was the first African-American woman to have her symphonic compositions performed by a major American orchestra.

CD album Songs My Mother Taught Me, compiled and sung by Joan Sutherland, is a collection of lovely and nostalgic popular songs at the turn of 20th century.