DvořákFirst biography of famous Czech composer in more than a decade. Author sets the scene for Dvorak "American" music, composed after his return from the US, the context of his most famous work, the Ninth Symphony From the New World |
Contents
The Creators of Czech National Music | 1 |
Storm and Stress 18591873 | 19 |
Brahms and the Slavonic Period 18771884 | 41 |
Triumph in England 18841889 | 57 |
In the New World 18921895 | 79 |
The Final Years 18951904 | 93 |
His Oeuvre and his Standing | 113 |
Notes | 128 |
Bibliography | 152 |
Note on the Czech Language 166 | |
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