* September 8th 1841, Nelahozeves CZ – † May 1st 1904, Prague
Antonin Dvorak employed the idioms and melodies of folk music of his native Bohemia and Moravia in symphonic, oratorial, chamber and operatic works.
When Dvořák composed his second string quintet in 1875, and in 1877 it attracted the attention of Johannes Brahms, whom he later befriended.
When asked later in his life why he [...] Continue Reading…
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