Dvořák : romantic music's most versatile genius / David Hurwitz.
| Author/creator | Hurwitz, David, 1961- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Pompton Plains, N.J. : Amadeus Press, 2005. |
| Description | xvii, 180 pages ; 23 cm + 2 CDs (digital ; 4 3/4 in.). |
| Subjects |
| Series | Unlocking the masters series ; no. 5 Unlocking the masters series ; no. 5. ^A590063 |
| Contents | Dvorak timeline -- Dvorak in focus -- Symphonies and concertos. Dvorak's symphonic style ; The concertos -- Operas. Alfred -- The King and the Charcoal Burner -- The Stubborn Lovers -- Vanda -- The Cunning Peasant -- Dimitrij -- The Jacobin -- The Devil and Kate -- Rusalka -- Armida -- Chamber works. Early works -- The classical tradition -- Slavonic works -- American works (and Dvorak's American period in general) -- One-of-a-kind novelties -- Choral music and songs. The Heirs of the White Mountain -- The American Flag -- Moravian duets -- Stabat Mater -- Gypsy Melodies -- Biblical Songs -- The Specter's Bride -- St. Ludmila -- Mass in D -- Requiem -- Te deum -- Miscellaneous orchestral works. Serenades and suites -- Single-movement works -- Concert overtures -- Symphonic poems. |
| Abstract | The author invites the reader to explore Dvorak's creative personality as a whole through encounters with 90 of his well-known, and barely known but undeservedly neglected, works. Measure by measure, Hurwitz probes the genius behind Dvorak's extraordinary achievement. He also tells the amazing tale of how a kid from the Bohemian countryside created a musical language of universal appeal and in the process gave an entire nation its musical identity. |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER CD-7928. |
| LCCN | 2005013243 |
| ISBN | 1574671073 |