Antonín Dvořák v Americe - 2CD

For some, Antonín Dvořák may only be a dusty fabric from music education classes. However, his life was certainly not sedentary or dull, and the image of an unassuming gentleman composing his immortal works in the silence of his study is rather amusing. The year is 1892. Even the journey to America was an adventure at that time, and Dvořák's stay there and the birth of his most significant compositions deserve our attention. Everyone knows the New World Symphony, but who knows how close Czech musician Antonín Dvořák came to becoming the author of the national anthem of the United States of America... In a recording from 1989, writer Zdeněk Mahler tells not only about Antonín Dvořák in America but also about the New World Symphony, Jeanette Thurber, the expatriates in Spillville, envy and pettiness, generosity and understanding, sad farewells, and glorious returns. It is released on the occasion of the author's 85th birthday. Duration 2 hours 14 minutes. CD 1 1. In Remembrance 2. Honors and Titles 3. Offer from America 4. Hesitation 5. Te Deum and American Flag 6. In America 7. Columbus Celebrations in New York 8. Complications CD 2 1. Economic Depression in the USA 2. Journey to Spillville 3. Memories of J. J. Kovařík 4. American Quartet 5. Anna Dvořáková 6. Czech Day in Chicago 7...