Biography of Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904)

08.09.1841
Born in Nehlahozeves near Prague
1857
Admittance to Paris Organ School
1862
Music teacher and violinist at the theatre
1874
Organist at the church St. Adalbert
1875
National studentship in vienna (with recommendation of Brahms, who was impressed by his compositions)
1878
Composition of Serenade
1884
Invitation to Great Britain (first of eight travels)
Brahms supports Dvorak and helps him to publish some of his piano works with the Simrock edition. Both stay live long friends.
1891
Professorship for composition at the Prague conservatory
1892
Head of National conservatory of Music in New York
1893
Composition of the symphony From the New World
1901
Return to Prague and head of the conservatory and member of Austrian menor (Parliamentary honour)
01.05.1904
Dies in Prague, national mourning was arranged

Sheet music for flute:

Gavotte (c-moll)
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(3 flutes)
Zimmermann, ZM 22220
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Gavotte (Allegretto scherzando)
The third part plays from the score. This is an edition of a trio for three violins.
Parts for the first and second flute. The third has to play from score, but this works well, as the whole score is only one double page.
Humoresque op. 101, Nr. 7 (C-Dur) (Bearbeitung)
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(flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)
Egge Verlag, Nr. 2205-b
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Poco lento e grazioso
Well done edition consisting of parts and score. Good readible print, extra small pocket score, alltogether in a stable folder, labeled by a sticker. Clever system for a small publisher, which leads to cheap editions of good quality.
One of eight humoresques for piano, written in 1894, transcribed for woodwind quintet. This edition hat it's premiere 2002, played by Sigandor-Quintet
Quintette - d'après le quatuor op. 96 dit "Américain" op. 96 (F-Dur)
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(flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)
Gerard Billaudot, G 4246 B
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Lento
  3. Molto vivace
  4. Finale - Vivace ma non troppo
Parts and score. Luxurious edition with helpful extra pages to facilitate turning of pages.
Suite - Amerikanische Suite op. 98 (A-Dur)
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(flute, piano)
Zimmermann, ZM 33570
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Moderato
  2. Molto vivace
  3. Moderato (alla Pollacca)
  4. Andante
  5. Allegro
Beautiful, especially the Andante is unbelievable and not so difficult. This man does magic with melodies.
Originally for piano, written in 1894
Zwei Walzer op. 54, Nr. 1 + 4 (Bearbeitung)
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(3 flutes, alto flute)
Zimmermann, ZM 2674
Rating: very easy
  1. Moderato
  2. Allegro vivace
Parts for flute one to three, the alto flute has to play from the score and thus to do a lot of page turning.
Originally for piano, composed in 1879. The premiere was played in 1880 with a string quartet.

CDs with/from Antonin Dvořák

Bläserquintett der Staatskapelle Berlin
Bläserquintett der Staatskapelle Berlin (2006)
Bizet, Dvořák, Ravel
jpc
Castigo
    Georges Bizet: Jeux d enfants op. 22:
  1. La Toupie - Impromptu (01:10:00)
  2. La Poupée - Berceuse (02:15:00)
  3. Trompette et Tambour - Marche (02:19:00)
  4. Colin-Maillard - Nocturne (01:52:00)
  5. petit Mari, Petite Femme - Duo (02:50:00)
  6. Le Bal - Galop (02:02:00)
    7. Antonin Dvořák: Quintett F-Dur op. 96:
  7. Allegro ma non troppo (09:39:00)
  8. Lento (07:11:00)
  9. Molto vivace (03:30:00)
  10. Vivace ma non troppo (05:16:00)
    11. Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin:
  11. Prélude (03:01:00)
  12. Fugue (03:39:00)
  13. Menuet (05:07:00)
  14. Rigaudon (03:10:00)
Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
Dvořák Serenade for Wind (2000)
Janáček: Mládí - Enescu: Dixtuor
jpc
Naxos
    Antonin Dvořák: Serenade Op. 44:
  1. Moderato, quasi marcia (03:52:00)
  2. Minuetto (05:39:00)
  3. Andante con moto (08:17:00)
  4. Allegro molto (05:38:00)
    5. Georges Enescu: Dixtuor, Op. 14:
  5. Doucement mouvementé (07:08:00)
  6. Modérément (07:06:00)
  7. Allègrement, mais pas trop vif (05:38:00)
    8. Leos Janáček: Mládi:
  8. Allegro (03:40:00)
  9. Andante sostenuto (04:46:00)
  10. Vivace (03:43:00)
  11. Allegro animato (04:39:00)
Die 14 Berliner Flötisten
L'àprès-midi des flûtes (2013)
jpc
Dabringhaus und Grimm
  1. Nikolai Rimskij-Korsakow: It s Hummeltime (02:02:00)
  2. Claude Debussy: L après-midi à 14 (09:04:00)
  3. Antonin Dvořák: Valse romantique (03:02:00)
  4. Richard Strauss: Serenade (07:46:00)
    5. Antonin Dvořák: Serenade op. 44:
  5. Moderato, quasi marcia (03:24:00)
  6. Tempo di minuetto (05:34:00)
  7. Andante con moto (07:09:00)
  8. Allegro molto (05:33:00)
  9. Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (03:43:00)
  10. Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek: Ouvertüre aus der Oper Donna Diana (05:42:00)
    11. Claude Debussy: Petite Suite:
  11. En bateau. Andantino (03:10:00)
  12. Cortege. Moderato (03:03:00)
  13. Cortege. Moderato (03:03:00)
  14. Menuet. Moderato (02:32:00)
  15. Ballet. Allegro giusto (02:47:00)
James Galway, Phillip Moll
Sonatas by Dvoŗák - Feld - Martinû (1988)
RCA Victor
    Antonin Dvořák: Sonatina, op. 100:
  1. Allegro risoluto (05:50:00)
  2. Larghetto (04:50:00)
  3. Molto vivace (02:56:00)
  4. Allegro (06:17:00)
    5. Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata No. 1:
  5. Allegro moderato (06:48:00)
  6. Adagio (06:30:00)
  7. Allegro poco moderato (05:09:00)
    8. Jindřich Feld: Sonata:
  8. Allegro giocoso (04:08:00)
  9. Grave (07:54:00)
  10. Allegro vivace (06:22:00)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Myung-Whun Chung , James Galway, Charles Gerhardt, Phillip Moll, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Marisa Robles, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Magic Flute of James Galway (1992)
RCA
  1. Georg Friedrich Händel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (02:49:00)
  2. Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow: Vocalise op. 34, No. 14 (04:15:00)
  3. Claude Debussy: Le petit nègre (01:46:00)
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata No. 4 - Allegro (01:57:00)
  5. Franz Schubert: Serenade - Ständchen D.957 (03:53:00)
  6. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Scherzo aus "Ein Sommernachtstraum" (04:16:00)
  7. Robert Schumann: Träumerei (03:22:00)
  8. Aram Khatchaturian: Masquerade - Waltz (03:36:00)
  9. François-Joseph Gossec: Tambourin (01:22:00)
  10. Frederick Chopin: Variations on a Theme by Rossini (04:57:00)
  11. Alexander von Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin (01:48:00)
  12. Claude Debussy: Le petit berger (02:27:00)
  13. Antonin Dvořák: Humoresque (03:27:00)
  14. Giulio Briccialdi: Carnival of Venice (06:33:00)
James Galway, London Symphony Orchestra, Klauspeter Seibel, Moray Welsh
Wings of Song (2004)
Deutsche Grammophon
  1. Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante défunte (06:11:00)
  2. Erik Satie: Gymnopédie No. 3 (02:47:00)
  3. Franz Schubert: Ave Maria (04:27:00)
  4. N. N.: The Dawning of the Day (04:35:00)
  5. Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranuez con tu amor (07:29:00)
  6. Johann Christian Bach: Siciliano (02:53:00)
  7. Camille Saint-Saëns: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (06:16:00)
  8. Vincenzo Bellini: Casta diva (05:04:00)
  9. Gabriel Fauré: Pie Jesu (03:17:00)
  10. Jacques Offenbach: Barcarolle (02:43:00)
  11. Richard Wagner: Der Engel (02:47:00)
  12. Christoph Willibald Gluck: Che farò senza Euridice? (04:30:00)
  13. Antonin Dvořák: Lento (08:30:00)
  14. Johannes Brahms: Wiegenlied (02:20:00)
  15. Howard Shore: A Lord of the Rings Suite (06:45:00)
  16. John Denver: Annie"s Song (02:58:00)

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Last edit 29.12.2020