Cello Concerto in B minor Opus 104

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)



The World famous Czech composer was born in the outskist of Prague into the music Coving family of village butcher. He was as customary educated by the church organist and lead the village Brassband. His numorous Slavonik Dances were very popular not only in Czechoscovak but also throughout Europe and America. He became Professor & Director of the Czech National Conservatory. Cambridge Universary conferred the rare Mus. D. on him before be sailed across the Atlantic to direct the American National Academy of Music 1893-1895. He composed the world master works “New World” Symphony and the F major op. 96 String Quartet. White Theoi he met Victor Herbert the American cellist compose who urged Dvorak to write a cello Concerto.

Dvorak Cello concerto begin with the long Tutti introduction. The cello repeated the Subject and lead to the 2^nd theme in the usual “Sonata Form” with the long cadenza before ending.

2^nd movement is as lovely as the Adagio in the “New World” Symphony. Clarinets was he employed in place of Cadenza. The final 2^nd movement.