Dvorak Archive

Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht Antonin Dvorak: Sextet for Strings Arnold Schoenberg’s work ‘Transfigured Night’ is a musical setting for a relationship struggle between two people. It is a dark, brooding piece that deals with transgression …

Antonin Dvorak: Piano Trios Nos. 1-4 Performed by the Trio di Parma The period when the four piano trios were written spanned from 1875 to 1891. The mid-seventies saw an important turning point in Antonin …

Andris Nelsons conducts: From the New World On this DVD we have recordings “From the New World”: a concert featuring Dvořák’s iconic Symphony No. 9 alongside works by Ives, Adams and Stravinsky. The concert is …

Dance and Quartet: Three Ballets with accompaniment by string quartet Back in the 1800’s, when entertainment was all in live form, musicians and composers created combinations of instruments to provide entertainment. That led to the …

Tokyo String Quartet: Quartets by Dvorak and Smetana The announcement of Kazuhide Isomura and Kikuei Ikeda’s retirement from the Tokyo String Quartet in June, 2013 led to the disbanding of the quartet following the end …