Antonín Dvořák - Slavonic Dances (Rafael Kubelík)

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Composer: Antonín Dvořák

• Slovanské tance, Op. 46
• Slovanské tance, Op. 72

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Rafael Kubelík, conductor

Date: 1973; 1974

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Antonín Dvořák (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer. He was the second Czech composer to achieve worldwide recognition, after Bedřich Smetana. Following Smetana's nationalist example, many of Dvořák's works show the influence of Czech folk music, such as his  two sets of Slavonic Dances, the Symphonic Variations, and the overwhelming majority of his songs. Dvořák wrote in a variety of forms: nine symphonies, ten operas, three concertos, several symphonic poems, serenades for string orchestra and wind ensemble, more than 40 works of chamber music, and piano music.

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Rafael Kubelík (29 June 1914 – 11 August 1996) was a Czech-born conductor and composer. Kubelík was music director of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1941–48), the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1950–53), The Royal Opera, Covent Garden (1955–58), and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (1961–79). He was also a frequent guest conductor for leading orchestras in Europe and America. Kubelík's complete discography is enormous, with complete cycles of Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák, and Mahler symphonies. As a composer, Kubelík wrote 5 operas, 3 symphonies, chamber music, choral works, and songs.

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