Dvořák was a Czech composer and he started learning music in an early age because his father was a zither player. Although he was assumed to become a butcher and innkeeper, he had great talent in music that was recognised and encouraged.
This symphony was the first that he completed in his two-and-a-half-year stay in the US. Also, this piece was influenced by the spirituals and songs that he heard from one of his most important pupils, Harry T. Burleigh.
This symphony was premiered in Carnegie Hall by New York Philharmonic. The end of every movement was met with thunderous clapping and Dvořák felt obliged to stand up and bow. This could see that this symphony was one of the greatest public triumphs of his career.
I like the fourth movement the most. Although it is composed in minor key, it doesn’t feel sad at all. I felt energetic while listening to this piece. Let’s enjoy together!
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