From the Archives - Dvořák small and large

By Frank Byrne,

Brooke Knoll

Published June 6, 2023 at 3:09 PM CDT

We know Antonín Dvořák’s music mostly from his wonderful symphonies and large orchestral works. This week we’ll hear one of his most ambitious chamber works, his Piano Quintet in A major. We’ll also have one of those wonderful, thrilling big orchestral works for which he’s deservedly known.

Compositions and Recordings

Piano Quintet in A Major Op. 81
by Antonín Dvořák
Richter and Borodin Quartet

Scherzo Capriccioso Op. 66
by Antonín Dvořák
Istvan Kertesz and the London Symphony Orchestra

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Frank Byrne

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Brooke Knoll

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