Biography
The most celebrated Czech composer, Dvořák synthesized Bohemian folk idioms with Classical and Romantic formal structures across symphonies, chamber music, operas, and piano works. His Humoresques Op. 101 — particularly No. 7 in G-flat major — are among the most widely performed salon pieces in the repertoire. His Poetic Tone Pictures Op. 85, piano quintet, and Slavonic Dances in four-hand piano arrangement are equally treasured. He spent two productive years in New York (1892-95) where he composed his New World Symphony.
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Works (137)
4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 (B. 150)
- Romantic Piece No. 1: Cavatina, Op. 75 No. 1 Key G minor Difficulty
- Romantic Piece No. 2: Capriccio, Op. 75 No. 2 Key F major Difficulty
- Romantic Piece No. 3: Romance, Op. 75 No. 3 Key F minor Difficulty
- Romantic Piece No. 4: Elegy, Op. 75 No. 4 Key A major Difficulty
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 52 (B. 110)
- Impromptu (Piano Piece Op. 52 No. 1) No. 1 Key G minor Difficulty
- Intermezzo (Piano Piece Op. 52 No. 2) No. 2 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Gigue (Piano Piece Op. 52 No. 3) No. 3 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Eclogue (Piano Piece Op. 52 No. 4) No. 4 Key G minor Difficulty
- Allegro molto (Piano Piece Op. 52 No. 5) No. 5 Key G minor Difficulty
- Tempo di marcia (Piano Piece Op. 52 No. 6) No. 6 Key E♭ major Difficulty
Dumka and Furiant, Op. 12 (B. 136–137)
- Dumka in C minor, Op. 12 No. 1 (B. 136) Key C minor Difficulty
- Furiant in G minor, Op. 12 No. 2 (B. 137) Key G minor Difficulty
Eight Humoresques, Op. 101 (B. 187)
- Humoresque No. 1 in E♭ minor, Op. 101 No. 1 Key E♭ minor Difficulty
- Humoresque No. 2 in B major, Op. 101 No. 2 Key B major Difficulty
- Humoresque No. 3 in A♭ major, Op. 101 No. 3 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Humoresque No. 4 in D minor, Op. 101 No. 4 Key D minor Difficulty
- Humoresque No. 5 in A minor, Op. 101 No. 5 Key A minor Difficulty
- Humoresque No. 6 in B major, Op. 101 No. 6 Key B major Difficulty
- Humoresque No. 7 in G♭ major, Op. 101 No. 7 Key G♭ major Difficulty
- Humoresque No. 8 in B minor, Op. 101 No. 8 Key B minor Difficulty
Eight Waltzes, Op. 54 (B. 101)
- Waltz No. 1 in A major, Op. 54 No. 1 Key A major Difficulty
- Waltz No. 2 in A minor, Op. 54 No. 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Waltz No. 3 in C♯ minor, Op. 54 No. 3 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Waltz No. 4 in D♭ major, Op. 54 No. 4 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Waltz No. 5 in B♭ major, Op. 54 No. 5 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Waltz No. 6 in F major, Op. 54 No. 6 Key F major Difficulty
- Waltz No. 7 in D minor, Op. 54 No. 7 Key D minor Difficulty
- Waltz No. 8 in E♭ major, Op. 54 No. 8 Key E♭ major Difficulty
Four Album Leaves (B. 109)
- Album Leaf No. 1 in G major (B. 109) No. 1 Key G major Difficulty
- Album Leaf No. 2 in F♯ minor (B. 109) No. 2 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Album Leaf No. 3 in F major (B. 109) No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
- Album Leaf No. 4 in G major (B. 109) No. 4 Key G major Difficulty
Four Eclogues (B. 103)
- Eclogue No. 1 in F major (B. 103) No. 1 Key F major Difficulty
- Eclogue No. 2 in G major (B. 103) No. 2 Key G major Difficulty
- Eclogue No. 3 in A minor (B. 103) No. 3 Key A minor Difficulty
- Eclogue No. 4 in B♭ major (B. 103) No. 4 Key B♭ major Difficulty
From the Bohemian Forest (Ze Šumavy), Op. 68 (B. 133)
- No. 1: In the Spinning Room (Na přástkách), Op. 68 Difficulty
- No. 2: By the Black Lake (U Černého jezera), Op. 68 Difficulty
- No. 3: Witches' Sabbath (Noc filipojakubská), Op. 68 Difficulty
- No. 4: On the Watch (Na čekání), Op. 68 Difficulty
- No. 5: Silent Woods (Klid), Op. 68 Difficulty
- No. 6: From Troubled Times (Z bouřlivých dob), Op. 68 Difficulty
Legends, Op. 59 (B. 117)
- Legend No. 1 in D minor, Op. 59 No. 1 Key D minor Difficulty
- Legend No. 2 in G major, Op. 59 No. 2 Key G major Difficulty
- Legend No. 3 in G minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Key G minor Difficulty
- Legend No. 4 in C major, Op. 59 No. 4 Key C major Difficulty
- Legend No. 5 in A♭ major, Op. 59 No. 5 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Legend No. 6 in C♯ minor, Op. 59 No. 6 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Legend No. 7 in A major, Op. 59 No. 7 Key A major Difficulty
- Legend No. 8 in F major, Op. 59 No. 8 Key F major Difficulty
- Legend No. 9 in D major, Op. 59 No. 9 Key D major Difficulty
- Legend No. 10 in B♭ minor, Op. 59 No. 10 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85 (B. 161)
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 1: Night Journey (Noční cestou), Op. 85 No. 1 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 2: Toying (Žertem), Op. 85 No. 2 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 3: At the Old Castle (Na starém hradě), Op. 85 No. 3 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 4: Spring Song (Jarní), Op. 85 No. 4 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 5: Peasants' Ballad (Selská balada), Op. 85 No. 5 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 6: Reminiscence (Vzpomínání), Op. 85 No. 6 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 7: Furiant (Furiant), Op. 85 No. 7 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 8: Goblins' Dance (Rej skřítků), Op. 85 No. 8 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 9: Serenade (Serenáda), Op. 85 No. 9 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 10: Bacchanalia (Bakchanale), Op. 85 No. 10 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 11: Tittle-Tattle (Na táčkách), Op. 85 No. 11 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 12: At a Tumulus (U mohyly), Op. 85 No. 12 Difficulty
- Poetic Tone Picture No. 13: At Svatá Hora (Na Svaté hoře), Op. 85 No. 13 Difficulty
Silhouettes, Op. 8 (B. 98)
- Silhouette No. 1 No. 1 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 2 No. 2 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 3 No. 3 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 4 No. 4 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 5 No. 5 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 6 No. 6 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 7 No. 7 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 8 No. 8 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 9 No. 9 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 10 No. 10 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 11 No. 11 Difficulty
- Silhouette No. 12 No. 12 Difficulty
Six Mazurkas, Op. 56 (B. 111)
- Mazurka No. 1 in D major, Op. 56 No. 1 Key D major Difficulty
- Mazurka No. 2 in E minor, Op. 56 No. 2 Key E minor Difficulty
- Mazurka No. 3 in F major, Op. 56 No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
- Mazurka No. 4 in D minor, Op. 56 No. 4 Key D minor Difficulty
- Mazurka No. 5 in B♭ major, Op. 56 No. 5 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Mazurka No. 6 in B♭ minor, Op. 56 No. 6 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
Slavonic Dances, Series I, Op. 46 (B. 78)
- Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major, Op. 46 No. 1 Key C major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2 Key E minor Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 3 in A♭ major, Op. 46 No. 3 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 4 in F major, Op. 46 No. 4 Key F major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 5 in A major, Op. 46 No. 5 Key A major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 6 in D major, Op. 46 No. 6 Key D major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C minor, Op. 46 No. 7 Key C minor Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46 No. 8 Key G minor Difficulty
Slavonic Dances, Series II, Op. 72 (B. 145)
- Slavonic Dance No. 1 in B major, Op. 72 No. 1 Key B major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2 Key E minor Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 3 in F major, Op. 72 No. 3 Key F major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 4 in D♭ major, Op. 72 No. 4 Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 5 in B♭ minor, Op. 72 No. 5 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 6 in B♭ major, Op. 72 No. 6 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C major, Op. 72 No. 7 Key C major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 8 in A♭ major, Op. 72 No. 8 Key A♭ major Difficulty
Two Furiants, Op. 42 (B. 85)
- Furiant No. 1 in D major, Op. 42 No. 1 Key D major Difficulty
- Furiant No. 2 in F major, Op. 42 No. 2 Key F major Difficulty
Two Minuets, Op. 28 (B. 58)
- Minuet No. 1 in A♭ major, Op. 28 No. 1 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- Minuet No. 2 in F major, Op. 28 No. 2 Key F major Difficulty
Two Piano Pieces: Lullaby and Capriccio (B. 188)
- Lullaby in G major (B. 188 No. 1) Key G major Difficulty
- Capriccio in G minor (B. 188 No. 2) Key G minor Difficulty
Character Piece
- Piano Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 5 (B. 28) Key A major Difficulty
- Piano Quartet No. 1 in D major, Op. 23 (B. 53) Key D major Difficulty
- Piano Trio No. 1 in B♭ major, Op. 21 (B. 51) Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Potpourri on 'The King and the Charcoal Burner' (B. 43) Difficulty
- Piano Trio No. 2 in G minor, Op. 26 (B. 56) Key G minor Difficulty
- Scottish Dances, Op. 41 (B. 74) Key D minor Difficulty
- Moderato in A major (B. 116) Key A major Difficulty
- Question in G minor (B. 128bis) Key G minor Difficulty
- Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B. 130) Key F minor Difficulty
- Silent Woods (cello and piano), Op. 68 No. 5 (B. 173) Difficulty
- Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 (B. 155) Key A major Difficulty
- Album Leaf in E♭ major (B. 158) Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Piano Quartet No. 2 in E♭ major, Op. 87 (B. 162) Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor (violin and piano) (B. 170) Key E minor Difficulty
Polka
- Forget-me-not Polka (B. 1) Key C major Difficulty
- Per Pedes Polka (B. 2bis) Difficulty
- Polka in E major (B. 3) Key E major Difficulty
Nocturne
- Nocturne in B major (violin and piano), Op. 40 (B. 48a) Key B major Difficulty
- Nocturne in B major (piano four hands), Op. 40 (B. 48b) Key B major Difficulty
Dumka
- Dumka in D minor, Op. 35 (B. 64) Key D minor Difficulty
- Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor (Dumky), Op. 90 (B. 166) Key E minor Difficulty
Concerto
- Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33 (B. 63) Key G minor Difficulty
Variations
- Theme and Variations in A♭ major, Op. 36 (B. 65) Key A♭ major Difficulty
Capriccio
- Capriccio in C major (violin and piano) (B. 81) Key C major Difficulty
Polonaise
- Polonaise in A major (cello and piano) (B. 94) Key A major Difficulty
Sonata
- Violin Sonata in F major (B. 106) Key F major Difficulty
Impromptu
- Impromptu in D minor (B. 129) Key D minor Difficulty
Ballade
- Ballade in D minor (violin and piano), Op. 15 (B. 139) Key D minor Difficulty
Humoresque
- Humoresque in F♯ major (B. 138) Key F♯ major Difficulty
Rondo
- Rondo in G minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 94 (B. 171) Key G minor Difficulty
Sonatina
- Violin Sonatina in G major, Op. 100 (B. 183) Key G major Difficulty
Suite
- Suite in A major, Op. 98 (B. 184) Key A major Difficulty