Antonin Dvorak is a composer of many different ideas, who is usually known only for his "Slavonic Dances" and "New World" Symphony. Young piano students may have been exposed to his "Humoresque", and an aria from the opera "Rusalka" made its way to the soundtrack of "Driving Miss Daisy". This CD should be a prototype for introducing the music of more composers. This is basically a sampler designed to provide listeners with a large slice of the many interesting compositions by this Czech composer. As a former retail buyer of classical music, I would recommend this disc to someone just getting their toes wet in classical music, a person who wants to discover more about Dvorak, using the disc to delve into more of his variety, and for someone taking a long trip that loves classical music but can't manage a lengthy work of one style. This has always been one of my favorite CDs. The artists appearing are tops in the performance spotlight, the selections are varied, and the composer is celebrated....Madge Bruner Hazen...

Track Listing

1. Carnival Overture, Op. 92 (Instrumental) Boston Symphony Orchestra;Seiji Ozawa 9:34
2. Romance in F minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 11 (Instrumental) Seiji Ozawa;Itzhak Perlman;Boston Symphony Orchestra 11:28
3. Klid (Silent woods) for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 68, No. 5 Yo-Yo Ma;Boston Symphony Orchestra;Seiji Ozawa 6:19
4. Humoresque No. 7 in G-flat Major, Op. 101 Yo-Yo Ma;Seiji Ozawa;Itzhak Perlman;Boston Symphony Orchestra 3:32
5. Mesicku na nebi hlubokem (Silver moon upon the deep dark sky) from Rusalka, Op. 114; Act I Boston Symphony Orchestra;Seiji Ozawa;Frederica von Stade 6:54
6. Psalm 149 for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 79, "Zaple sejte, zaple sejte Bohn v no vem peni" (Voice) Boston Symphony Orchestra;Seiji Ozawa 9:00
7. Humoresque No. 1 in E-flat minor for Piano in E-flat minor, Op. 101 (Instrumental) Rudolf Firkusny 2:14
8. Gypsy Songs for Voice and Piano, Op. 55, No. 4 & 5 Rudolf Firkusny;Frederica von Stade 3:22
9. V. Allegro from Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 90 "Dumky" Rudolf Firkusny;Yo-Yo Ma;Itzhak Perlman 3:53
10. Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 72 Yo-Yo Ma, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa;Itzhak Perlman 4:59
11. Slavonic Dance No. 7 in C Major, Op. 72 (Instrumental) Boston Symphony Orchestra;Seiji Ozawa 3:32