Dvorak

This is the first biography of the famous Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, to be publised in English in more than a decade, released on the centenary of his death. Kurt Honolka weaves the story of Dvořák’s life into the rich tapestry of the political and social tensions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the twilight of its power. Honolka sets the scene of Dvořák’s “American” music and his return from the United States, providing a fascinating context for his most famous work, the Ninth Symphony from the New World.