Thursday, October 1, 2015

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

QUOTE:
"When I wished to sing of love, it turned to sorrow. And when
  I wished to sing of sorrow, it was transformed for me into love."
AUTHOR: Franz Schubert
MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
"Our emotions come out in our music. Many
 of these emotions are closely related."









COMPOSER:
ANTONIN DVORAK
SYMPHONY NO. 8
OP. 88 IN G MAJOR
SYMPHONY NO. 8
OP. 88 IN G MAJOR
Christoph von Dohnányi, Conductor
Cleveland Orchestra
Composed in spring/autumn 1889;
August 26th through November 8th
(just two and a half months)
Yuriy Shevchuk:
Prague Charles Bridge with the Prague Castle
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto grazioso
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Old Town Prague
Dvorak composed his Symphony No. 8
in G major at his country house

in the village of Vysoká, very near to Prague.

Old Prague
Prague
As a whole, the atmosphere of his eighth
symphony portrays the scenic rolling
countryside and national spirit of Dvořák's
Bohemian homeland in autumn
Autumn at Vysoká Hill
through the use of native folk music
incorporated into elegant waltzes,
stamping country (peasant) dances,

hunting fanfares, hints of chorales or
funeral marches, and even into musical
effects simulating a calm pastoral scene
Meadows near Pitarne-Vysoka
and bird calls.
http://www.rpo.org/UserFiles/File/PDF/intermediate_05_06/Dvorak2.pdf
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