Your Top 5 Favorite Dvorak Works

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Cello Concerto (Tortellier EMI)
Symphony 8
Carnival Overture
New World Symphony
Symphony 6

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Very nice list, Jeffrey. I was quite surprised by Carnival when I first heard it. It had some interesting twists and turns. I need to familiarize myself more with Symphony No. 6. I've only heard it 2-3 times in the past seven years.

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I'll attempt to make a list even though my knowledge of Dvorak isn't as great as many members here:

String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 77
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 13
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
The Wild Dove, Op. 110
Carnival, Op. 92

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Very nice list, Jeffrey. I was quite surprised by Carnival when I first heard it. It had some interesting twists and turns. I need to familiarize myself more with Symphony No. 6. I've only heard it 2-3 times in the past seven years.

Agree John about 'Carnival' it has a moving central section.

[Brahmsian]

Symphony No. 4
Cello Concerto
Othello Overture
String Quartet No. 10
Cypresses for string quartet

*Honourable mention:  Serenade for Winds in D minor

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Nice list, Ray! I listened to a bit of those Cypresses for string quartet and thought they were lovely.

[Wanderer]

Piano Concerto
Symphony No.8
String Quintet, op.77
String Quartet No.14
Violin Concerto

[SymphonicAddict]

Symphony 8 (or his 7th)
Piano quintet op. 81 (along with the String quintet Nr. 3, his best chamber pieces)
Cello concerto
String quintet 3
String quartet 8 or 13

[kyjo]

Dvorak has recently become one of my very favorite composers. His music has so much more depth and complexity than it is often given credit for, and only a small fraction of his output is played as often as it should be. I'll limit myself to one work per genre:

Cello Concerto (of course )
Symphony no. 8 (but I could've easily gone with 7)
String Quartet no. 13
Piano Trio no. 3
The Water Goblin

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I'll attempt to make a list even though my knowledge of Dvorak isn't as great as many members here:

String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 77
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 13
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
The Wild Dove, Op. 110
Carnival, Op. 92

I'm still quite content with this list I must say.

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Dvorak has recently become one of my very favorite composers. His music has so much more depth and complexity than it is often given credit for, and only a small fraction of his output is played as often as it should be. I'll limit myself to one work per genre:

Cello Concerto (of course )
Symphony no. 8 (but I could've easily gone with 7)
String Quartet no. 13
Piano Trio no. 3
The Water Goblin

Great list, Kyle.

[Maestro267]

Symphony No. 9
Cello Concerto
Symphonic Variations
Requiem
Symphony No. 7

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Symphony No. 9
Cello Concerto
Symphonic Variations
Requiem
Symphony No. 7

You remind me I really should give the Requiem a listen.

[kyjo]

I'm still quite content with this list I must say.

Interesting inclusion of the Fourth Symphony in your list, John. Overall, I wasn't too terribly impressed by it the first (and only, so far) time I listened to it, finding it rather clumsily written, but there were some passages that caught my ear and the slow movement is quite beautiful. I'll definitely revisit it soon. As it stands, though, I definitely prefer the surrounding Third and Fifth symphonies, both of which should be much better known IMO.

[André]

Symphony no 6
Serenade for winds op 44
Quartet op 96
Quintet op 97
Requiem

I should add symphony no 7 as a "substitute" !  , 5 works only is cruel 

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Interesting inclusion of the Fourth Symphony in your list, John. Overall, I wasn't too terribly impressed by it the first (and only, so far) time I listened to it, finding it rather clumsily written, but there were some passages that caught my ear and the slow movement is quite beautiful. I'll definitely revisit it soon. As it stands, though, I definitely prefer the surrounding Third and Fifth symphonies, both of which should be much better known IMO.

It's funny how opinions can be so different. I don't find the 4th to be 'clumsily written' at all. I hear one inspired measure after another. There's something about this symphony that I just can't get enough of.

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It's funny how opinions can be so different. I don't find the 4th to be 'clumsily written' at all. I hear one inspired measure after another. There's something about this symphony that I just can't get enough of.

Well, we gotta have differing opinions every once in a while I'll definitely be revisiting the 4th soon

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Well, we gotta have differing opinions every once in a while I'll definitely be revisiting the 4th soon

Absolutely.

[Sergeant Rock]

Interesting inclusion of the Fourth Symphony in your list, John

I suppose it is a peculiar GMG thing. The Fourth is loved by a surprising number of us (me, Mrs. Rock Chamber Nut, John).

Sarge

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I suppose it is a peculiar GMG thing. The Fourth is loved by a surprising number of us (me, Mrs. Rock Chamber Nut, John).

Sarge

I do miss Ray (Chamber Nut) a lot.