Your Top 5 Favorite Dvorak Works

[TheGSMoeller]

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

Sarge

Fixed.

The 4th is a wonderful work!

[Madiel]

Well I'm also on record as a 4th fan.

[pjme]

I love Dvorak, but both "The New World" and the cello concerto are overplayed .....IMHO.

He is a master melody/tune maker. I have a soft spot for:

Saint Ludmila /part 3 / Hospodine, pomiluj ny :
https://www.youtube.com/v/MThKGlVNjc8

Two walzes for quartet:
https://www.youtube.com/v/jhvXKol-Cs0

Quartet nr 14 (exquisite slow mov.):
https://www.youtube.com/v/2OAWlfIsDhE

Stabat Mater (go to  Duo: Fac ut portem Christi mortem, 1:01:13):
https://www.youtube.com/v/MTPxgiAtTp0

Serenade for strings :
https://www.youtube.com/v/CRcbDMg56yg

Peter

[TheGSMoeller]

Dumky Piano Trio
String Quartet no.12 American
Symphonies 4, 6 & 8

[Karl Henning]

This is one of those magical threads, where there can be no wrong set of five . . . .

[TheGSMoeller]

This is one of those magical threads, where there can be no wrong set of five . . . .

This is true, Karl. In fact, I can't recall ever listening to a Dvorak work I didn't enjoy. The man knew his stuff!

[Madiel]

This is true, Karl. In fact, I can't recall ever listening to a Dvorak work I didn't enjoy. The man knew his stuff!

One of the best bits of evidence that he knew his stuff is that he destroyed a lot of his stuff from a particular period. One of the things that survived that period, String Quartet No.2, quite happily slots into the category "Dvorak work I didn't enjoy".

But I can't think of anything from after the purge that I don't enjoy.

[Mirror Image]

I think I might be able to come up with something...(in no particular order)

The Wild Dove, Op. 110
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 13
String Quintet No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97
Bagatelles, Op. 47
Te Deum, Op. 103

This list is, of course, subject to change, but this was off the top of my head.

[MusicTurner]

Mostly pretty traditional:

Probably:

- 9th Symphony
- Cello Concerto op.104
- The Water Goblin
- Dumky Trio
- Piano Concerto

[Christo]

Symphony No. 9 (also No. 1)
Serenade for winds
The Noon Witch
Ten Legends
Requiem

[Biffo]

Difficult to choose (what to leave out), tried to pick from different genre

Symphony No 8 in G major
Rusalka
String Quartet No 12 in F major 'American'
Overture 'In Nature's Realm'
String Serenade (just ahead of the Wind Serenade)

[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 

After almost 3 years, I see no reason to change the list. I should add the tone poems The Water Goblin and The Noonday Witch as substitute players.

[Christo]

Symphony No. 9 (also No. 1)
Serenade for winds
The Noon Witch
Ten Legends
Requiem

Orchestral only:

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95  ('From the New World')
The Noon Witch, Op. 108
Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66
Czech Suite, Op. 39
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 3 ('The Bells of Zlonice')

[Brian]

Four year update:

String Quartet in G Op. 106
Symphony No. 8. Maaaaaybe my favorite post-Beethoven symphony.
Te Deum.
Possibilities for #4 and #5:
Symphonies 3 (Rowicki, Suitner, or Neumann) and 7 (Lenny, Kubelik, or M-W Chung); Violin Concerto (Suk or Mutter are best; Sporcl's a good runner-up); Cello Concerto (Fournier or Queyras); string quintet Op. 77; "Dumky" Trio; Wild Dove; Water Goblin; Noon-Day Witch; Golden Spinning Wheel (here Mackerras is triumphant); the BIS album of Christian Poltera playing various works for cello and piano.

I'll keep Op. 106 and Symphony No. 8, and for 3-5 I'll go with Piano Quartet No. 2, and the two string quintets Opp. 77 and 97.

[amw]

Symphony No. 7 in D minor
Symphony No. 4... in D minor
Symphony No. 8? in G major
String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major
String Quintet No. 2 in E-flat major
Violin Concerto
Romance for violin & orchestra
Slavonic Dances (both sets)
Scherzo capriccioso
Carnival Overture
Czech Suite
Bagatelles for string trio & harmonium

I think that's approximately 5. The essentials, at least.

[Madiel]

I'm in danger of having to add some song cycles to the list. Such tunes.

[Mirror Image]

I'm in danger of having to add some song cycles to the list. Such tunes.

And I'd most definitely approve.

[Mirror Image]

Well I'm also on record as a 4th fan.

And you deserve a high five for this!

[Mirror Image]

Four year update:
I'll keep Op. 106 and Symphony No. 8, and for 3-5 I'll go with Piano Quartet No. 2, and the two string quintets Opp. 77 and 97.

Fine supplements, although I hate seeing the Te Deum go.

[Mirror Image]

This is one of those magical threads, where there can be no wrong set of five . . . .

Indeed.