Dvorak Symphonies and Concertos [BBC Music Guides] 0295955058, 9780295955056

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BBC rv1us1c GUIDES

Dvofák Symphonies and Concertos ROBERT LA YTON

LTNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS SEATTLE

Contents Introduction ~rl1c Early Syrnphonics of l H65 Symphony No. 1 in C minor Syn1phony No. 2 in B flat major Syrnphony No. 3 in E ftat Symphony No. 4 in D n1inor Symphony No. 5 in F rn,~jor Syrnphony No. 6 in D n1ajor Symphony '\o. 7 in D minar Sy,nphony ~o. 8 in G major

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Sy1nphony No. 9 in E n11nor :From thc ~ew \Vorld'

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The Concertos Piano Concerto in G n1inor Violin Concerto in A minar Ccllo Concerto in B n1inor

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First publishcd 1978 by the British Broadcasting Corporation

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