Comedy, Romance And Drama

The music captivates with large, mixed ensembles and with both great emotion and humor. Dvorak is perhaps history's first and greatest National Romantic composer. His tonal language is inspired by the late romanticism of Wagner and Liszt, but he combines it with catchy folk melodies, inspired by Czech folk music. When he wrote the string quintet at the age of 34, he was well on his way to becoming a well-known and loved name throughout Europe.