The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Op. 46 and Op. 72 respectively. Originally written for piano four hands, the Slavonic Dances were inspired by Johannes Brahms’s own Hungarian Dances and were orchestrated at the request of Dvořák’s publisher soon after composition. The pieces, lively and full of national character, were well received at the time and today are considered among the composer’s most memorable works, occasionally making appearances in popular culture. Number 3 is a polka

The Slavonic Dances are a series of 16 orchestral pieces composed by Dvořák in 1878 and 1886 and published in two sets as Op. 46 and Op. 72 respectively. Originally written for piano four hands, the Slavonic Dances were inspired by Johannes Brahms’s own Hungarian Dances and were orchestrated at the request of Dvořák’s publisher soon after composition. The pieces, lively and full of national character, were well received at the time and today are considered among the composer’s most memorable works, occasionally making appearances in popular culture. Number 8 is a furiant.

“Songs My Mother Taught Me” is a song for voice and piano written in 1880 by Antonín Dvořák. It is the fourth of seven songs from his cycle Gypsy Songs (Czech: Cigánské melodie), B. 104, Op. 55. The Gypsy Songs are set to poems by Adolf Heyduk in both Czech and German. This song in particular has achieved widespread fame.

Dvorak wrote the Polonaise in A major for the cellist Alois Neruda , with whom he premiered many of his chambermusic works. The sparkling composition shows that Dvorak, who had been violist in the Prague Provisional Theatre, was intimately acquainted with the virtuoso possibilities of the string instruments.

Silent Woods is a lyrical character piece, bearing the tempo Lento e molto cantabile for the main, dreamy theme in D♭ major, which is reprised (Lento. Tempo I) after a light intermezzo (Un pochettino più mosso) in C♯ minor.

Indian Lament: The 2nd movement of Dvořák Violin Sonatina Op.100 Larghetto is also called Indian Lament. A motive for the slow movement Larghetto was hurriedly noted down on Dvořák’s shirt sleeve while on a visit to Minnehaha Falls, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Simrock sold this movement separately, without the composer’s permission, and Fritz Kreisler often performed it as Indian Lament.

The Rondo in G minor, Op. 94 was composed in 1891. It has been performed in recent years by the likes of cellists Yo-Yo Ma, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Sol Gabetta. The Rondo’s main theme is among Dvořák’s moderately well-known melodies. The Rondo contains three themes, presented in the regular rondo form. The Rondo’s G minor key helps the main theme create a somewhat melancholy atmosphere, though it is nevertheless spirited and dance-like, like much of Dvořák’s chamber music.