My Home (Dvořák)

My Home (Czech: Domov můj, předehra ke hře F. F. Šamberka), Op. 62, B. 125a, is an overture in C major by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.^[1] The overture was composed from December 1881 to January 23, 1882 as one of nine numbers comprising the incidental music for the play Josef Kajetán Tyl by František Ferdinand Šamberk. Dvořák constructed the music in sonata form on two song themes associated with the play's protagonist, Czech dramatist Josef Kajetán Tyl: "Kde domov můj?" by František Škroup, and the folk tune "Na tom našem dvoře".^[2] Škroup composed "Kde domov můj?" (Where is my home?) in 1834 to a text written by Tyl. The song quickly became popular and was later designated as the Czech national anthem. "Na tom našem dvoře" was a song sung in productions of Strakonický dudák (The Bagpiper of Strakonice), one of Tyl's most popular plays.^[3] The overture is largely performed separately as a concert work, usually lasting about ten minutes.^[2] Many conductors have conducted this piece including Jan Kučera, Bohumil Gregor and Karel Ančerl.

Selected discography

• Karel Ančerl conducting the Czech Philharmonic, Supraphon SU 11 1998 (1962)
• István Kertész conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, London Records 430046 (1965)
• Witold Rowicki conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, Decca 4782296 (1970)
• Rafael Kubelík conducting the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Deutsche Grammophon 469366 (1975, 2002)
• Václav Neumann conducting the Czech Philharmonic, Supraphon SU 3818-2 (1982, 2005)
• André Previn conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Telarc 80173 (1988)
• Neeme Järvi conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (1986–1987), Chandos 241-3 (1989)
• Bohumil Gregor conducting the Czech Philharmonic (1987), Supraphon SU 11 0378-2 (1990)
• Libor Pešek conducting the Czech Philharmonic, Virgin Classics 45127 (1995)
• Otmar Suitner conducting the Staatskapelle Berlin, Berlin Classics 93112 (1996)
• Theodore Kuchar conducting the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Brilliant Classics 92297 (2004)

References

External links

• Info on a comprehensive Dvorak site
• My Home (Antonín Dvořák): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

Antonín Dvořák
Operas	Alfred Armida Dimitrij King and Charcoal Burner Rusalka The Cunning Peasant The Devil and Kate The Jacobin The Stubborn Lovers Vanda
Symphonies	No. 1 in C minor (The Bells of Zlonice) No. 2 in B♭ major No. 3 in E♭ major No. 4 in D minor No. 5 in F major No. 6 in D major No. 7 in D minor No. 8 in G major No. 9 in E minor (From the New World)
Concertos	Cello Concerto in B minor Cello Concerto in A major Piano Concerto in G minor Violin Concerto in A minor Romance in F minor for violin and orchestra
Orchestra works	A Hero's Song Carnival Overture Czech Suite in D major Hussite Overture In Nature's Realm Legends My Home Nocturne in B Othello Overture Serenade for Strings in E major Slavonic Dances Suite in A major (American) Symphonic Variations The Golden Spinning Wheel The Noon Witch The Water Goblin The Wild Dove Tragic Overture
Vocal music	Moravian Duets Psalm 149 Requiem Saint Ludmilla Stabat Mater
Chamber music	String quartets No. 1 in A major No. 2 in B♭ major No. 3 in D major No. 4 in E minor No. 5 in F minor No. 6 in A minor, Op. 12, B. 40 Andante appassionato in F major B.40a No. 7 in A minor, Op. 16, B. 45 No. 8 in E major No. 9 in D minor, Op. 34, B. 75 No. 10 in E♭ major (Slavonic) String Quartet movement in F major B. 120 No. 11 in C major No. 12 in F major (American) No. 13 in G major No. 14 in A♭ major Cypresses B. 152 Other Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor (Dumky) Romantic Pieces Serenade in D minor for Wind Instruments Silent Woods Sonatina in G major String Quintet No. 2 in G major String Quintet No. 3 in E♭ major (American) String Sextet in A major Terzetto in C
Piano music	Humoresques Legends Slavonic Dances Suite in A major (American)
Named for Dvořák	Dvorak (crater) Antonín Dvořák Theatre
Related articles	List of compositions Antonín Dvořák Museum Dvorak - In Love?
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