[fiz]

Now I know why I picked up these AKG K501's! They have been sitting in their box for months now (tried them with the majority of my music collection which consists of mostly rock - bleh). I just randomly happened to hear part of Dvorak's 7th and had to hear more so I went out and picked up Dvorak: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9 by the Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi on London Records. I had been considering selling my K501's because they weren't getting any use but since plugging them into my amp and tossing in some Dvorak I can't take them off. The music actually gives me chills which has honestly only happened a handful of times throughout the years of using headphones. I am blown away!

Are there any other composers anyone can recommend with a similar style? I am very new to classical music and in all honesty composers like Mozart/Brahms/Beethoven don't do much for me.

 

[kevinsinnott]

Brahms is the composer most often mentioned in the same sentence with Dvorak. Have you tried Dohnanyi's Brahms?

You might try Suk (pronounced "Sook"). Great melodies and the same sort of emotional tone, at least it seems so to me. Or Novak, a very underrated composer, although frankly, underrecorded as well.

Then again, there's no composer exactly like another.

I'm a big fan of the 501's as well.

I'll be interested to read what others recommend.

 

[zumaro]

If its Czech music then these may also do it for you:
Suk - Asrael Symphony, and symphonic poems like Praga or Ripening. Suk is very underrated.
Janacek - Sinfonietta or Taras Bulba. Janacek is justly famous.
Smetana - Má Vlast. Vltava from this series of pieces must have been played as background music on every European travelogue ever made.

Also there is a lot more orchestral Dvorak out there - the 5th and 6th Symphonies are glorious, the Serenades are equally tuneful, and there are numerous symphonic poems as well, which are probably not Dvorak at his best. There is a very nice disk of the Legends with Ivan Fischer conducting (actually him or Harnoncourt doing anything by Dvorak is self recommending).

 

[FalconP]

If you need something large-scale, tuneful and "Slav", try the late symphonies by Tchaikovsky. And Má Vlast by Smetana is right on the bill too.

 

[Schalldampfer]

Well, if you like Dvorak, then I would strongly suggest his string quartets, quintets, sextets, what have you. They don't pack as much a punch as the symphonies, but they're fun to listen to.

 

[trains are bad]

I'll never go back to Qwerty.

 

[mbhaub]

If you like Dvorak, you should also enjoy:

Kalinnikov -esp. the symphonies
Fibich - another Czech composer
Glazunov - try symphonies 4, 5 7
Karlowicz - the violin concerto is wonderful
George Chadwick - an American composer very attuned to Dvorak's style

 

[fiz]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will give them a shot as soon as finals are over.

 

[Pinball Wizard]

THis one is a must,

Antonin Dvorak

Cello Concerto b minor Opus 104 performed by Frans Helmerson on cello with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by J'arvi.

According the a specialist store "gramaphone records" this is one of the best recording of this piece. Out on BIS

 

[bperboy]

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Originally Posted by trains are bad /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'll never go back to Qwerty.

Lol, I don't think anyone else got that reference! haha good one!

 

[Bunnyears]

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Originally Posted by bperboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Lol, I don't think anyone else got that reference! haha good one!

That's because the discussion is about Antonin not August.

 

[bperboy]

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Originally Posted by Bunnyears /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's because the discussion is about Antonin not August.

I have been meaning to learn that sometime, but I don't really want to buy a blank keyboard to make it easier. Oh well..