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Dvořák - Thematic Index. Best Classical Tunes.
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Dvořák, Antonin 1841-1904 Czech Republic
Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104
Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104 1st movement (Dvořák)
 
1 First theme
2 Second theme, on french horn.
Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104 2nd movement (Dvořák)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Cello Concerto in B minor Op 104 3rd movement (Dvořák)
1 First theme
Dumky Trio Movements 1 and 2. (Dvořák)
1 Dumky Trio Movements 1 and 2.
Humoresque Op 101 No.7 (Dvořák)
1 Humoresque Op 101 No 7
Piano Quartet No.1 in D major, Op 23
Piano Quartet No.1 in D major, Op 23. 1st movement Allegro moderato (Dvořák)
1 First theme, low on cello
2 second theme
Piano Quartet No.1 in D major, Op 23. 2nd movement Andantino, con variazione (Dvořák)
1 Main theme
Piano Quartet No.1 in D major, Op 23. 3rd movement Finale, allegretto scherzando. (Dvořák)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Romance for violin and orchestra, Op 11 (Dvořák)
1 Main tune
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 1st movement (Dvořák)
1 Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 1st Movt
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 2nd movement - Tempo di Valse (Dvořák)
1 Serenade for strings in E Op 22 2nd Movt - Tempo di Valse
2 Second theme forms a contrast in a distant key
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 3rd movement (Dvořák)
1 Main theme
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 4th movement (Dvořák)
1 Main theme
Serenade for Strings in E Op 22 5th movement (Dvořák)
1 Main theme
Slavonic Dances for Orchestra, Op 46 and Op 72
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.1 in C (Dvořák)
1 An extremely lively scherzo-like tune opens this work.
2 Another lively melody that goes round and round
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.2 in E minor (Dvořák)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.3 in Ab (Dvořák)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.4 in F (Dvořák)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.5 in A (Dvořák)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.6 in D (Dvořák)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.7 in C minor (Dvořák)
1 Main theme
Slavonic Dance Op 46 No.8 in G minor (Dvořák)
1 First theme
Slavonic Dance Op 72 No.2 in E minor (Dvořák)
1 First theme
2 Second theme
3 Third theme
Song to the Moon from Rusalka (Dvořák)
1 Song to the Moon from Rusalka
String Quartet in F, Op 96 "The American".
String Quartet in F, Op 96 "The American". 1st movement (Dvořák)
1 First theme
String Quartet in F, Op 96 "The American". 2nd movement (Dvořák)
1 First theme
String Quartet in F, Op 96 "The American". 3rd movement (Dvořák)
1 First theme
String Quartet in F, Op 96 "The American". 4th movement (Dvořák)
1 First theme
Symphony No.8 in G Op 88
Symphony No.8 in G Op 88 1st movement (Dvořák)
1 Symphony No 8 in G Op 88 1st Movt
2 The 2nd subject is a chirpy birdsong tune on the flute, which later dominates the whole first movement.
3 The 3rd theme, on cellos and violas, returns briefly to the idyllic mood of the 1st theme
4 The 4th theme, in B minor, is a relaxed swinging tune for clarinets and winds over flowing triplets in the strings.
Symphony No.8 in G Op 88 2nd movement (Dvořák)
1 A sort of dirge based on a short motif on the strings, followed by dark clarinets playing in close harmony
2 This is the joyous and lyrical C major 2nd theme, played by oboes and flutes against lilting descending violin passages and punctuated by pizzicato chords on the lower strings and horns.
Symphony No.8 in G Op 88 3rd movement (Dvořák)
1 The opening theme is a graceful tune played by the first violins, then a harsher variation of it is played by the woodwinds.
2 The second theme is effectively the trio that traditionally came with a minuet in the classical period. It is a charming tune in G major, played on flutes and oboes, and later accompanied by a smoother counter-melody on the violas.
Symphony No.8 in G Op 88 4th movement (Dvořák)
1 Trumpet fanfare which opens 4th movement of Dvorak's 8th Symphony.
2 Cello melody forming 1st major theme of 4th movement.
3 This 2nd theme is a solid lumbering tune in C minor played by the oboes and clarinets, which Dvorak then develops, especially by using the emphatic rhythm of its first two bars.
Symphony No.9 in E minor - New World
Symphony No.9 in E minor - New World - 1st movement (Dvořák)
1 Slow contemplative introductory passage on the strings.
2 This is the first theme after the introductory passages, played by the 3rd French Horn.
3 Second theme, a gentle tune quietly introduced by the oboes and flutes.
4 Third theme. a lilting happy tune played by the flutes, in the relative major key of G.
Symphony No.9 in E minor - New World - 2nd movement (Dvořák)
1 After a chordal intoduction, the cor anglais gently states thhis famous tune, the main theme of the movement.
2 This 2nd theme comes in lightly on the flutes and oboes, in the distant key of C# minor
3 This 3rd theme follows theme 2 with a slightly bolder tune on the clarinets, with pizzicato strings in the background.
Symphony No.9 in E minor - New World - 3rd movement (Dvořák)
1 After 12 bars of dramatic introduction, the flutes and oboes introduce theme 1 of the scherzo
2 Flutes and oboes play this 2nd theme against a a whimsical repeated phrase from the bassoons.
3 Theme 3 by woodwinds with strings accompanying.
Symphony No.9 in E minor - New World - 4th movement (Dvořák)
1 Dramatic rather chromatic introduction to the 4th movement on the strings.
2 Theme 1 follows the brief dramatic string introduction, with a strident and majestic first tune proclaimed by the trumpets
3 Theme 2 is a triplet figure on the first violins
4 Theme 3 is a happy tune played by the clarinets
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