Dvorak's second of his three "Slovanske rapsodie" was composed from August 20 to September 17 of 1878 and received its premiere (along with the first) in Prague's Provisional Theatre on November 17 of the same year in a concert where Dvorak introduced himself as both composer and conductor. Rather than following a classical form, the rhapsodies were intended as absolute music to be enjoyed on their own terms, avoiding any external program. Though conceived as a set of three, the works have mainly been performed separately in the intervening years, which is actually somewhat in character with...

Dvorak's final "Slovanske rapsodie" was composed from around September 20 to December 3 of 1878 and was not completed by the premiere of its two companions at the November 17 Prague concert where Dvorak introduced himself as both a composer and a conductor. It was instead first performed in Berlin on September 24, 1879 conducted by William Taubert. Like its counterparts, traditional forms and programmatic associations are avoided and the music is meant to be enjoyed on its own terms. This new study score is a digitally enhanced reissue of the full score first published in 1959 by the Czech...

The first of the three "Slovanske rapsodie" was composed from February 13 to March 17 of 1878, followed sonn after by the secons (August 20 to September 17). Both received their premiere in Prague's Provisional Theatre on November 17 of the same year in a concert where Dvorak introduced himself as both a composer and conductor. The third rhapsody, composed from around September 20 to December 3, was not finished in time for the November 17 concert in Prague. It was premiered in Berlin on September 24, 1879 conducted by William Taubert. Rather than following a classical form, the rhapsodies...