Dvořák - Symphony 9 (II. Largo) 4-hand arrangement for piano - Duo Solot

Presented here is the second movement of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák's (1841-1904) 9th Symphony (Op. 95) as he arranged for piano duo. The symphony "from the New World" was composed in 1893 and was originally published as his 5th symphony. This symphony is commonly known as the "New World Symphony" due to the heavy influences from Native American and African-American music. Wikipedia has the following information about this particular movement: "The second movement is introduced by a harmonic progression of chords in the wind instruments. Beckerman interprets these chords as a musical rendition of the narrative formula “Once upon a time”. The main theme is then played by the cor anglais (English horn) accompanied by muted strings. Dvořák was said to have changed the theme from clarinet to cor anglais as it reminded him of the voice of Harry Burleigh. The movement's middle section contains a passage in C♯ minor evoking a nostalgic and desolate mood which eventually leads into a funeral march above pizzicato steps in the basses. It is followed by a quasi-scherzo that incorporates this movement's theme and first movement's main and closing themes. The Largo is concluded with soft return of the main theme and introductory chords." Duo Solot is the name used by pianists Stéphanie Salmin and Pierre Solot. Their first album was released in 2011 and features transcriptions of Rossini's music. In 2015 the duo released a second album which includes the recording featured in this video. Sources: Dvořák: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton� �n_Dvořák Symphony 9: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._9_( Dvořák) Duo Solot: http://duo-solot.com Sheet Music: http://conquest.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/3/3f/IMSLP03494-Dvorak_-_Symphony_No._9_Op.95_( 4-hands).pdf Personal Note - I don't usually like using full page screenshots for my videos. But it seemed the most logical way to do a piano duet piece. There are several pieces for two pianists for which I'd like to create videos. I will likely do them the same way.

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