The American Suite (opus 98b, 1895) is an orchestral suite by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.
Dvořák initially wrote the Suite for piano (opus 98). While he composed it in New York between February 19 and March 1, 1894, he orchestrated it in two parts more than a year after his return to the United States and immediately before his departure for Europe. The pianistic version was performed soon after its composition, but the orchestral version wait...
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The American Suite (opus 98b, 1895) is an orchestral suite by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák.
Dvořák initially wrote the Suite for piano (opus 98). While he composed it in New York between February 19 and March 1, 1894, he orchestrated it in two parts more than a year after his return to the United States and immediately before his departure for Europe. The pianistic version was performed soon after its composition, but the orchestral version waited several years: the American Suite was first played in concert in 1910 and not published until 1911, seven years after Dvořák's death.
The suite is written in five movements, each with a marked rhythm:
As often is the case with Dvořák, the orchestral version gives the work a new breadth. The cyclic aspects of Dvořák's composition are apparent, in that the principal theme of the first movement recurs up through the conclusion of the work. This opening theme is marked by his American-influenced style. It is difficult to determine if it comes...
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