His late career saw him set the verse fairy tales of Karel Erben to music in four tone poems, two of which include The Water Goblin and The Golden Spinning Wheel.
His first two operas, Alfred and The King and the Charcoal Burner, show the influence of Wagner. His late career saw him set the verse fairy tales of Karel Erben to music in four tone poems, two of which include The Water Goblin and The Golden Spinning Wheel. An E major Serenade for Strings followed by a lengthy Stabat Mater inspired by the deaths of his three children preceded his friendship with Brahms, who helped establish his reputation abroad. His most famous works—a B minor cello concerto, an F major string quartet composed in Spillville, Iowa, and his 9th symphony—were inspired by a famous trip. FTP, name this composer of the Slavonic Dances and the New World symphony.
His first two operas, Alfred and The King and the Charcoal Burner, show the influence of Wagner.
Antonin {Dvorak}