Antonín Dvořák and the Two Sunsets

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Composer Antonín Dvořák crossed the ocean to America but couldn’t stop thinking about his homeland. His homesickness and wonder at the New World inspired his most famous symphony, filled with train rhythms and folk melodies.

Duration: 22:42
Composer: Antonín Dvořák
Release: February 1, 2026

Learn what a symphony is — a grand musical story told by an entire orchestra, usually in four parts called movements, each with its own mood and character
Discover how Dvořák wove together the folk music of his homeland Bohemia with the sounds he heard in America — spirituals, train rhythms, and wide open spaces
Understand what homesickness feels like and how it can inspire beautiful art — Dvořák missed his family so much that his longing poured into his music
Learn how composers find inspiration in everyday sounds — Dvořák loved trains and you can hear their steady, chugging rhythms running through his symphony
Explore how music can belong to many places at once — the New World Symphony sounds both Czech and American because it carries pieces of both homes

Music Featured

Composer	Title	Source
Antonín Dvořák	02 Largo	archive.org
Antonín Dvořák	Danze Slave Op 46 La Maggiore	archive.org
Antonín Dvořák	Ii Lento	archive.org
Antonín Dvořák	Mi Minore	archive.org
Antonín Dvořák	03 Scherzo Moltovivace	archive.org
Antonín Dvořák	Serenata In Mi Maggiore Per Archi Op 22 Moderato	archive.org
Antonín Dvořák	04 Allegroconfuoco	archive.org
Antonín Dvořák	Serenata In Mi Maggiore Per Archi Op 22 Larghetto	archive.org

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Classical Bedtime

Antonín Dvořák and the Two Sunsets

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