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Antonín Dvořák

Symphony no. 7 in D minor, B.141, op. 70

B. 141

Composed 1885

Orchestral

Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141, was completed on 17 March 1885 and first performed on 22 April 1885 at St James's Hall in London. It was originally published as Symphony No. 2. It is highly regarded by critics and musicologists; Donald Tovey stated that "along with the four Brahms symphonies and Schubert's Ninth, it is among the greatest and purest examples in this art-form since Beethoven".

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Movements

  1. Allegro maestoso in D minor, 314 measures
  2. Poco adagio in F major, 110 measures
  3. Scherzo: Vivace — Poco meno mosso in D minor with Trio in G major, 255 measures
  4. Finale: Allegro in D minor, ending on a Picardy third in D major, 434 measures

Elsewhere

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