Dvorak ‘Mass in D Major’ and ‘Te Deum’
Concert details
Dvorak’s Mass in D Major was composed in 1887 for the inauguration of the chapel in Luzany. It is scored for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass Soloists, SATB Choir and organ.
The Te Deum was commissioned by the National Conservatory of Music in New York to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of America. The work was composed within a month and premiered at the Carnegie Hall in 1892. It is very powerful and more of a concert work than a liturgical composition.