Dvorák’s “Slavonic Rhapsodies” Op.45 were composed in 1878 and issued by the publisher Simrock Berlin the following year. These three independent orchestral works (in D major G minor and A-flat major) were published with the same opus number and mark the beginning of his so-called Slavonic period.The “Slavonic Rhapsody” Op.45/1 in D major now appears in an Urtext edition. The editor Robert Simon has made use of the first edition authorised by the composer as the principal source of his new scholarly-critical edition.- A work marking the beginning ofDvorák’s so-called Slavonic period- Urtext edition incorporating every known source- Foreword (Eng/Cz/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor- Full score & parts (BA10401) available for sale
