Dvořák: From the New World

"Inspired by his first visit to the United States in 1892, Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák set out to capture the folk rhythms, wide-open spaces, and astonishing vitality of America at the dawn of the twentieth century. The resulting symphony, From the New World, is his masterpiece. The Vienna Philharmonic's superb recording is accompanied by the entire score, which rolls before you as the music plays, a first on CD-ROM. The Direct Testimony section turns this CD Companion into a fascinating work of social history as well. Recapture Dvořák's American experience: Encounter Longfellow's Hiawatha, Buffalo Bill Cody's 'Wild West,' a Kickapoo medicine show, and Scott Joplin at the Chicago World's Fair. Audio clips and thousands of pages of text -- reviews of Dvořák's concerts, personal reminiscences, gossip, and criticism -- create a lively portrait of New York at the turn of the century and the tumultuous world the Bohemian composer encountered in 1892. There's a great game, too: can you get Dvořák to Carnegie Hall?" -- from Voyager