Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B. 191

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Anton�n Dvor�k (1841-1904) composed his Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B. 191 in 1894. It was the last solo concerto that the composer wrote, and it was the final work that he wrote during his three-year term as Director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York. While the encouragement to write the concerto came from cellist Hanu� Wihan, the work was premiered in the end by cellist Leo Stern on March 19, 1896, with Dvor�k conducting the London Philharmonic. Instrumentation: 2(2nddPicc).2.2.2: 3.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set): Solo Cello.