In the early spring of 1904 the composer Antonin Dvorak, after much world travel, including a many-years’ stay in the United States, was happily back in his Bohemian homeland. In April of that year, first Czech Musical Festival was held in Prague, and it featured almost entirely the work of Dvorak, so beloved was he and such a source of national pride …
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