Composer of the Week - Antonin Leopold Dvorak Antonin Dvorak     Antonín Leopold Dvořák ([ˈantoɲiːn ˈlɛopolt ˈdvor̝aːk] (help·info); September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk music of his native Bohemia in symphonic, oratorial, chamber and operatic works.     Dvořák was born on September 8, 1841 in Nelahozeves, near Prague (then Austrian Empire, today the Czech Republic), where he spent most of his life. His father was a butcher, innkeeper, and professional player of the zither. Dvořák's parents recognized his musical talent early, and he received his earliest musical education at the village school which he entered in 1847, age 6.  Antonin Dvorak   Click here to learn more about this composer.  Piano Quintet Opus 81 in A major 2nd Movement by Dvorak.m4a   Here is the piece played before this weeks selection.