Symphony No. 7 (Dvořák)

Symphony No. 7
by Antonín Dvořák
Title page of the score, with a portrait of Hans von Bülow
KeyD minor
CatalogueB. 141
Opus70
Composed1885 (1885)
DedicationRoyal Philharmonic Society
Durationc. 40 min.
Movements4
Premiere
Date22 April 1885 (1885-04-22)
LocationSt James's Hall, London
ConductorAntonín Dvořák

Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141, was completed on 17 March 1885 and first performed on 22 April 1885 at St James's Hall in London. It was originally published as Symphony No. 2. It is highly regarded by critics and musicologists; Donald Tovey stated that "along with the four Brahms symphonies and Schubert's Ninth, it is among the greatest and purest examples in this art-form since Beethoven".