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Dvořák's Symphony No.7
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Dvořák: Biography, compositions and more facts about the composer
7. Dvořák's Symphony No.7
When Dvořák’s publisher Simrock, pictured, failed to send him an advance for his Symphony No.7, the composer complained that he had endured a bad potato harvest and needed some money upfront. Simrock then refused to print Dvořák’s correct first name on the cover, insisting on Germanising it.
