Dvořák Legends, Op. 59

Legends, Op.59, B.122 is a cycle of ten small-scale pieces composed by Antonín Dvořák between 1880 and 1881.. The work was composed originally for piano duet, but later was arranged also for a reduced orchestra. The full set lasts 41 minutes in a typical performance. Dvořák dedicated the composition to the critic Eduard Hanslick, who praised the cycle with great enthusiasm.