These two works both written within the last fifteen years of the 19th century could be seen as opposite to each other in 'sentiment': Elgar's musical portraits versus the pondering of one's life and passing.
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Opus 26 by Dvorak was written in 1871–1872 and Haydn's "93rd" Symphony was written in 1791, 80 years previous to the Dvorak.
Also, music of Britten: the Suite on English Folk Tunes and Shostakovich's 9th Symphony (not dreary!)
On the program, the "5th Symphony" by Prokofiev, "5 Fragments" by Shostakovich, and other 20th Century works.
It can’t be!
