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 I am making quite some changes in this article: 
 *the thesis that the cello concerto is his last major orchestral work goes quite far. In this case his symphonic poems would be triffles, so I take that out. 
 *I guess the origin of the first concerto should be part of it as well. 
 *Dvořák's attitude towards the cello as solo instrument. 
 *the anecdote about the origin of the second concerto is longer and shows more insight in Dvořák's thinking process about the concerto (16-11-2005) Basboy