A Hero's Song was Dvořák's last orchestral work and the final of his five symphonic poems, the others being The Water Goblin, The Noon Witch, The Golden Spinning Wheel, and The Wild Dove (Opp.
The work was premiered by the Vienna Philharmonic on December 4, 1898,[REF] conducted by Gustav Mahler, a friend and supporter of Dvořák [REF].