The String Quintet in G major, Op. 77, was published by Simrock with a much later opus number (77) than Dvořák intended (18), creating confusion about its place in his compositional development.
Composer Biography
Dvořák had a deep love for his family and village roots, and despite international acclaim, a part of him yearned for his childhood home in Nelahozeves.
Composition History
Between 1859 and 1871, Dvořák wrote huge quantities of music as a means to develop his compositional skills, but he burned almost everything he wrote during this period.
Compositional Technique
The String Quintet in G major, Op. 77, is unique among Dvořák's string quintets for replacing the second viola with a double bass.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák, the eldest of eight children, was born in 1841 in Nelahozeves, a village north of Prague, where his father was an innkeeper and butcher.
Composer Biography
As a young man, Dvořák was considered weak in music theory by his teachers, with one report stating, 'In theory he is weak'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Dvořák famously claimed to have 'studied with the birds, the flowers, the trees, God and myself', reflecting his humble and spiritual approach to music.
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