Dvořák: String Quartet No. 2, Bagatelles & Rondo, B. 171

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Ralph Evans
Efim Boico
Niklas Schmidt
Ryoko Morooka
Gil Sharon
Stepan Simonian

Fine Arts Quartet
Antonín Dvořák

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Composition History

Dvořák's Bagatelles, Op. 47, were written between his piano and violin concertos and are contemporary with his Serenade for Winds and the first set of Slavonic Dances.

Composer Biography

Antonín Dvořák, a self-confessed 'simple Czech musician,' is celebrated for his distinctive style, which brought him international fame.

Composition History

Dvořák's G minor Rondo, Op. 94, was originally for cello and piano and was written for his farewell tour of Bohemia and Moravia before he became director of New York's National Conservatory of Music.

Composer Biography

In his youth, Dvořák was greatly influenced by Richard Wagner, attending his concerts in Prague and expressing his admiration.

Composition History

Dvořák drafted three string quartets, including the String Quartet No. 2, between 1869 and 1870, during his 'strongly Wagnerian phase,' and initially burned the scores, though the parts survived.

Compositional Technique

Dvořák's String Quartet No. 2 in B flat major is one of his longest chamber works, featuring a largely open-ended, through-composed, and broadly monothematic structure that eschews Classical sonata design.

Compositional Technique

The Bagatelles, Op. 47, are scored for two violins, cello, and harmonium, with the harmonium's reed timbres and sustaining abilities being crucial to its sound.

Hemsi: Chamber Works

Block: Chamber Works

The Piano Trio Collection - Mendelssohn: Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66 - Arensky: Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32 - Turina: Trio No. 1, Op. 35 - Heifetz Remastered