The Intermezzo movement, originally part of the String Quintet, was later removed by Dvořák and is more familiar as the Nocturne, Op. 40, for violin and piano.
Composer Biography
Antonín Dvořák, the composer, was born the son of a butcher and innkeeper, and was initially expected to follow the family trade.
Composition History
Dvořák's String Quintet in G major, Op. 77, was originally composed with five movements and entered into a competition under the title 'My People'.
Composition History
Dvořák's music gained wider recognition after his application for an Austrian government award brought it to the attention of critic Eduard Hanslick and composer Johannes Brahms, who helped arrange for its publication.
Performer Biography
The Vlach Quartet Prague, formerly the New Vlach Quartet, was founded in 1982 and is a successor to the famous Vlach Quartet led by Josef Vlach, father of the current ensemble's violinist Jana Vlachová.
Composer Biography
Dvořák earned his living as a viola player in a band that later formed the nucleus of the Czech Provisional Theatre Orchestra, where Bedřich Smetana, a famous Czech composer, was appointed conductor.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Dvořák's time in America influenced his own music, providing a blueprint for American national music, similar to what he had done for Czech national music.
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