String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96 “American” / String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 97

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Talichovo kvarteto

String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 “American” and the String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97 are chamber works by Antonín Dvořák composed in 1893. Both pieces exemplify Dvořák's late-romantic, Czech-influenced chamber music, combining lyrical, folk-inspired melodies, warm harmonic language and rhythmic vitality within traditional quartet and quintet forms and forming a key part of his American-period output and mature compositional style.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    String Quartet no. 12 in F minor, op. 96 “American”: Allegro, ma non troppo
    9:36
  2. 2.
    String Quartet no. 12 in F minor, op. 96 “American”: Lento
    7:49
  3. 3.
    String Quartet no. 12 in F minor, op. 96 “American”: Molto vivace
    3:47
  4. 4.
    String Quartet no. 12 in F minor, op. 96 “American”: Finale. Vivace, ma non troppo
    5:25
  5. 5.
    String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 97: Allegro non tanto
    8:59
  6. 6.
    String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 97: Allegro vivo
    5:46
  7. 7.
    String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 97: Larghetto
    9:51
  8. 8.
    String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 97: Finale. Allegro giusto
    7:49

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