String Quartets, F major, op. 96 "American" / A-flat major, op. 105

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Carmina Quartet

String Quartets in F major, Op. 96 ("American") and in A-flat major, Op. 105 are chamber-music works by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1893 and 1895 respectively. Rooted in late-Romantic harmony and Bohemian folk-influenced melody, these quartets blend lyrical themes, rhythmic vitality and richly textured string writing, and mark key moments in Dvořák's late chamber output — the F major quartet reflects his engagement with American musical idioms while the A-flat major quartet pursues a more introspective, harmonically expansive approach.

String Quartets, F major, op. 96 "American" / A-flat major, op. 105 by Antonín Dvořák - album cover

First released: 15th September 1998

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1.
String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179 "American": I. Allegro ma non troppo
9:15
2.
String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179 "American": II. Lento
6:36
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String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179 "American": III. Molto vivace
3:37
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String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96, B. 179 "American": IV. Finale: Vivace ma non troppo
5:12
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String Quartet no. 14 in A-flat major, op. 105, B. 193: I. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro appassionato
7:10
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String Quartet no. 14 in A-flat major, op. 105, B. 193: II. Molto vivace
5:42
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String Quartet no. 14 in A-flat major, op. 105, B. 193: III. Lento e molto cantabile
6:56
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String Quartet no. 14 in A-flat major, op. 105, B. 193: IV. Allegro non tanto
8:58