Piano Quintet no. 2 / String Quartet no. 12 "American"

Album by Antonín Dvořák & Arthur Rubinstein & Guarneri Quartet

Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, and String Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96 "American" are chamber works by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, composed in 1887 and 1893 respectively. Both pieces exemplify late-Romantic chamber music through lyrical melody, folk-influenced rhythms and rich harmonic textures, with the quartet reflecting Dvořák's impressions of American musical idioms from his time in the United States while the quintet illustrates his mature approach to balancing piano and strings within his chamber output.

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Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81: I. Allegro, ma non tanto
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Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81: II. Dumka: Andante con moto
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Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81: III. Scherzo (Furiant): molto vivace
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Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81: IV. Finale: Allegro
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String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96 "American": I. Allegro ma non troppo
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String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96 "American": II. Lento
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String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96 "American": III. Molto vivace
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String Quartet no. 12 in F major, op. 96 "American": IV. Finale : vivace ma non troppo
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