String Quintet No.2, Op.77 (Dvořák, Antonín)

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Carolus (2010/9/1)

Performer Pages Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (ensemble)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Misc. Notes A 5-movement performance, with the B major nocturne dropped by the composer reinstated in 2nd place.
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Cypressdome (2014/4/17)

Performer Pages Borromeo String Quartet (String Quartet)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Performers Nathaniel Martin, bass
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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, No.338, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate E.E. 6059.
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6 more: Title Page, Foreword • Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Double Bass

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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, No.244, n.d.[1888]. Plate 8930.
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Misc. Notes Author of foreword (added much later than original print) unidentified.
200 dpi, greyscale. bad scan. some blurred out notes at top of pages and right margin. FILE #318853 = Persson's scans updated on 3/15/14: straightened, cleaned, restored and letter-sized by JDH
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Fynnjamin (2020/3/25)

4 more: Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Double Bass

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Publisher. Info. Berlin & Leipzig: N. Simrock, n.d. Plate 8930.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Strings (Bonds)

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Abonds (2023/4/28)

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Abonds (2023/4/28)

Arranger Alan Ernest Bonds (b. 1949)
Publisher. Info. Alan Ernest Bonds, 2010.
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Misc. Notes Transcription for String Orchestra of Quintet Op.77 (parts)
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

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Gaylon Babcock (2024/2/18)

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Gaylon Babcock (2024/2/18)

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For Piano 4 hands

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Morel (2010/2/20)

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Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1888]. Plate 8931.
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General Information

Work Title String Quintet No.2
Alternative. Title
Composer Dvořák, Antonín
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.77 ; Op.18 ; B.49
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IAD 102
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro con fuoco
  2. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  3. Poco andante
  4. Finale. Allegro assai
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1875, revised 1888
First Performance. 1876/03/18 (first version)
1889/11/25 (second version)
First Publication. 1888 – Berlin: N. Simrock
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Related Works Nocturne in B major, Op.40
String Quartet No.4
Discography MusicBrainz
External Links Wikipedia article
antonin-dvorak.cz
Extra Information Second movement withdrawn, published separately as the nocturne for strings in B major (Op.40 / B.47) (see Nocturne for String Orchestra, Op.40. Note that the nocturne itself was originally the slow movement of his E minor string quartet of 1870.)

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