String Quartet No. 14 (Dvořák)

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The String Quartet No. 14 in A♭ major, Op. 105, B. 193, was the last string quartet completed by Antonín Dvořák, even though it was published before his String Quartet No. 13 (which appeared with the higher opus number Op. 106). Dvořák finished his Fourteenth Quartet in 1895, when he had returned to Bohemia after his visit to America. The gestation of the Quartet had actually begun in America and lasted six months, which was rather protracted for the composer. This Quartet marked an important point in Dvořák's development because he would devote himself almost exclusively to writing explicit program music, namely symphonic poems and operas, afterwards.

The Quartet premiered on October 20, 1896.

Structure

Lasting about 30–35 minutes, the four movements contain the following notable features:

Adagio ma non troppo — Allegro appassionato
Opens with a cello solo, before the other instruments join in.
Molto vivace
Lento e molto cantabile
The principal theme comes from a choral song composed by Dvořák on Christmas Day, 1895.
Allegro non tanto
The main theme would be reprised in Dvořák's symphonic poem A Hero's Song, op. 111, B. 199, in 1897. The movement begins with some anguished phrases from the cello before evolving quickly into a joyful dance.

References

^ Dent, Huntley (2018). Dvořák String Quintet No. 3 in E♭, op. 97, “American”1. String Quartet No. 14 in A♭, op. 105. Fanfare: The Magazine for Serious Record Collectors 41 (3): 234–35

External links

Dvořák Quartet 14: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Performance of String Quartet No. 14 by the Borromeo String Quartet from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format

Antonín Dvořák

Operas

Alfred (1870)
King and Charcoal Burner (1874)
The Stubborn Lovers (1874)
Vanda (1875)
The Cunning Peasant (1877)
Dimitrij (1882)
The Jacobin (1887)
The Devil and Kate (1898)
Rusalka (1901)
Armida (1904)

Orchestral music

Symphonies	No. 1 in C minor (The Bells of Zlonice) No. 2 in B♭ major No. 3 in E♭ major No. 4 in D minor No. 5 in F major No. 6 in D major No. 7 in D minor No. 8 in G major No. 9 in E minor (From the New World)
Other	A Hero's Song Carnival Overture Czech Suite Scherzo capriccioso Hussite Overture In Nature's Realm Legends My Home Nocturne in B major Othello Overture Serenade for Strings in E major Slavonic Dances Suite in A major (American) Symphonic Variations The Golden Spinning Wheel The Noon Witch The Water Goblin The Wild Dove Tragic Overture

Concertos

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String quartets	No. 1 in A major No. 2 in B♭ major No. 3 in D major No. 4 in E minor No. 5 in F minor No. 6 in A minor Andante appassionato in F major No. 7 in A minor No. 8 in E major No. 9 in D minor No. 10 in E♭ major (Slavonic) String Quartet movement in F major No. 11 in C major No. 12 in F major (American) No. 13 in G major No. 14 in A♭ major Cypresses
String quintets	No. 1 in A minor No. 2 in G major No. 3 in E♭ major (American)
Piano trios	No. 1 in B♭ major No. 2 in G minor No. 3 in F minor No. 4 in E minor (Dumky)
Piano quartets	No. 1 in D major No. 2 in E♭ major
Piano quintets	No. 1 in A major No. 2 in A major
Other	Romantic Pieces Serenade in D minor for Wind Instruments Bagatelles Silent Woods Violin Sonata in F major Sonatina in G major String Sextet in A major Terzetto in C major Ballade

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