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String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105

189535 min

This guide follows Dvořák’s String Quartet No. 14 in A-flat major, Op. 105 (1895) in four parts: Adagio ma non troppo – Allegro appassionato (sonata form), Molto vivace (minuet and trio), Lento e molto cantabile and Allegro non tanto (sonata form).

Recording: Brentano Quartet (2023)

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Follow all 23 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II · Minuet and trio
  3. III e
  4. IV · Sonata form
I – Sonata form0:09–8:14

A slow opens with a cello , and the other instruments join to hint at the coming . The fast section brings a with a distinctive rhythm of triplets. The grows from small cells of the and builds in agitation. The surprisingly starts in G major, and the raises the joy of the .

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II Minuet and trio8:35–15:26
III e 15:54–24:13
IV Sonata form24:38–35:01

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Antonín DvořákString quartetsRomantic periodA-flat majorSonata formMinuet and trio

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