After working for three years at the NationalConservatory in New York, Dvorak returnedhome in 1895 feeling extraordinarily happy. The fruit of this ecstatic periodare thecomposer's last two string quartets. The Quartet in G major, Op. 106, waswrittenimmediately after his return from America. The melodic freshness of the light,airythemes, alternating folk idioms in a temperate, unobtrusive musical …

QUINTET in C Major for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Violoncellos, Op. 163
QUARTETS for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello
N°1
N°2 in C Major
N°3 in B-flat Major
N°4 in C Major
N°5 in B-flat Major
N°6 in D Major
N°7 in D Major
N°8 in B-flat Major, Op. 168
N°9 in G Minor
N°10 in E-flat Major, Op. 125 No. 1
N°11 in E Major, Op. 125 No. 2
N°12 (…

for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. 'The next I'll do is 3 violin quartets' wrote Schumann to Clara Wieck in 1838, stating his reasons in a letter dated 17 March 1838: 'The thought of the quartets gives me pleasure. The piano is getting too narrow for me. In composing now I often hear a lot of things that I can barely suggest. For instance, it is remarkable how I invent almo…