Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87 - Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello

Catalog: BA9537

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Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87

Towards the end of the 19th century the piano quartet was established as a separate sophisticated chamber music genre. It is therefore not surprising that the publisher Fritz Simrock asked Dvorak for a further contribution to the genre.

The second Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 87 was composed in the summer of 1889 during a torrent of creativity: “My head is so full, if a human being could only write it all down straight away! [...] It is unexpectedly easy and the melodies simply flow towards me. Thanks be to God!” These words could describe the quartet itself, a work with characteristic carefree tone and clear nationalistic colouring.

The primary source for this publication was the first edition (1890).

Sample Pages
Publisher: Bärenreiter
Composer/Author: Dvorak, Antonin
Arranger/Editor: Pokorny and Solc
Catalog Number: BA9537
Pages: 120

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