String Sextet, Op.48 (Dvořák, Antonín)

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Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1879. Plate 8127.
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1879]. Plate 8127.
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Work Title String Sextet
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Sextett A-Dur op. 48; 弦楽六重奏曲; Sextuor à cordes de Dvořák; Sexteto de cuerdas (Dvořák)
Name Aliases Sextett A-Dur für 2 Violinen, 2 Violen und 2 Violoncelli op.48; Sextuor op. 48; Sextuor à cordes; Sextuor a cordes de Dvorak; String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: no96018243
Composer Dvořák, Antonín
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.48 ; B.80
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IAD 104
Key A major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro moderato
  2. Dumka (Elergie). Poco allegretto
  3. Furiant. Presto
  4. Finale. Tema con variazioni. Allegretto grazioso, quasi andantino
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1878 (14 to 27 May)
First Performance. 1879
(private) 29 July 1879 Berlin: Joachim Quartet
(public) 9 November 1879 Berlin: Joachim, Heinrich de Ahna, E. Wirth, Robert Hausmann,(the Joachim Quartet) with Heinrich Jacobsen (viola), Hugo Dechert (cello)
23 Feb 1880 London: Joachim, Ries, Straus, Zerbini, Pezze, Piatti
10 April 1880 New York: Richard Arnold (NY Phil 1885-1909) and the Philharmonic Club
First Publication. 1879 – Berlin: N. Simrock
Average DurationAvg. Duration 29-30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
External Links Wikipedia article
antonin-dvorak.cz
Hyperion Records
Extra Information The first publisher Simrock's editor in chief Robert Keller, in a letter to the composer of 26 May 1879, criticized the schereiende und unaufgeloste Dizssonanzen (shrill and unresolved dissonances) of the first movement, in response to which Dvorak shortened the exposition by 45 measures and cut 20 measures from the development.

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