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String Quartet No. 13 (Dvořák)

string quartet by Antonín Dvořák

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ2614872 ↗
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Antonín Dvořák composed the String Quartet No. 13 in G major, Op. 106 (B. 192), between November 11 and December 9, 1895. It was first performed by the Bohemian Quartet in Prague on 9 October 1896.

Structure

The string quartet contains four movements and lasts around 35 minutes. The movements are as follows:

Notes

References

Further reading

Notes to the Chilingirian Quartet recording of the Quartet, made in 1991 (Chandos 8874)

Dvořák, Antonín. Five Late String Quartets. New York: Dover Publications, 1986. ISBN 0-486-25135-7. Reprint of N. Simrock of Berlin publications – String Quartets Nos.

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