The String Quartet No. 2 in B major, B. 17, was probably composed by

Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8September 18411May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predec ...

in 1869, early in his compositional career. It was one of three (together with Nos. 3, and 4) which Dvořák later believed he had destroyed after he had disposed of the scores.

Background

Despite Dvořák's efforts to destroy the work, copies of the individual instrumental parts were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century, allowing its reconstruction. It received its first performance in private by the Ondricek Quartet, Prague, on 16 November 1932. It is of over 45 minutes' duration, making it Dvorak's second-longest chamber work.(Herbert/ Trufitt Pp.16/17)Sleeve note of the Deutsche Grammophon CD Boxed Set, pp. 34-35 The parts and score were included in the Souborné vydání díla (complete critical edition), series 4, volume 5, dated 1962 and published by Barenreiter in 2014.Sheet music published by Barenreiter in 2014: Parts (BA9540) and Score (TP540)

Structure

The quartet is in four movements:

Notes

References

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External links

English language version of page about Dvořák's String Quartet No 2 at a Czech site
* Dvorak 02 Compositions in B-flat major {{chamber-composition-stub