Antonín Dvořák wrote his String Quartet No. 10 in E? major, Op. 51 (B. 92), in 1879 at the request of Jean Becker, the leader of the Florentine Quartet. It is sometimes nicknamed the Slavonic Quartet (Becker had asked specifically for a "Slavonic Quartet" in the wake of Dvořák's "Slavonic Dances" and "Slavonic Rhapsodies"). The quartet was dedicated to Jean Becker; it was first performed by the Joachim Quartet at a private chamber music evening on July 29, 1879, in Berlin. It was published by Simrock, Berlin, in 1879.
| Date of composition | 1879 (1878-1879) |
| Premiered | 1879, July 29th in Berlin, Germany |
| Type | String Quartet |
| Tonality | E-flat Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 51 |
| Approx. duration | 32 minutes |
| Instruments |
Viola
Cello 2x Violin |
| Autotranslations beta |
Antonín Dvořák: Quatuor à cordes n°10 en mi bémol majeur, Op. 51 "Slavonic" Antonín Dvořák: Quartetto d'archi n. 10 in mi bemolle maggiore, Op. 51 "Slavonic" Antonín Dvořák: Streichquartett Nr. 10 Es-dur, Op. 51 "Slavonic" |