String Quintet No.2, Op.77 (Dvořák, Antonín)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1875, revised 1888
Genre Categories Quintets; For 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the double bass; For 5 players; For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr)
Related Works Nocturne in B major, Op.40
String Quartet No.4

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#77328 - 34.63MB - 37:49 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 10166×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

MP3 file (audio)
Carolus (2010/9/1)

Performer Pages Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (ensemble)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes A 5-movement performance, with the B major nocturne dropped by the composer reinstated in 2nd place.
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 Complete Performance
#322183 - 40.14MB - 35:04 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1621×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

MP3 file (audio)
Cypressdome (2014/4/17)

Performer Pages Borromeo String Quartet (String Quartet)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Performers Nathaniel Martin, bass
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del]
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Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
#998757 - 4.95MB, 54 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17×⇩ - Pnorcks

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Pnorcks (2025/11/1)

Editor First edition
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1888. Plate 8929.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#103487 - 4.63MB, 37 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 20453×⇩ - Kristerp

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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, No. 338, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate E.E. 6059.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes black-and-white scan 400dpi, alignment mistakes on scan.
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Parts

 Violin 1
#615609 - 0.47MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 719×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2020/3/25)

⇒ 4 more: Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Double Bass

 Violin 2
#615610 - 0.36MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 444×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2020/3/25)

 Viola
#615611 - 0.34MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 475×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2020/3/25)

 Cello
#615612 - 0.38MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 443×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2020/3/25)

 Double Bass
#615613 - 0.29MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 453×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2020/3/25)

Editor First edition (later printing)
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Berlin & Leipzig: N. Simrock, 1888. Plate 8930.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes The violin part has the title page, which prints the publication year of 1888 (it's partially concealed by a library stamp).
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 Complete Parts
#318853 - 4.18MB, 61 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5315×⇩ - Kristerp

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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

⇒ 6 more: Title Page, Foreword • Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello • Double Bass

 Title Page, Foreword
#103481 - 0.77MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 2403×⇩ - Kristerp

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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

 Violin 1
#103482 - 6.15MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13732×⇩ - Kristerp

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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

 Violin 2
#103483 - 6.33MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8483×⇩ - Kristerp

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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

 Viola
#103484 - 5.82MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8688×⇩ - Kristerp

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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

 Cello
#103485 - 6.25MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9406×⇩ - Kristerp

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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

 Double Bass
#103486 - 5.12MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10382×⇩ - Kristerp

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Kristerp (2011/5/29)

Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, 1888. Plate 8930.
Reprinted Elite Edition, No.244
Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Author of foreword (added much later than original print) unidentified.
200 dpi, greyscale. bad scan. some blurred out notes at top of pages and right margin. FILE #318853 = Persson's scans updated on 3/15/14: straightened, cleaned, restored and letter-sized by JDH
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Strings (Bonds)

 Complete Score
#852128 - 14.16MB, 63 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 678×⇩ - Abonds

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Abonds (2023/4/28)

 Complete Parts
#852129 - 15.13MB, 91 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 428×⇩ - Abonds

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Abonds (2023/4/28)

Arranger Alan Ernest Bonds (b. 1949)
Publisher. Info. Alan Ernest Bonds, 2010.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Transcription for String Orchestra of Quintet Op.77 (parts)
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For 2 Pianos (Babcock)

 Piano 1
#900442 - 0.46MB, 36 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 39×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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Gaylon Babcock (2024/2/18)

 Piano 2
#900443 - 0.39MB, 32 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 29×⇩ - Gaylon Babcock

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Gaylon Babcock (2024/2/18)

Arranger Gaylon Babcock
Publisher. Info. Gaylon Babcock
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Each part designed to be printed front and back.
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For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
#56667 - 3.48MB, 55 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2521×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2010/2/20)

Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.[1888]. Plate 8931.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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General Information

Work Title String Quintet No.2
Alternative. Title
Composer Dvořák, Antonín
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.77 ; Op.18 ; B.49
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IAD 102
Key G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro con fuoco
  2. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  3. Poco andante
  4. Finale. Allegro assai
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1875, revised 1888
First Performance. 1876/03/18 (first version)
1889/11/25 (second version)
First Publication. 1888 – Berlin: N. Simrock
Copyright Information Monatsbericht (1888), p.180 (score and parts)
Monatsbericht (1888), p.185 (arr. pf4h)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
Related Works Nocturne in B major, Op.40
String Quartet No.4
Discography All Music Guide
MusicBrainz
External Links Wikipedia article
antonin-dvorak.cz
Extra Information Second movement withdrawn, published separately as the nocturne for strings in B major (Op.40 / B.47) (see Nocturne for String Orchestra, Op.40. Note that the nocturne itself was originally the slow movement of his E minor string quartet of 1870.)

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