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[Publius]

A STRING QUARTET + 1

DVORAK: PIANO QUINTET IN A, OP. 81, ANDANTE CON MOTO

This slow movement in F# minor and 2/4 is in A-B-A-C-A-B-A format. It’s a dumka, a Czech piece that alternates between happiness and sadness. The “A’ section sounds a lot like “Nature Boy,” the hit from 1947 written by an early hippie. Dvorak was a violist, and that opening viola theme is something that violists will kill to play.

The “B” theme sounds a bit like “Alfie,” the old Burt Bacharach tune from 1966.

The “A” theme returns with all its heartbreak.

The “C” theme jumps to the very strange time signature of 2/8 for a vivace passage that takes off like a shot.

The “A” theme comes back again on first violin.

The “B” theme’s return is in 6 sharps, F# Major, which gives the piano part a special brilliance.

The return of the “A” theme brings back the sadness, and it ends with a reach for the handkerchief.

Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A, Op. 81, second movement