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TheString Quartet No. 14 in A♭ major,Op. 105,B. 193, was the laststring quartet completed byAntonín Dvořák, even though it was published before hisString Quartet No. 13 (which appeared with the higher opus number Op. 106).[1] Dvořák finished his Fourteenth Quartet in1895, when he had returned toBohemia after his visit to America.[1] The gestation of the Quartet had actually begun in America and lasted six months, which was rather protracted for the composer. This Quartet marked an important point in Dvořák's development because he would devote himself almost exclusively to writing explicitprogram music, namelysymphonic poems andoperas, afterwards.
The Quartet premiered on October 20, 1896.
Lasting about 30–35 minutes, the fourmovements contain the following notable features:
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