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An unfinished work consisting of only one movement. It was conceived as the first movement of a new string quartet commissioned by an ensemble led by Josef Hellmesberger. At the same time, a terrible fire broke out at the Vienna Ringtheater, and Hellmesberger canceled the planned premiere.
Dvořák stopped working on this quartet and switched to composing Quartet No. 11 in C major.
The piece was neither performed nor published during the composer`s lifetime. It was first heard by the public in 1945, and a printed edition was published in 1951.

	Vlach Quartet Prague Antonin Dvorak - String Quartet in F-dur (Allegro vivace) (1881), B120 An unfinished work consisting of only one movement. It was conceived as the first movement of a new string quartet commissioned by an ensemble led by Josef Hellmesberger. At the same time, a terrible fire broke out at the Vienna Ringtheater, and Hellmesberger canceled the planned premiere. Dvořák stopped working on this quartet and switched to composing Quartet No. 11 in C major. The piece was neither performed nor published during the composer`s lifetime. It was first heard by the public in 1945, and a printed edition was published in 1951. Jana Vlachová (violin) Recorded at Martinek Studios, Prague, December 16, 1996. (2)