String Quartets: E-flat Major Op. 51 "Slavonic" / G Major Op. 106 cover

String Quartets: E-flat Major Op. 51 "Slavonic" / G Major Op. 106

Antonín Dvořák · 1997

59 min · 7 tracks · classical music

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

Instrumental
79 /100
Alpine
Higher than 90% of albums we've rated

The two quartets sustain interest through contrasting movement designs and melodic invention; the work-level writing is clear, but this particular performance cannot be judged con…

What we noticed

  • Op. 51 alternates its Dumka’s changing character with a more sustained Romanza before a brisk finale.
  • Op. 106 moves from a broad opening through an Adagio and lively scherzo to a separate finale; that last movement is absent from the catalogued tracklist.
Composition 25% of the score
8/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
8/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
7/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 6/10

Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 String Quartet E-flat Major Op. 51: Allegro Ma Non Troppo 10:09
  • 2 String Quartet E-flat Major Op. 51: Dumka (Elegia). Andante Con Moto 7:43
  • 3 String Quartet E-flat Major Op. 51: Romanza. Andante Con Moto 6:27
  • 4 String Quartet E-flat Major Op. 51: Finale. Allegro Assai 7:09
  • 5 String Quartet G Major Op. 106: Allegro Moderato 9:59
  • 6 String Quartet G Major Op. 106: Adagio Ma Non Troppo 10:55
  • 7 String Quartet G Major Op. 106: Molto Vivace 7:02

Reference: MusicBrainz