Classic Music Night titled “Dvorak Piano” performed by The Messilah Chamber Ensemble
Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No 2 in A major was written as he approached the zenith of his international fame and was composed in the congenial surroundings of his country retreat, Vysoka.
Vysoka. The premiere was given on 8 January 1888 at a concert in the Rudolfinum in Prague with four of the finest Czech string players of the day and the promising conductor and composer Karel Kovarovic at the piano. Publication soon followed—chamber music was a far more lucrative prospect for his publisher than symphonies—and the quintet began to make its triumphant way in the world.