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Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op 96, 'American'
Composer: AntonÃn Dvořák
Performers: Escher String Quartet
Recording date: 5 July 2012
Date of broadcast: 24 July 2012
Written during his time in New York City, Dvořák was influenced by the folk music of African Americans, Native Americans and European immigrants. Listen out for the beating rhythm in the last movement that could be a locomotive driving through the American mid-west.
Composer: AntonÃn Dvořák
Performers: Escher String Quartet
Recording date: 5 July 2012
Date of broadcast: 24 July 2012
