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Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op 96, 'American'
Composer: AntonΓn DvoΕ™Γ΅k
Performers: Escher String Quartet
Recording date: 5 July 2012
Date of broadcast: 24 July 2012
Written during his time in New York City, DvoΕ™Γ΅k 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: AntonΓn DvoΕ™Γ΅k
Performers: Escher String Quartet
Recording date: 5 July 2012
Date of broadcast: 24 July 2012
