Antonín Dvořák composed his famous Serenade for Strings in E in just two weeks in May 1875. This was a particularly creative year for Dvořák, as he had also composed his Fifth Symphony, Second String Quintet among many other pinnacle works.
Serenade for Strings in E was premiered in December 1876 by a combination orchestra made up of some of the finest Czech and German theater musicians. Like many of his works, Serenade for Strings in E remains one of his most treasured.
Split into five movements, Serenade brings together five different characters to the listener: From lyrical to exuberant this work has it all.
Here is the music as performed by the Berlin Philharmonic:
