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| | Dvorak, Melos Quartet |
 | | The venerable Melos Quartet, of Stuttgart, Germany, plays this music in the soft-edged, deliberate manner typical of the Central European style, as opposed to the more etched and propulsive style that such American ensembles as the Guarneri Quartet bring to this repertoire. |
 | | These are the last two string quartets of Dvorak, written after his sojourn in America, and they are rife with New World influences, notably in the folksy, songlike melodies. |
 | | The chamber music of Brahms may be more popular, but in terms of concise structure, dramatic variety and simple beauty of melody, his work is strongly rivaled by that of his Czech contemporary and friend Dvorak. |
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