Nocturne in B Major

The discovery of a lost source provides new insights into the genesis of this work and the composer's intended final form of this lyrical little piece for string orchestra. The musical material of what was later to be called Nocturne was initially elaborated in Dvorak's String Quartet in E Minor; subsequently it was used in the original version of the String Quintet in G Major as its second movement. Dvorak then extracted it again, expanding and editing it afresh. The first edition was published by Bote Bock in 1883.