Quintet in G major for two violins, viola, cello and double bass is the product of Dvorak's early compositional endeavours; the work was attributed a high opus number by the publisher Simrock later on. The quintet was written in 1875 as an entry for a chamber music competition. Dvorak's work went on to win this competition, held by the music division of the artists' society &quot;Umelecka beseda&quot;. While editing the work in preparation for publication in 1888, the composer subjected the original five-movement version of the quintet to careful revision and left out one slow movement. The title is part of the first Complete Critical Edition of Works by Antonin Dvorak. <br><br>