The Quintet in G major for two violins, viola, cello and double bass is a work from the time of Dvorak's first rise; the higher opus number was later assigned to the piece by the publisher Simrock. The quintet was composed in 1875 as a competition composition in chamber music. This piece by Dvorak won in the competition organized by the music department of the Umelecka beseda (cultural society). For the 1888 print edition, the composer revised the original five-movement version of the quintet, emphasizing one slow movement. The volume is part of the first complete critical edition of the works of A. Dvorak.